The unbeaten Mumbai duo added 185 runs for the fourth wicket to rescue the hosts who looked in dire straits at 39 for three in the morning session after opting to bat in Ranchi. Rohit's typically fluent 117 not out included four sixes and 14 fours while Rahane hit one six and 11 fours in his unbeaten 83 as they batted through the second session without getting separated. Anrich Nortje, playing his second Test, struck a body blow when he trapped Kohli leg before for 12, but Rohit and Rahane returned after the lunch break to rebuild the innings with a brisk accumulation of runs. Rohit, playing his first series as a Test opener, was particularly aggressive against the spinners and the elegant right-hander brought up his century with his third six off spinner Dane Piedt. Wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen and left-arm spinner George Linde also made their Test debuts for South Africa in the match.

Source: bd News24 October 19, 2019 10:41 UTC