KL Rahul lead India in this test as V Kohli is injured. KL Rahul became the 34^th cricketer to lead India in tests. He also became the 28th cricketer to lead India in away tests

KL Rahul became the eighth cricketer to lead India in tests against South Africa. He also became the seventh cricketer to lead India in an away test against South Africa

KL Rahul became the first opening batsman to lead India in tests against South Africa. He also became the first opening batsman to lead India in an away test against South Africa

KL Rahul became the eighth opening batsman to lead India in tests. He also became the seventh opening batsman to lead India in away tests

India won the toss and elected to bat first to provide the 220th occasion of India doing in a test. It also provides the 89^th occasion of India doing in a test on away soil

India won the toss and elected to bat first to provide the 19^th occasion of India doing in a test against South Africa. It also provides the eighth     occasion of India doing in a test on away soil against South Africa and provides the fifth such occasion at Johannesburg.

K Verrrynne kept wickets for South Africa in this test. He became the eighth South African wicket keeper to keep wickets against India. This is his third test appearance and his first on the home soil. He became the eighth South African wicket keeper to  keep wickets at Johannesburg.

CA Pujara was dismissed for three in India’s first innings to provide the 40th occasion of his being dismissed for a single digit in his test career. He became the 21^st Indian batsman to be dismissed for single digit scores on 40 plus occasions.

CA Pujara was dismissed for three in India’s first innings to provide the 25th occasion of his being dismissed for a single digit in his test career on away soil. He became the 16^th Indian batsman to be dismissed for single digit scores on 25 plus occasions on away soil.

AM Rahane was dismissed for a first ball duck in India’s first innings to provide the 170th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings. It also provides the 114th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings on away soil

AM Rahane was dismissed for a first ball duck in India’s first innings to provide the 18th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against South Africa. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against South Africa in South Africa.

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings at Johannesburg. Prior to this Zaheer Khan was dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings at Johannesburg in Dec 2013.

AM Rahane was dismissed for a first ball duck in India’s first innings to provide the tenth occasion of his dismissed for a duck in a test innings. He became the 32nd Indian batsman to be dismissed for a duck on ten or more occasions. His ten ducks are tabulated below

No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	0	1	Eng	The Oval	15 Aug 2014
2	0	4	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
3	0	2	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
4	0	2	Eng	Mohali	26 Nov 2016
5	0	3	Srl	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017
6	0	2	Eng	The Oval	07 Sep 2018
7	0	3	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
8	0	4	Eng	Chennai	05 Feb 2021
9	0	3	Eng	The Oval	02 Sep 2021
10	0	1	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2022

It also provides his seventh duck on away soil. His seven ducks on away soil are tabulated below

No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	0	1	Eng	The Oval	15 Aug 2014
2	0	4	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
3	0	2	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
4	0	2	Eng	The Oval	07 Sep 2018
5	0	3	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
6	0	3	Eng	The Oval	02 Sep 2021
7	0	1	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2022

KL Rahul scored 50 on his first captaincy assignment. He became the eighth Indian captain to score a fifty on first captaincy assignment. The following table lists all these eight captains with their performance.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	VS Hazare	164*	–	Eng	Delhi	02 Nov 1951
2	HR Adhikari	63	40	Win	Delhi	06 Feb 1959
3	Contractor	62	–	Pak	Mum-BS	02 Dec 1960
4	CG Borde	69	12	Aus	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967
5	SM Gavaskar	116	35*	NZl	Auckland	24 Jan 1976
6	SC Ganguly	84	DNB	Ban	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000
7	V Kohli	115	141	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
8	KL Rahul	50	–	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2022

KL Rahul was dismissed for an exact 50 against South Africa in the ongoing test at Johannesburg to provide the 53^rd occasion of a captain dismissed for an exact 50 in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian captain scoring an exact 50 in a test innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of a captain scoring an exact 50 in a test innings against South Africa.

Mohammad Shami’s wickets aggregate against South Africa in South Africa read 30 at the end of the first day’s play in this test. He became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 30 plus wickets against South Africa in South Africa. Others are – A Kumble {45}, J Srinath {43} and Z Khan {30}