South Africa fast-bowler Kagiso Rabada ran through the Indian batting order on Day 1, claiming his maiden Test five-wicket haul against India at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion.

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The right-arm pacer picked his 14^th five-wicket haul in Test cricket and his first against India in Centurion. Rabada dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur to claim his maiden five-fer against India in Tests.

Rabada provided South Africa with a dream start, sending India skipper Rohit Sharma back to the pavilion in the fifth over. Rabada dismissed Rohit for the 13th time in international cricket. Rohit was tested with a short delivery that he pulled towards deep fine leg where Nandre Burger took a comfortable catch to dismiss the Indian skipper.

Iyer was the next to fall at Rabada’s hands, as he cleaned him up with a terrific delivery that beat the Indian batter all ends up. He then picked the prized wicket of Kohli, forcing him to nick a ball outside off straight in the safe grasp of wicket-keeper Kyle Verreynne.

Rabada then bamboozled Ashwin with a peach of a delivery that caught the all-rounder’s gloves, which was easily caught by Wiaan Mulder in third slip. Shardul, who was looking good at 24, became Rabada’s next scalp as Shardul played a Rabada delivery on the up, only to find Dean Elgar in the deep.

Rabada’s spell helped South Africa claim seven wickets in the first two sessions on Day 1. India posted 176 for 7 at Tea with KL Rahul closing in a half-century.

Rohit and co. have a chance of scripting history by becoming the first Indian side to beat South Africa in a Test series on South African soil. India has played eight Test series in South Africa, losing seven and drawing one.