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ToggleIndia vs South Africa 2019: 1st Test, Visakhapatnam – Day 2 Report; After Rohit Sharma show on Day 1 of the Test match, today, it was Mayank Agarwal, who completely stole the limelight. Though Rohit Sharma continued his form to smash 176 to his name, it was Mayank’s double which was the major highlight of the day.
Both the openers started the proceedings on a brilliant note on day 2 of the Test match as well. They found it easy to smash balls all over the park with ease before Rohit Sharma being dismissed on 176, which was 1 run short to his previous best score in Test cricket. He was dismissed when Maharaj outfoxed him to see Quinton de Kock disturbing the furniture.
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Mayank Agarwal became 23rd Indian to score double century:
He was quickly followed by Cheteshwar Pujara when Vernon Philander delivered a beauty, which rattled the defence of the modern wall of India. However, Mayank Agarwal was strong at The other end by moving the scoreboard with his stylish strokes on both sides of the crease.
In the meantime, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli joined Agarwal at the crease and opened his account with a delightful boundary. However, it wasn’t a great day at the office for the skipper, as he was caught and bowled by Muthuswamy.
During the course, Mayank Agarwal was rock solid at the other end, who converted his maiden century into a double hundred. By doing so, he became the fourth Indian cricketer to convert his maiden century into double century. And also, he smashed quite a few records during his majestic knock.
Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari failed to give cameos for the team while Ravindra Jadeja and Wriddhiman Saha helped the team to post 502 on the board before Mayank Agarwal dismissing on 215.
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In reply to the first innings of India, South Africa got an early jolt when Ravichandran Ashwin broke the stumps of in-form Aiden Markram and later, sent Bruyn back to the hut as well. Later, Jadeja joined the party to send third wicket back to pavilion. At the end of Day 2, South Africa are trailing by
Brief scores:
India – 502/7 (Mayank Agarwal 215, Rohit Sharma 176)
South Africa – 39/3 (Dean Elgar 27*, Ravichandran Ashwin 2/9)