Mayank Agarwal registered his second century of the series as India dominated the opening day of the second Test against South Africa in Pune on Th𓆉ursday.
The hosts ended the day at 273 for 3, with Virat Kohli not out on 63 and Ajinkya Rahanওe batting on 18.
Mayank, who scored a double-century in India’s 203-run win in the opening Test, completed another hundred with a boundary off Vernon Philander to cement his place in the Test team.
Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara (58) stitched together a 138-run stand for the second wicket to steady India’s first innings after Rohit Sharma’s early departure.
Pujara, who was dropped by Temba Bavuma at forward short leg fo🍷r zero, was finally dismissed by Ka♊giso Rabada. Faf du Plessis caught him in the first slip just before the Tea break.
Agarwal and Kohli could add just 35 more runs before the in-form opener became Rabada’s third victim of the day. Agarwal, batting on 108, edged the ball to the South Africa skipper in the slip cordon.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
That's another fine century from 🙌👌
— BCCI (@BCCI)
6,6,4 … what a way to get to the 💯. Keep going strong and many congratulations on once again reaching the three figure mark
— Mithun Manhas (@MithunManhas)
Mauke pe chaukha marne wale ko kehte hay
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Exquisite driving. Some gusty pulls. Two sixes to move from 87 to 99. Double century in Vizag. A century i𝓀n Pune. What a start to the home season for Mayank Agarwal. Excellent. ☺️🤗👏👏
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Brilliant 100 very happy🐓 for you.. may you continue to shine.. god bless you.. stay humble always
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Congratulations for another test 💯 keep going bro man🦂y more to come 👏👏🇮🇳💪
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3)
May Day in Pune! Mayank firing back-🦩to-back Test tons against the Proteas! 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
. is a marvel. Back to back c🀅enturies, and made in great style too. No Nervous 90s for him!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Another top effort from ! Making bat🌳ti🌸ng look easy.
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani)
Proper test match batting 😼from Mayank Agarwal. The transformation from white ball slasher to red ball accumulator🦄 continues.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Mayank Agarwal's last two first-class innings in Pune:
103* vs South Africa, Today
304* vs Maharastra, Nov 2017— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
Early signs of a 💯!!!
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
1⃣0⃣8⃣ – M Agarwal
5⃣8⃣ – C Pujara
6⃣3⃣* – V KohliAt stumps, 🇮🇳 (273/3) is off to a strong start here in Pune 🙌
PC: BCCI— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
