On Day 4 of the 2nd Test between India and South Africa at Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati, the Proteas continue to dominate, holding a massive lead of over 400 runs.
In the second innings, Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram set the tone with an impressive fifty-plus opening partnership. The duo added 59 runs, becoming the fourth South African pair in history to record fifty-plus opening stands in both innings on Indian soil.
Rickelton and Markram Join Elite Company
Earlier in the match, the pair had already forged an 82-run stand in the first innings. This remarkable feat places them alongside South African legends:
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Herschelle Gibbs & Gary Kirsten – Mumbai, 2000
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Graeme Smith & Andrew Hall – Kanpur, 2004
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Graeme Smith & Neil McKenzie – Chennai, 2008
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Aiden Markram & Ryan Rickelton – Guwahati, 2025
Gibbs and Kirsten were the first to achieve this milestone in India, while Smith and McKenzie last did it 17 years ago.
Proteas Eye Series Whitewash
South Africa, led by Temba Bavuma, are in a commanding position, having won the first Test in Kolkata. A victory in Guwahati would complete a 2-0 series sweep over India.
