India Vs South Africa, 2nd Test: Mayank slams brilliant ton, Kohli-Pujara hit fifties on Day 1 - As it happened

Early Stumps in Pune due to bad light!! India are 273/3 in 85.1 overs. Virat Kohli - 63* & Ajinkya Rahane - 18* will resume batting on Day 2. It has been a dominating day for Indian batters and Kagiso Rabada as the pacer picked up all three wickets on the opening day.

A fifty for the Indian Captain with a single. This is his 23rd half-century in Tests. Good going.

India - 249/3 in 80 overs. South Africa have immediately taken the second new ball. Philander has been brought into the attack.

Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane complete 50-run partnership for the fourth-wicket

Four! Dean Elgar has been brought into the attack and Kohli welcomes him with a boundary

After 75 overs, India reach 223/3. Kohli - 27* | Rahane - 5* are present in the middle. The partnership between them is worth 25.

200 comes up for India in the 65th over. They have lost three wickets in the process.

Wicket! Third wicket for Rabada. Mayank Agarwal (108) edges and Faf du Plessis takes a brilliant catch at slip. India - 198/3 in 61 overs.

The celebration!

That's another fine century from @mayankcricket 🙌👌 pic.twitter.com/6jWSOKwMUg

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 10, 2019

Mayank continues his good form in Pune!

Mayank Agarwal's last two first-class innings in Pune:

103* vs South Africa, Today
304* vs Maharastra, Nov 2017#INDvSA

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) October 10, 2019

100! Back-to-back centuries!! Mayank Agarwal brings up another fine ton.

Indian openers scoring back-to-back 100s vs SA: Virender Sehwag in 2009/10 Mayank Agarwal in 2019/20

SIX, SIX! Mayank Agarwal hits consecutive maximums off Maharaj and moves on to 99*. The first one was hit over mid-off and the second one was straight above the bowler's head.

Vernon Philander will bowl the second over in the post-tea session. They are looking to attack new-man-in Virat Kohli and get another wicket.

Mayank Agarwal - 86* and Virat Kohli - 0* are back in the middle to resume batting in the final session of the day. Maharaj will start the proceedings with the ball for SA.

Tea Break! India - 168/2 in 53 overs. In 28 overs bowled in this session 98 runs were scored and India lost Cheteshwar Pujara.

Wicket! Cheteshwar Pujara (58) falls soon after getting to his half-century as he edges Kagiso Rabada and Faf du Plessis takes a simple catch at slip. India - 168/2 in 51 overs.

50!!! Cheteshwar Pujara gets another boundary and he completes his 22nd Test Fifty with that shot. Back-to-back fifties from Saurashtra batter.

Pujara - % Deliveries Stepping down the Wicket v Spinners

Till 2017 - 15.3%
Since 2018 - 37.0%#INDvSA https://t.co/W3PfOeMr6d

— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) October 10, 2019

Four! 150 up for India with a boundary from Pujara.

SIX!! First maximum of the Indian innings comes from the bat of, guess who, Cheteshwar Pujara. India - 140/1 after 45 overs.

Senuran Muthusamy has been brought into the attack by Faf du Plessis.

Four! Brilliant pull shot from Mayank Agarwal and it brought a century partnership between Mayank and Cheteshwar Pujara for the second wicket. India - 128/1

Drinks! India - 115/1 in 40 overs. Cheteshwar Pujara - 30* & Mayank Agarwal - 61* are present in the middle. They have added 38 runs since lunch break and Agarwal has completed his fifty in the process.

Fifty! Half-century for Mayank Agarwal and 100 comes up for India. The opener continues his form with the bat as he notches up his fourth half-century off 112 deliveries.

Four, Four! Consecutive boundaries from Mayank against Maharaj. The batsman moves into 40s.

2nd Session, Day 1: Pujara - 19* and Mayank - 34* walk into the middle to resume batting in the post-lunch session.

Lunch Time in Pune! India - 77/1 after 25 overs. This session has been shared by the two teams. Rohit fell cheaply but Pujara and Mayank revived the team well.

India 70/1 after 22 overs. Pujara - 15* Mayank - 31* have done well so far.

Four, Four! Keshav Maharaj has been introduced by SA skipper in the 20th over. Pujara hits back-to-back boundaries against the leg-spinner.

Harsha in awe of Mayank's cover drives.

Four drives from Mayank Agarwal against Nortje. Worth driving all the way from Mumbai just to see those.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 10, 2019

Dale Steyn has some suggestion for SA skipper Faf du Plessis.

Use that short leg brotha

— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) October 10, 2019