SA vs PAK: Corbin Bosch smashes batting record on debut, helps South Africa take big lead against Pakistan
SA vs PAK: Corbin Bosch smashes batting record on debut, helps South Africa take big lead against Pakistan
South Africa’s Corbin Bosch registered the highest score by a debutant batting at No. 9 during the first Test against Pakistan at Centurion on Friday.
He struck an unbeaten 93-ball 81 to guide South Africa to 301 and helped his team take a sizeable 90-run lead. Bosch’s 47-run partnership for the last wicket with Dane Paterson was instrumental in the Proteas assuming a significant advantage in the game.
Paterson was eventually dismissed for a 16-ball 12 by Saim Ayub, leaving Bosch stranded on 81. Only opener Aiden Markram, who scored 89 off 144, amassed more runs than Bosch in South Africa’s first innings.
On the opening day of the match, Paterson and Bosch had wrecked Pakistan’s batting by picking nine wickets between them. While Paterson nabbed his second consecutive five-wicket haul in Tests, debutant Bosch made a mark by becoming only the fifth South African to take a wicket with the first delivery of his career in the longest format.
