Following a bashing of his first Test century in just his second Test outing for the Proteas, Corbin Bosch also claimed a brilliant five-wicket haul to aid his team in securing a humongous 328 runs victory. In doing so, the 30-year-old became the first South African cricketer since Jacques Kallis in 2002 to score a century and claim five wickets in the same Test match.
Corbin Bosch becomes the first South African since Jacques Kallis in 2002 to hit a hundred and take a five-wicket haul in the same men's Test 🙌 pic.twitter.com/jfCVyjJxHD
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Steal Deal For MI
The INR 75 lakhs signing recruit, who signed up with the five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions as a replacement for Lizaad Williams due to an injury in IPL 2025, has certainly made his point with his current performances to be thought of as a priority retention for IPL 2026.
SA Vs ZIM Highlights
The World Test Champions (WTC) retained holders continued their dominance in Test cricket, beating their neighbors, Zimbabwe, easily. Batting first, the Proteas scored 418/9d, thanks to two centuries by Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Corbin Bosch. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 251 in reply as Wiaan Mulder excelled with the ball with a four-wicket haul.
Mulder then followed through with the bat as well with a classy four-wicket century (147) as South Africa gave the rivals a mountainous target of 537. Bosch, who also took 36 in the second innings, skittled the Zimbabwe top and middle-order as they were bundled out for a paltry 208. Zimbabwe skipper Craig Ervine (49) and Wellington Masakadza (57) held up the Proteas’ victory by adding 83 for the sixth wicket before Bosch had Ervine astutely caught at short leg by Tony de Zorzi.
