Delhi Test – First day’s stats highlights
India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the occasion of India doing so on 193 occasions. It also provides the 13th occasion of India doing so against South Africa. It also provides the 18th occasion of India doing so in the tests played at Delhi.
Delhi – Feroz Shah Kotla ground – is hosting its 33rd test and first test against South Africa. The result summary of the previous 32 tests read thus. South Africa became India’s eighth opposition to play a test at Delhi.
| OVERALL FIGURES | |||||
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw |
| Ind | 32 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Aus | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Eng | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Win | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Pak | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Zim | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NZl | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Srl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa fielded DL Piedt and T Bavuma for this test. They became the 60th and 61st cricketers to represent South Africa in tests against India.
DL Piedt returned with figures of 4 for 101 at the end of the first day of this test to provide the 20th occasion of a South African bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against India
DL Piedt’s 4 for 101 provide the 52nd occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings in tests played at Delhi. It also provides the 29th occasion of a visiting bowler conceding 100 plus test runs in tests played at Delhi.
AM Rahane scored 89 not out at the end of the first day’s play. This knock represents his 12th fifty and eighth half century. It also represents his first half century on home soil.
| No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 147 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2014 |
| 2 | 126 | 3 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 |
| 3 | 118 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 14 Feb 2014 |
| 4 | 103 | 5 | 1 | v England | Lord’s | 17 Jul 2014 |
| 5 | 98 | 5 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 10 Jun 2015 |
| 6 | 96 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 7 | 89* | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 8 | 81 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2014 |
| 9 | 62 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 10 | 54 | 5 | 2 | v England | Southampton | 27 Jul 2014 |
| 11 | 52* | 5 | 4 | v England | Southampton | 27 Jul 2014 |
| 12 | 51* | 6 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
AM Rahane scored 89 not out at the end of the first day’s play. This knock represents his third fifty against South Africa in a test innings. He had scored 96 and 51 not out at Durban in Dec 2013.
| No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 96 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 2 | 89* | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 3 | 51* | 6 | 1 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
AM Rahane’s 89 not out in the first innings of this test provide the 76th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa. It also provides the 51st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century against South Africa.
AM Rahane’s 89 not out in the first innings of this test provide the 33rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa at home. It also provides the 21st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century against South Africa at home.
HM Amla has taken eight catches in the four tests so far. His eight catches in the series provide the third occasion of a South African fielder taking eight catches in a test series against India. The other two occasions are – BM McMillan – 08 catches in 1992-93 series played in South Africa and BM McMillan – 08 catches in 1996-97 series played in India.
HM Amla has taken eight catches in the four tests so far. His eight catches in the series provide the second occasion of a South African fielder taking eight catches in a test series against India in India. The other occasion was BM McMillan’s eight catches in 1996-97 series played in India. HM Amla now requires one mare catch to own the record for most catches by a South African fielder against India in India. If he gets his ninth catch, it would also provide the series record for most catches in a test series between India and South Africa.
HM Amla has taken nine catches against India in India at the conclusion of the first day’s play at Delhi. He now shares the record for most catches by a South African fielder against India in India with JH Kallis. JH Kallis has also pouched nine catches against India in India. HM Amla went past BM McMillan and GC Smith who had taken eight catches against India in India on his way to share the record with JH Kallis