IND vs SA: "Now likes of Senuran Muthusamy are smashing 100s against us in home tests"- Fans react to Proteas' all-rounder ton in Guwahati

Senuran Muthusamy reached his century in second session on day 2 of the Guwahati test.

Indian Cricket Team and South Africa Cricket Team are squaring off in the second test, which is underway at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. On day 2 of the clash on Sunday, November 23, Proteas all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy hammered an impeccable century to overpower Indian bowlers.

Muthusamy showed brilliant defensive technique against Indian spinners, reaching his half-century in the first session on day 2. Later, he went on to hammer a ton in the second session, reaching the three-figure mark in 192 deliveries. This was also his maiden ton in the longest format of the game.

While Indian bowlers looked decent on day one, they completely failed to get the better off Muthusamy. With his impeccable knock, he propelled the team’s scoreboard to a 425-plus mark for the loss of seven wickets. He also etched crucial stands of 88 runs with Kyle Verreynne and 94* with Marco Jansen, who also hit a century.

Fans hail Senuran Muthusamy’s marvellous ton in the Guwahati test on X

The 31-year-old batter earned a lot of appreciation from fans for his marvellous ton in the clash. Fans stormed the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) with numerous tweets to laud his crucial knock. Have a look at some of the tweets below.

Meanwhile, South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bat first in the Guwahati test. During the toss, he had revealed that Muthusamy was picked as a replacement for Corbin Bosch. The move emerged fruitful with Muthusamy’s impeccable ton in the clash, which is the first century by any batter in the series so far.

Ahead of the lunch on day 2, the Temba Bavuma & Co. reached 428/7 on the scoreboard, with Muthusamy (107*) and Marco Jansen (51*) at the strike. So far, Kuldeep Yadav is the most successful bowler with his three wickets, followed by Ravindra Jadeja with two scalps. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have taken one scalp each. The visitors lead the two-match series 1-0 after winning the opening game by 30 runs.

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