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‘Lone warrior yet again’ – Fans react as KL Rahul helps India score 208 on Day 1 of South Africa vs India Centurion Test

Indian fans take to Twitter to laud KL Rahul's gritty knock to help India reach 208 runs at the end of the day's play in Centurion during the first Test match on Tuesday.

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Team India began their short Test Series against South Africa with the first Test being played in Centurion. At the end of the day, Team India finished at 208/8 from 59 overs before bad weather halted proceedings on the opening day of the game. 

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KL Rahul yet again was the only man who put up a fight against a rampaging South African pace attack. Barring a brief resistance from Virat Kohli and Shardul Thakur, none of the Indian batters could handle the spicy pitch.

Rohit Sharma and his Indian side were put into bat first after Bavuma won the toss. The start of the game saw a delayed start thanks to overnight rain. Three players made their Test Debut on Tuesday with Prasidh Krishna playing his first game. David Bedingham and Nandre Burger were the players who made their debut for the home side.

KL Rahul braves his way to help India cross 200- runs –

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Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma added 13 runs for the first wicket before the Indian skipper fell to Rabada for 5. Nandre Burger then gave India two successive jolts with the wickets of Jaiswal and Shubman Gill.  Shreyas Iyer and Kohli counter-attacked as the pair added 68 runs for the fourth wicket as India went to lunch at 91/3.

The first over after lunch saw Rabada go through the defenses of Iyer to dismiss for 31. A few overs later the pacer got the big wicket of Kohli caught behind for 38.  Shardul Thakur and KL Rahul then added 43 runs before the Indian all-rounder became Rabada’s 5th wicket. With wickets falling at the other end, KL Rahul decided to attack and during the day reached his half-century. Mohammad Siraj and KL Rahul were at the crease when the weather played spoilsport yet again.

Stumps were drawn early with 31 overs still left to play in the day. Team India will hope that KL Rahul can continue his prolific form with the bat and score yet another century. The last time India played a test match at this venue, the Indian batter had scored a ton to help Team India win the test. 

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Here’s how the fans reacted –

 

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