Rahane hits century in each innings, India declare on 267-5
December 06, 2015  11:02

India 267-5d (100.1 ovs) & 334 vs SA 121 | Scorecard


Saha joins in the party as he pulls a short ball from Tahir over midwicket for a four. Two balls later, he comes down the track and drives Tahir straight down the ground for another boundary before keeping strike with a single from the last ball.

The Indian declaration is imminent any moment, perhaps they are giving Rahane time to get his second century of the match.

Saha looking to score as many as possible as he powerfully sweeps Elgar through square leg for his third four.

In the next over, Rahane looks to sweep Tahir but misses before he takes a single to take his score to 96. He strokes the last ball to sweeper cover and Saha calls him for two runs, leaving him just two short of the landmark.

Saha is playing sensibly as he drives a full toss to long-off for a single to bring Rahane back on strike, who calmly takes one to long-on to take his score to 99.

Rahane tucks Tahir on the leg side and steals a quick single to complete his century, his second of the Test match.

Rahane joins an elite list comprising of Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli as the only Indian batsmen to have scored a century in each innings of a Test match. Infact, Gavaskar has achieved the landmark thrice, while Dravid has twice done it.
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