Delhi: The second Test between India and South Africa is being played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. On the first day of the match, a record was made which had never happened before in Test history. In the match, South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first and by the end of the day’s play had scored 247 runs for 6 wickets.

South African batsmen made a new record

During the match, South Africa’s top-4 batsmen made a good start, but no batsman could reach the half-century. This happened for the first time when the first four batsmen of a team’s innings scored 35 or more runs, yet no one could cross the 50 mark.

South African opener Aiden Markram scored 38 runs. He hit 5 fours in 81 balls and gave a good start to the team. Ryan Rickelton, who played with him, also contributed 35 runs. Both the batsmen played hard at the crease, but could not play big innings.

Tristan Stubbs, who came at number three, played a useful inning of 49 runs. He was very close to the half-century, but was out on the ball of Kuldeep Yadav. Captain Temba Bavuma also scored 41 runs and handled the team’s innings. He faced 92 balls and hit 5 fours.

These four batsmen scored above 35 runs, gave a good start, took the team forward, but all four players could not convert their scores into big innings. For this reason this day became a unique day in the history of Test cricket.