South Africa Vs India : Centurion Test : Fourth day
K Rabada’s four wickets in India’s second innings fetched him a tally of 220 wickets in his test career and also 148 wickets on home soil. He now stands seventh in the list of eight bowlers who have captured most wickets on home soil. He went past VD Philander who had a tally of 146 wickets on home soil.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | F | T |
| 1 | DW Steyn | 52 | 099 | 10496 | 5643 | 261 | 16 | 3 |
| 2 | M Ntini | 53 | 103 | 11266 | 5986 | 249 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | SM Pollock | 59 | 109 | 12353 | 4955 | 235 | 09 | 1 |
| 4 | AA Donald | 38 | 068 | 07968 | 3831 | 177 | 12 | 2 |
| 5 | JH Kallis | 88 | 147 | 10281 | 5051 | 165 | 02 | 0 |
| 6 | M Morkel | 41 | 080 | 07829 | 4060 | 155 | 04 | 0 |
| 7 | K Rabada | 27 | 051 | 05052 | 2948 | 148 | 08 | 4 |
| 8 | Philander | 36 | 069 | 06408 | 2787 | 146 | 09 | 1 |
He is also one of the eight South African bowlers who have captured 200 plus wickets in their test career.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | F | T |
| 1 | DW Steyn | 093 | 171 | 18608 | 10077 | 439 | 26 | 5 |
| 2 | SM Pollock | 108 | 202 | 24353 | 09733 | 421 | 16 | 1 |
| 3 | M Ntini | 101 | 190 | 20834 | 11242 | 390 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | AA Donald | 072 | 129 | 15519 | 07344 | 330 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | M Morkel | 086 | 160 | 16498 | 08550 | 309 | 08 | 0 |
| 6 | JH Kallis | 165 | 270 | 20172 | 09497 | 291 | 05 | 0 |
| 7 | Philander | 064 | 119 | 11391 | 05000 | 224 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | K Rabada | 048 | 088 | 09043 | 04960 | 220 | 10 | 4 |
India was dismissed for 174 in its second innings to provide the 13th occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 175 runs against South Africa. It also provides the eighth occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 175 runs against South Africa in South Africa.
| No | Team | Score | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Ind | 100 | 2 | SAF | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 2 | Ind | 066 | 4 | SAF | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 3 | Ind | 144 | 4 | SAF | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 4 | Ind | 169 | 3 | SAF | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2007 |
| 5 | Ind | 136 | 1 | SAF | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 6 | Ind | 135 | 4 | SAF | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
| 7 | Ind | 151 | 4 | SAF | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 8 | Ind | 174 | 3 | SAF | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 |
It also provides the third occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 175 runs against South Africa at Centurion.
| No | Team | Score | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Ind | 136 | 1 | SAF | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 2 | Ind | 151 | 4 | SAF | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 3 | Ind | 174 | 3 | SAF | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 |
India was dismissed for 174 in its second innings to provide the 142nd occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 175 runs. It also provides the 79th occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 175 runs on away soil.
India has been dismissed for a total of less than 175 runs on away soil for more than three occasions against an opposition on 13 occasions. The following table lists them ground wise.
| No | Team | Inns | Ground | Opp |
| 1 | India | 11 | Lord’s | Eng |
| 2 | India | 05 | Leeds | Eng |
| 3 | India | 05 | Melbourne | Aus |
| 4 | India | 05 | Manchester | Eng |
| 5 | India | 04 | Wellington | NZl |
| 6 | India | 04 | Brisbane | Aus |
| 7 | India | 04 | The Oval | Eng |
| 8 | India | 04 | Kingston | Win |
| 9 | India | 03 | Birmingham | Eng |
| 10 | India | 03 | Bridgetown | Win |
| 11 | India | 03 | Cape Town | SAF |
| 12 | India | 03 | Trinidad | Win |
| 13 | India | 03 | Centurion | SAF |
India has been dismissed for a total of less than 175 runs in South Africa on three occasions against South Africa on two grounds – Cape Town and Centurion.
| No | Team | Inns | Ground | Opp |
| 1 | India | 03 | Cape Town | SAF |
| 2 | India | 03 | Centurion | SAF |
V Kohli’s run aggregate on away soil read 4031 at the end of this test. He became the sixth Indian batsman to total 4000 plus runs on away soil.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | 100 | 50 |
| 1 | Tendulkar | 106 | 176 | 17 | 8705 | 248* | 29 | 36 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 093 | 164 | 21 | 7667 | 270 | 21 | 36 |
| 3 | Gavaskar | 060 | 106 | 09 | 5055 | 221 | 18 | 22 |
| 4 | VVS Laxman | 077 | 134 | 16 | 5014 | 178 | 09 | 32 |
| 5 | SC Ganguly | 063 | 104 | 07 | 4032 | 147 | 08 | 22 |
| 6 | V Kohli | 053 | 096 | 02 | 4031 | 200 | 14 | 15 |
V Kohli was dismissed for 18 in India’s second innings to provide the 47th occasion of his being dismissed for a score less than 20 runs while leading India. He holds the record for an Indian captain who has been dismissed for a score of less than 20 in an innings. MS Dhoni was the other Indian captain to be dismissed for a score of less than 20 runs in an innings on 40 plus occasions – 41 occasions.
V Kohli while leading India has been dismissed for scores less than 50 runs on 71 occasions. MS Dhoni holds the second place with 62 such occasions.
As a batsman V Kohli has not scored a fifty in 108 innings. He is closely followed by CA Pujara who has 106 such occasions.
D Elgar scored 52 not out in South Africa’s second innings to provide the 17th occasion of a South African captain scoring a fifty against India. It also provides the the eleventh occasion of a South African captain scoring a fifty against India on home soil. He also became the third South African captain to score a fifty against India at Centurion.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GC Smith | 62 | 2 | Ind | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 2 | du Plessis | 63 | 1 | Ind | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 3 | D Elgar | 52* | 4 | Ind | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 |
D Elgar scored 52 not out in South Africa’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of a South African captain opener scoring a fifty against India. It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African captain opener scoring a fifty against India on home soil. He also became the second South African captain opener to score a fifty against India at Centurion.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GC Smith | 62 | 2 | Ind | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 2 | D Elgar | 52* | 4 | Ind | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 |
D Elgar’s 52 not out in South Africa’s second innings represents his 31st fifty and also his 20th fifty on home soil He became the seventh South African batsman to score 20 plus fifties on home soil. Others are – JH Kallis {57}, HM Amla {42}, AB de Villiers {29}, GC Smith {29}, MV Boucher {24} and G Kirsten {24}
D Elgar’s 52 not out in South Africa’s second innings represent his third fifty while leading South Africa and his first on home soil
| No | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 54 | 2 | Eng | Lord’s | 06 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | 77 | 1 | Win | Gros Islet | 18 Jun 2021 |
| 3 | 52* | 4 | Ind | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 |
D Elgar’s 52 not out in South Africa’s second innings represent his fourth fifty against India as batsman. It also represents his third fifty on home soil against India and his second fifty against India at Centurion.
| No | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 61 | 3 | Ind | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 2 | 86* | 4 | Ind | Jo’burg | 24 Jan 2018 |
| 3 | 160 | 2 | Ind | Vizag | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 4 | 52* | 4 | Ind | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 |