Pune, October 10: Opener Mayank Agarwal slammed his second consecutive Test hundred on Thursday, putting India in a solid position against South Africa here. Agarwal, who notched up his maiden double hundred in the previous Test at Visakhapatnam, once again played a crucial 108-run knock before departing.

After scoring his second hundred in the longest format of the game, Agarwal became only the second India opener after Virender Sehwag (2009-10) to score back-to-back centuries against South Africa. Mayank Agarwal Joins the Elite List of Players Like Sourav Ganguly, Suresh Raina & Others After Scoring a Half-Century During IND vs SA, 1st Test 2019, Day 1.

Earlier in Visakhapatnam, Agarwal became the fourth India batsman after Dilip Sardesai, Vinod Kambli and Karun Nair to convert his maiden Test hundred into a double century. The 28-year-old had played a brilliant 215-run inning in the first Test and shared a record 317-run openeing stand with Rohit Sharma.

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