SA vs IND: 2nd Test, Stats Preview – Upcoming records and approaching milestones
KL Rahul’s glorious century in the first innings and lethal bowling from all the pacers, Mohammed Shami in particular, throughout the match helped India beat South Africa for the first time in a Test at Centurion and also becoming the first Asian side to record the feat. The win took India closer to clinching their first-ever Test series victory on South African soil.
Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of South Africa vs India, 2nd Test:
33 – KL Rahul requires 33 runs to reach 2500 runs in Tests.
75 – Dean Elgar is 75 runs away from reaching 4500 runs in Test matches.
1 – Ajinkya Rahane is one grab away from completing 100 catches in Test matches.
6 – R Ashwin needs six wickets to surpass Kapil Dev and become the second-highest wicket-taker for India in Tests.
5 – Kagiso Rabada requires five wickets to go past Vernon Philander and become the seventh-highest wicket-taker for South Africa in Tests.
3 – KL Rahul is three fours away from completing 300 fours in Tests.
2 – Aiden Markram needs two fours to reach 400 fours across formats.
1 – KL Rahul also requires one catch to reach 50 catches in the longest format of the game.
4 – Rishabh Pant is four grabs away from completing 100 catches in Tests.
2 – Duanne Olivier requires two wickets to complete 50 wickets in Test matches.
1 – Wriddhiman Saha needs one match to reach 50 matches across formats.
1 – Rassie van der Dussen requires one four to reach 200 fours across formats.
2 – Kagiso Rabada needs two wickets to complete 150 Test wickets in South Africa.
1 – Ishant Sharma is one match away from playing 200 matches for India across formats.
5 – Kagiso Rabada needs five wickets to complete 400 wickets across formats.
1 – Ishant Sharma requires one wicket to surpass Zaheer Khan and become the fifth-highest wicket-taker for India in Tests.
