Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder both scored hundreds in South Africa's second innings at Cape Town, becoming the first No. 6 and No. 7 pair to achieve the feat in Test cricket since 1989.
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South Africa batters Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder both scored centuries in the second innings of the third Test against Australia at Newlands. Batted at No. 6 and No. 7, the duo became the first pair to achieve the feat in a team's second innings since 1989. Their efforts guided South Africa to 387 all out, setting Australia a fourth-innings victory target of 288 runs.
Rickelton compiled 101 runs and Mulder contributed 115, sharing a crucial 154-run partnership for the sixth wicket. They are only the fourth pair in Test history—and the first from South Africa—to achieve the milestone, matching historic feats by Australian pairs in 1937 and 1989.
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