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South Africa rocked after Rohit, Rahane put India on hot seat

By Saurabh Sharma October 20, 2019 • 17:51 PM View: 1046

Ranchi, Oct 20: Rohit Sharma struck his maiden double century in Test cricket while Ajinkya Rahane ended his three-year wait for a Test ton at home as India declared on 497/9 and reduced South Africa to 9/2 before bad light brought an early end to the second day's play in the third Test against South Africa here on Sunday.

After the Rohit-Rahane show, Ravindra Jadeja hit a composed half-century while Umesh Yadav smashed a whirlwind 10-ball 31 to swell India's first innings total.

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