SA vs IND: KL Rahul's century highlights India's domination on Day 1 in Centurion

South Africa vs India, 1st Test Day 1: KL Rahul scored his seventh Test century and remained unbeaten on 122 at the end of the first day's play in the Boxing Day Test. India were 272/3 at Stumps.

KL Rahul's seventh Test century highlighted India's dominance on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test in Centurion against South Africa. Rahul ended the day on 122 off 248 balls as India's score read 272 for the loss of three wickets on Sunday. Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi being the South African who registered wickets.

Rahul is the only second Indian opener to score a century, the first being Wasim Jaffer who scored 116 in Cape Towin in January 2007.