Cheteshwar Pujara's unbeaten 135 was his sixth Test century and his first away from home. He also completed 2000 first-class runs in 2013 during the innings. He's scored 2043 runs at 102.15 in first-class matches this year. Only Chris Rogers, with 2391 runs at 48.79 from 28 matches, has more.
Virat Kohli followed his century in the first innings with an unbeaten 77, becoming only the second Indian batsman after Rahul Dravid to get a hundred and a fifty in a Test in South Africa. Only four India batsmen have managed to hit two fifty-plus scores in a Test in South Africa, and three of them did it at the Wanderers.
For Kohli, though, this is the second time he has hit a hundred and a fifty in a Test. He had done it against New Zealand in Bangalore in 2012. His present aggregate of 196 in this match is his highest in 21 Tests.
Shikhar Dhawan's wicket was Vernon Philander's 100th in Tests. Philander is now the fastest South African bowler and the joint sixth-fastest of all time to the landmark, having reached it in 19 matches. Before Philander, Dale Steyn was the fastest South African bowler to take 100 wickets.
Philander is joint third in the list of fast bowlers quickest to 100 Test wickets. George Lohmann (16 matches) and Sydney Barnes (17) reached the landmark in fewer Tests. Andy Roberts (19) and Ian Botham (19) took as many matches as Philander but only Lohmann had a lower strike rate than Philander's.
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Virat Kohli followed his century in the first innings with an unbeaten 77, becoming only the second Indian batsman after Rahul Dravid to get a hundred and a fifty in a Test in South Africa. Only four India batsmen have managed to hit two fifty-plus scores in a Test in South Africa, and three of them did it at the Wanderers.
For Kohli, though, this is the second time he has hit a hundred and a fifty in a Test. He had done it against New Zealand in Bangalore in 2012. His present aggregate of 196 in this match is his highest in 21 Tests.
Shikhar Dhawan's wicket was Vernon Philander's 100th in Tests. Philander is now the fastest South African bowler and the joint sixth-fastest of all time to the landmark, having reached it in 19 matches. Before Philander, Dale Steyn was the fastest South African bowler to take 100 wickets.
Philander is joint third in the list of fast bowlers quickest to 100 Test wickets. George Lohmann (16 matches) and Sydney Barnes (17) reached the landmark in fewer Tests. Andy Roberts (19) and Ian Botham (19) took as many matches as Philander but only Lohmann had a lower strike rate than Philander's.
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