Corbin Bosch scores a career-best 81 on his Test debut for the Proteas against Pakistan.
Two days into the first Test match of his career and the cloud has not yet been discovered on which Corbin Bosch is residing. Injuries to seven seam bowlers may have provided the opportunity, but it's another thing altogether to grasp it with both hands in such an emphatic manner the way Bosch has done.
The 30-year-old all-rounder, playing on his home ground and that of his late father former Proteas fast bowler Tertius, may have thought it could not have got any better than a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket and a further three scalps on the opening day. But with the Proteas seemingly chucking away a potential lead after losing three wickets for 13 runs in the midst of an inspirational Naseem Sham burst, Bosch strode out to the crease for the first time in Test cricket at No 9.Bosch loves playing at SuperSport Park, and for a shade under two hours it was his little playground. Despite losing his senior partner Aiden Markram for a splendid 89 (144 balls; 15x4) not long after taking guard, Bosch rallied tailenders Kagiso Rabada and Dane Paterson to form two solid partnerships of 41 and 47 for the ninth and 10th wickets, respectively. Bosch played with the freedom of someone who knew that he could do no wrong as he drove and pulled ferociously. He also showed good game awareness for a Test rookie by farming the strike very well, especially with last man Paterson, who also entertained with the first maximum of the day. Each run drove a dagger into the hearts of the Pakistanis as they eventually saw Bosch strike an undefeated 81 (93 balls ; 15x4), which was also the debutant’s career-best first class score. The SuperSport Park crowd cried in anguish when Paterson eventually holed out as they were desperately urging Bosch on to what would have been a remarkable maiden Test century. But he had done his job for the team as the Proteas edged upwards to 301 for an invaluable 90-run first innings lea
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