Ryan Rickelton became the first South Africa batter to score a Test double ton in nine years during the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town on Saturday.
The left-handed batter reached the milestone off 266 balls and became the first South African since Hashim Amla, in 2016, to score a double hundred in the format.
He opened the batting with Aiden Markram and stitched a mammoth 235-run stand with skipper Temba Bavuma for the fourth wicket to put South Africa in command.
Rickelton, who made his Test debut in 2022, struck his maiden hundred in the format against Sri Lanka in December. He was picked by Mumbai Indians for Rs. 1 crore during the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in November.
