KA Maharaj of South Africa scored 72 in South Africa’s first innings to provide the 73^rd occasion of a batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty in test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the seventh such occasion by a South African batsman. KA Maharaj became the sixth South African batsman to score a fifty while batting at number ten in test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	ACB Langton	73*	SAF	Eng	The Oval	17 Aug 1935
2	ACB Langton	64*	SAF	Eng	Jo’burg	24 Dec 1938
3	PS de Villiers	66*	SAF	Pak	Jo’burg	19 Jan 1995
4	PL Symcox	108	SAF	Pak	Jo’burg	14 Feb 1998
5	DW Steyn	76	SAF	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
6	DL Piedt	56	SAF	Ind	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
7	KA Maharaj	72	SAF	Ind	Pune	10 Oct 2019

KA Maharaj of South Africa scored 72 in South Africa’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of a batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty in test innings against India. All such  occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	H Verity	55*	1	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	05 Jan 1934
2	AME Roberts	68	2	Win	Ind	Kolkata	10 Dec 1983
3	GR Robertson	57	2	Aus	Ind	Chennai	06 Mar 1998
4	BAW Mendis	78	3	Srl	Ind	Col-PSS	03 Aug 2010
5	DL Piedt	56	4	SAF	Ind	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
6	KA Maharaj	72	2	SAF	Ind	Pune	10 Oct 2019

KA Maharaj of South Africa scored 72 in South Africa’s first innings to provide the second occasion of a South African batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty in test innings against India after DL Piedt. DL Piedt had scored 56 – batting at number ten in the first test of the ongoing test series at Vizag. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DL Piedt	56	4	SAF	Ind	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
2	KA Maharaj	72	2	SAF	Ind	Pune	10 Oct 2019

KA Maharaj of South Africa scored 72 in South Africa’s first innings to provide the second best score by a batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty in test innings against India.  BAW Mendis has scored 78  – batting at number ten against India at Col-PSS in Aug 2010.. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BAW Mendis	78	3	Srl	Ind	Col-PSS	03 Aug 2010
2	KA Maharaj	72	2	SAF	Ind	Pune	10 Oct 2019