IND vs SA 2nd Test: Aiden Markram-Ryan Rickelton script history in Guwahati

Updated On: 25 November, 2025 03:02 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

In the second Test match against Team India, South Africa`s opening duo achieved a new feat. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X/File Pic/AFP)

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In the second Test match against Team India, South Africa`s opening duo achieved a new feat. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X/File Pic/AFP)

<p>In the second innings of the second Test match against Team India, South Africa`s opening duo, Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton, registered a partnership of 59 runs <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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In the second innings of the second Test match against Team India, South Africa`s opening duo, Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton, registered a partnership of 59 runs (Pic: X/@ICC)

<p>Earlier, in the previous innings, the duo milked 82 runs against the Rishabh Pant-led Team India <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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Earlier, in the previous innings, the duo milked 82 runs against the Rishabh Pant-led Team India (Pic: X/@ICC)

<p>With this, they scripted history by becoming the first opening pair for South Africa in 17 years to stitch a 50-run stand in both innings during a Test match in India <em><strong>(Pic: AFP)</strong></em></p>

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With this, they scripted history by becoming the first opening pair for South Africa in 17 years to stitch a 50-run stand in both innings during a Test match in India (Pic: AFP)

<p>Now, they have joined the pairs of Herschelle Gibbs and Gary Kirsten (90 and 51 runs respectively during the 2000 Mumbai Test), Graeme Smith and Andrew Hall (61 and 67 runs respectively in the 2004 Kanpur Test) and Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie (132 runs and 53 runs at Chennai in 2008) <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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Now, they have joined the pairs of Herschelle Gibbs and Gary Kirsten (90 and 51 runs respectively during the 2000 Mumbai Test), Graeme Smith and Andrew Hall (61 and 67 runs respectively in the 2004 Kanpur Test) and Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie (132 runs and 53 runs at Chennai in 2008) (Pic: File Pic)

<p>However, Rickelton`s knock ended with a score of 35 runs in 64 balls, including four boundaries. On the other hand, Markram returned to the pavilion after registering 29 runs off 84 deliveries, which was laced with three boundaries <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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However, Rickelton`s knock ended with a score of 35 runs in 64 balls, including four boundaries. On the other hand, Markram returned to the pavilion after registering 29 runs off 84 deliveries, which was laced with three boundaries (Pic: X/@ICC)

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