The Indian batsmen have been dominating the first session of day two of the second Test match between India and South Africa. Ajinkya Rahane brings up his 11th century and is fourth at home. The last time he scored a century was against New Zealand in 2016 at home in Indore and third against South Africa. Needless to say that Rahane fans are elated with him scoring a century after quite a long time. His Mumbai teammate Rohit Sharma kept him a company as the Indian opener was also blazing guns at the JSCA Stadium in Ranchi. India Vs South Africa, Live Cricket Score 3rd Test Match

Rahane faced 169 balls and during the course of his innings slammed 14 fours and one six. Rahane batted at the strike rate of 59.17. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma faced 199 balls to reach the 150 run mark. Rohit Sharma has, of course, fitted quite well into the shoes of an opener. He laced his inning with 21 fours and four sixes, batting at the strike rate of 75.63. With this, Rohit Sharma became the first opener to hit 150+ score against the series against South Africa. He is the first Indian opener to have achieved this feat.

Rahane and Sharma brought in 235 runs for the fourth wicket partnership. With the century from Rahane and Sharma, India has got a seventh individual hundred which happened to be the most for the Men in Blue in the home series. The Indian team has been at a dominating position with a century from both the batsmen.

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