Openers Rohit Sharma (176) and Mayank Agarwal (215) have put India in strong position at the end of day two of first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam. 

Earlier, India resumed batting on 202/0 and both the openers continued to score runs for fun and Mayank Agarwal brought up his maiden Test hundred. Rohit Sharma missed his double hundred and got out for 176 runs after sharing record 317 runs partnership with Mayank.

Mayank was rock solid and went on to convert his hundred into double and smashed 215 runs before getting out off Dean Elgar's bowling. Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari couldn't do much and India declared on 502/7 and at stumps South Africa were reeling at 39/3. 

All the major stats and facts from day two of first Test between India and South Africa in Visakhapatnam 

4 - Mayank Agarwal became the fourth Indian player to convert his first Test hundred into a double hundred. 

Indian batsmen to convert first Test hundred into double hundred -

200* - Dilip Sardesai vs NZ at Mumbai (BS), 1965

224 - Vinod Kambli vs ENG at Mumbai (WS), 1993

303* - Karun Nair vs ENG at Chennai, 2016

215 - Mayank Agarwal vs SA at Visakhapatnam, 2019

4 - It was the fourth instance of both Indian openers scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings of a Test match. 

Both Indian openers scoring 150+ runs in same Test innings -

Vinoo Mankad (231) & Pankaj Roy (173) vs NZ at Chennai, 1956

Murali Vijay (153) & Shikhar Dhawan (187) vs AUS at Mohali, 2013

Murali Vijay (150) & Shikhar Dhawan (173) vs BAN at Fatullah, 2015

Mayank Agarwal (215) & Rohit Sharma (176) vs SA at Visakhapatnam, 2019 

176 - Rohit Sharma's 176 is the fourth highest score in the first innings as an opener in Test cricket. 

Highest scores in the first Test innings as an opener -

201* - Brendon Kuruppu (SL) vs NZ at Colombo (CCC), 1987

200 - Graeme Smith (SA) vs BAN at East London, 2002 

187 - Shikhar Dhawan (IND) vs AUS at Mohali, 2013

176 - Rohit Sharma (IND) vs SA at Visakhapatnam, 2019

171 - Hamish Rutherford (NZ) vs ENG at Dunedin, 2013 

317 - Runs partnership between Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal is the third highest opening partnership for India in Test cricket.

Highest opening partnerships for India in Test cricket -

413 - Vinoo Mankad / Pankaj Roy vs NZ at Chennai, 1956

410 - Virender Sehwag / Rahul Dravid vs PAK at Lahore, 2006

317 - Mayank Agarwal / Rohit Sharma vs SA at Visakhapatnam, 2019

289 - Shikhar Dhawan / Murali Vijay vs AUS at Mohali, 213

283 - Shikhar Dhawan / Murali Vijay vs BAN at Fatullah, 2015