Highest Test scores by Indian captains against SA in SA:
169 – Sachin Tendulkar in 1997
153 – Virat Kohli in 2018
90 – MS Dhoni in 2010
79 – Virat Kohli in 2022
60 – Mohammad Azharuddin in 1992
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Players top scoring for country in a Test innings most times:
78 - Sachin Tendulkar
65 - Brian Lara
60 - Sunil Gavaskar
60 - Shivnarine Chanderpaul
58 - Kumar Sangakkara
58 - Alastair Cook
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Most consecutive maidens in Tests:
21 - Bapu Nadkarni vs England in 1963/64
17 - Ravindra Jadeja vs South Africa in 2015/16
15 - Joey Carew vs England in 1967/68
13 - Johnny Wardle vs South Africa in 1955
12 - Rangana Herath vs Australia in 2016
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LUNCH on Day 2 of the 3rd Test.
A wicket apiece for Bumrah and Umesh in the first session with South Africa 100/3 - Trail TeamIndia 223 by 123 runs at Lunch.
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NEWS - Jayant Yadav & Navdeep Saini added to ODI squad for series against South Africa.
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STUMPS on Day 2 of the 3rd Test.
TeamIndia 223 & 57/2, lead South Africa (210) by 70 runs.
Scorecard
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Lunch on Day 3 of the 3rd Test. After losing two early wickets in the morning session, Kohli and Rishabh Pant steady ship for Team India. Lead by 143 runs.
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Most runs after 500 international innings:
23,358 - Virat Kohli
22,214 - Sachin Tendulkar
21,458 - Ricky Ponting
21,451 - Brian Lara
20,478 - Jacques Kallis
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STAT TRACKER: This is the first time Virat Kohli scored 100+ runs in a Test match since 2019 Kolkata Test v Bangladesh.
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Most Innings batted by Indians :
782 : Sachin Tendulkar
605 : Rahul Dravid
526 : MS Dhoni
500 : Virat Kohli*
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Virat Kohli’s scores in this match :
1st inn (79) + 2nd inns (29) = 108
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A big wicket at the stroke of Stumps on Day 3.
Bumrah picks up the wicket of Dean Elgar as South Africa are 101/2.
An all important Day 4 awaits.
Scorecard
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The first time India lost a Test series in South Africa 1-2 after winning the 1st Test match of the series was in 2006/07.
Rahul Dravid was then the captain and now the coach in 2021/22.
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India losing a Test series after winning the first Test:
v ENG in 1984-85
v SA in 2006-07
v ENG in 2012
v SA in 2021-22
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