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          13/01Result
          2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 13-17 2018
          South Africa won by 135 runs
          Player of the Match
          Lungi Ngidi
          Lungi NgidiSouth Africa
          13/01Result
          2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 13-17 2018
          South Africa won by 135 runs
          Player of the Match
          Lungi Ngidi
          Lungi NgidiSouth Africa

          IND in SA 2017-18 News

          Unwanted run

          1

          Cheteshwar Pujara is the first India player to be run out twice in a Test. He's the 23rd overall and first since Stephen Fleming v Zimbabwe in December 2000.

          Record chase needed

          249

          The highest run-chase at SuperSport Park in Centurion, which was by England in 2000. India are set a record target of 287 to chase. There have been only six successful chases at the venue and five of those have been by the home team.

          Faf's feat

          3000+

          Runs for Faf du Plessis in Tests. Since his debut, only Amla has scored more runs for SA than du Plessis.

          Going on and on

          2

          No. of century partnerships in this series. The one between De Villiers and Elgar is the biggest of the two, going past 114 added by De Villiers and Du Plessis in the last Test.

          Captain steps up

          2

          No. of centuries by India captains in South Africa - Tendulkar (169) in Cape Town 1996-97 and Kohli in this Test.

          Opening with spin

          1912

          Last time a spinner opened the bowling for South Africa in the first innings - Aubrey Faulkner v Australia. SA opened with Keshav Maharaj in this Test.

          Shami's century

          100

          Wickets for Mohammad Shami in Tests, becoming only the 7th India fast bowler to the milestone.

          Spin in Centurion

          3

          Wickets for Ashwin so far, which is already 2nd-best for a spinner in the first innings of a Centurion Test; Swann's 5 for 110 in 2009 is the best. Ashwin's 31 overs is 3rd-highest by a spinner in the 1st inngs in Centurion

          A first for de Kock

          1

          Number of ducks at home for de Kock in all international matches. He has 7 in away games - 3 in NZ, 2 in Ban, 1 each in Aus and SL - but this one in Centurion was his first in South Africa

          A long time coming

          76

          Innings between two run-outs for Amla in Tests. The last time he was run out in this format was way back in November 2012, in Perth

          Centurion's king

          1267

          Previous most runs by a batsman at SuperSport Park in Centurion, by Jacques Kallis. Hashim Amla has gone past that mark.

          Markram's home

          164

          Aiden Markram's average in last 6 innings in Centurion (his home ground) across all formats in last six innings, before this match. His scores have been: 161, 119, 87, 51*, 56*, 18*. He has got to another fifty in this innings.

          Solid pair

          5

          No. of 50+ partnerships between Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar in 7 Test innings, including this innings. They average over 100 as a pair.

          South Africa's den

          17-2

          Win-loss record for South Africa in Centurion, in 22 previous Tests. Their win-loss ratio of 8.50 at the venue is the second-best for any team playing 10+ Tests at a ground.