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Corbin Bosch had a memorable outing for South Africa within the recently concluded first Test against Zimbabwe.
Corbin Bosch scored a ton and took a five-for. (AFP Photo)
South African Corbin Bosch played a key role in world champion South Africa brushing aside Zimbabwe in the primary Test of their two-match series in Bulawayo. Bosch, playing in only the second Test of his international profession, scored an unbeaten century before taking a five-for as South Africa stormed to a 328-run win on Tuesday on the Queens Sports Club.
Bosch thus became just the fourth South African cricketer to finish the double of a century and a five-wicket haul in the identical Test. He joins the likes of Jimmy Sinclair (1899), Aubrey Faulkner (1910) and Jacques Kallis (1999 and 2002) within the elite list.
Sinclair was the primary ever player to achieve this while Faulkner the second.
Bosch is the primary South African to achieve this in an away Test.
The 30-year-old made his Test debut in December 2024, against Pakistan in Centurion. He enjoyed a prolific first outing in Test whites, scoring an unbeaten 81 and taking five wickets through the contest. He also recorded a golden duck within the second innings at the same time as South Africa accomplished a two-wicket win in Centurion.
South Africa Equal Longest Winning Streak
The win was South Africa’s ninth straight in Test cricket and so they have drawn level with their longest such streak set in 2002-03. Their current run began with a 40-run win over the West Indies in August 2024. Last month, they created history by winning their first ever ICC World Test Championship after dethroning the defending champions Australia in a pulsating final held at Lord’s.
With 16 wins in a row, Australia hold the record for the longest winning streak in Test history. Their first such run began in October 1999 till February 2001 before repeating the feat between 2005 and 2008.
Zimbabwe’s Heaviest Defeat
The defeat was Zimbabwe’s heaviest by way of run-margin in Tests. Prior to the most recent thrashing, their biggest defeat (by runs) in a Test got here by the hands of Sri Lanka – 315 runs in Galle.
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