In the new cycle of the World Test Championship, new records are being made every day. There was a competition for records in the India-England Test as well. So far, we have seen records of batting, bowling, and fielding. But an unknown all-rounder has created history in a single match, which no African player has been able to do in the last 23 years. This player had played only 2 Tests so far, while in his third Test, he has blown away the opponents with his all-around performance. This is a rare feat on the cricket field, which has surprised everyone.
Who is this new star
We are talking about South Africa’s fast bowler all-rounder Corbin Bosch. He created a stir with his performance in the Test match against Zimbabwe. This was Bosch’s third Test match and with his strong performance, he has cemented his place in the team. Corbin Bosch took a total of 5 wickets in this match. Not only this, he also scored a brilliant century with the bat. His performance shows that he can become an important pillar of South African cricket in the coming times.
This feat happened after 23 years
Corbin Bosch has become the 5th all-rounder of South Africa to score a century and open the innings in the same Test match. The last time Jacques Kallis did this feat was in 2002 in a match against Bangladesh, where he scored 139 runs not out and also took 5 wickets. For the last 23 years, no South African all-rounder has been able to do this feat. But now Corbin Bosch’s name has also been included in this glorious list, which has sealed his historic achievement.
Start of the innings after the century
Talking about the match, South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. For this team, Luhan Drie Pretorius played a brilliant innings of 153 runs in his debut match. After this, Corbin Bosch came in the end and played a century innings of 100 runs to take the team’s score to 418.
In response, Zimbabwe’s team was all out for 251 runs and during this time Bosch did not get any wicket. In the second innings, Bosch again showed his magic with the bat and scored 36 runs, which helped South Africa score 369 runs. After this, he created history with the ball and took 5 wickets. The South African team registered a spectacular victory by defeating Zimbabwe by a huge margin of 328 runs, in which Bosch’s all-round performance played an important role.