KA Maharaj and V Philander of South Africa added 109 runs for the ninth wicket in the ongoing Test against India at Pune to provide the 52^nd  occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the ninth wicket in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fifth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership  for the ninth wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	EL Dalton, ACB Langton	9	137	1	SAF	Eng	The Oval	17 Aug 1935
2	MV Boucher, PL Symcox	9	195	1	SAF	Pak	Jo’burg	14 Feb 1998
3	AA Donald, SM Pollock	9	132	1	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001
4	JP Duminy, DW Steyn	9	180	2	SAF	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
5	KA Maharaj, VD Philander	9	109	2	SAF	Ind	Pune	10 Oct 2019

It also provides the seventh occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the ninth wicket against India. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	DS Atkinson, RJ Christiani	9	106	1	Win	Ind	Delhi	10 Nov 1948
2	CH Lloyd, AME Roberts	9	161	2	Win	Ind	Kolkata	10 Dec 1983
3	IDS Smith, MC Snedden	9	136	1	NZl	Ind	Auckland	22 Feb 1990
4	JN Gillespie, SR Waugh	9	133	1	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	11 Mar 2001
5	MJ Hoggard, C White	9	103	2	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	08 Aug 2002
6	BAW Mendis, TT Samaraweera	9	118	3	Srl	Ind	Col-PSS	03 Aug 2010
7	KA Maharaj, VD Philander	9	109	2	SAF	Ind	Pune	10 Oct 2019

It also provides the highest partnership by South African  batsmen against India for the ninth wicket. The previous best was the 91 runs partnership between S Muthuswamy and DL Peidt at Vizag in Oct 2019, the first test of the ongoing test series

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	KA Maharaj, VD Philander	9	109	2	SAF	Ind	Pune	10 Oct 2019
2	S Muthusamy, DL Piedt	9	091	4	SAF	Ind	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019