The 13 sixes Sharma hit across both innings is a record for men’s Test cricket‚ and was indicative of the home side’s aggressive approach.
The Indians hammered 14 sixes and 31 fours on Saturday‚ which accounts for 64.4% of their total.
Keshav Maharaj‚ who bowled a South African record 55 overs in the first innings and took 3/189‚ conceded 129 runs in his 29 overs for the comparatively scant reward of the wickets of the Mayank Agarwal and Sharma. Ravichandran Ashwin‚ playing his first match for India in any format since December last year‚ claimed the last two wickets to finish with 7/145.
But Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara re-established India’s advantage with a stand that grew to 169 and endured until three overs after tea‚ when Vernon Philander trapped Pujara in front for 81.
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