New Delhi: Ryan Rickelton became the first Proteas opener to score 250+ runs at home in the second Test match against Pakistan at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday, January 4. The 28-year-old batted over for two days after South Africa opted to bat first.
He finished the opening day of the Cape Town Test with his second hundred in the longest format and scored his double-century in the second session on Day 2. He completed his maiden double hundred off 266 balls and reached to his 250 off 336 deliveries.
His sensational knock helped South Africa to score 615 runs in the first innings. Captain Temba Bavuma scored 106 runs off 179 balls and Kyle Verreyne also smashed 100 runs off 147 balls.
Rickelton is only the eighth South African batter to cross the 250-run mark in a Test innings. Hashim Amla is the only South African batter with a triple-century in Test cricket. He scored an unbeaten 311 against England at the Oval in 2012.
Batter
Runs
Opposition
Stadium
Date
Hashim Amla
311*
v England
The Oval
19 Jul 2012
AB de Villiers
278*
v Pakistan
Abu Dhabi
20 Nov 2010
Graeme Smith
277
v England
Birmingham
24 Jul 2003
Daryll Cullinan
275*
v New Zealand
Auckland
27 Feb 1999
Gary Kirsten
275
v England
Durban
26 Dec 1999
Graeme Pollock
274
v Australia
Durban
05 Feb 1970
Graeme Smith
259
v England
Lord’s
31 Jul 2003
Ryan Rickelton
259
v Pakistan
Cape Town
03 Jan 2025
DJ McGlew
255*
v New Zealand
Wellington
06 Mar 1953
Hashim Amla
253*
v India
Nagpur
06 Feb 2010
Ryan Rickelton surpasses Virat Kohli’s record in World Test Championship
Rickelton surpassed Virat Kohli in the list of highest individual scores in the history of the World Test Championship (WTC). David Warner is in first position with an unbeaten 335 against Pakistan in 2019 while Harry Brook is in second spot with 317 against Pakistan in 2024. Zak Crawley is in third position with 267 against Pakistan in 2020.
Player
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Opposition
David Warner (AUS)
335*
418
39
1
v Pakistan
Harry Brook (ENG)
317
322
29
3
v Pakistan
Zak Crawley (ENG)
267
393
34
1
v Pakistan
Joe Root (ENG)
262
375
17
–
v Pakistan
Ryan Rickelton (SA)
259
343
29
3
v Pakistan
Virat Kohli (IND)
254*
336
33
2
v South Africa
South African opener Ryan Rickelton scored a remarkable 259 runs in the first innings of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands, Cape Town on Saturday, January 4. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
