Ryan Rickelton: Created history after scoring a double century.
SA vs PAK Cape Town Test: The second match of the 2-match Test series being played between South Africa and Pakistan is being played at the Cape Town ground of Newlands, in which till now the dominance of the host African team has been seen in which they have scored more than 400 in their first innings. Has made it. In this, an excellent double century was seen from the bat of Ryan Rickelton, who came to open the Test for the first time for South Africa. On the basis of his innings, Ryan has also created a new history for South Africa in the World Test Championship, in which he has become the first player to score a double century for Africa in the WTC.
Became the fourth player in this case for South Africa
Ryan Rickelton got the opportunity to play for South Africa in the opening batting position for the first time in Test cricket, in which he took full advantage of it. Ryan has become the second player from South Africa and the fourth player in world cricket to score a double century while playing as an opening batsman in Test for the first time. Before Ryan, the names of Brendon Kuruppu for Sri Lanka in 1987, Graeme Sthim for Africa and after that Devon Conway are included in this list. For the first time since 2016, a player in South Africa has succeeded in scoring a double century in Test cricket. Earlier in the year 2016, both Ben Stokes and Hasim Amla had scored double centuries and in that match also Temba Bavuma, who got a century in this match, was successful in playing a century in that too.
Players who scored a double century while opening for the first time in Test cricket
- Ryan Rickelton (South Africa) – vs Pakistan (Cape Town, 2025)
- Brendon Kuruppu (Sri Lanka) – vs New Zealand (Colombo, 1987)
- Graeme Smith (South Africa) – vs Bangladesh (London, 2002)
- Devon Conway (New Zealand) – vs England (London, 2021)
Scored the fourth fastest double century for Africa in Tests.
In the Cape Town Test match against Pakistan, Ryan Rickelton completed his double century in just 266 balls, which is the fourth double century for the African team in this format. The name of Harshal Gibbs is at the first place in this list, who completed his double century in just 211 balls in the Cape Town Test match against Pakistan in 2003.
Players who scored a double century in the fewest number of balls in Tests for Africa
- Herschelle Gibbs – 211 balls vs Pakistan (Cape Town, 2003)
- Graeme Smith – 238 balls vs Bangladesh (Chittagong, 2008)
- Gary Kirsten – 251 balls vs Zimbabwe (Harare, 2001)
- Ryan Rickelton – 266 balls vs Pakistan (Cape Town, 2025)
- Jacques Kallis – 267 balls vs India (Centurion, 2010)
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