KL Rahul's unbeaten century helped Team India reach a dominating position on the opening day of the first Test of the three-match series against South Africa at the SuperSport Park, Centurion.

At stumps on day 1, India's score read 272/3 with KL Rahul (122*) and Ajinkya Rahane (40*) unbeaten at the crease. For South Africa, Lungi Ngidi was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped three wickets, including Indian skipper Virat Kohli.