Wicketkeeper gets a ton in second Test to put Proteas on the way to victory
SA wicketkeeper-batter Kyle Verreynne celebrates his maiden hundred during day four of the second and final Test against New Zealand at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/KAI SCHWOERER
Verreynne put on two partnerships of 78 runs, first with Mulder and later with Kagiso Rabada, to disorientate the New Zealand attack as the lead grew bigger. Verreynne was involved in five partnerships that swung the match in SA's favour, including the one with Rabada.His maiden unbeaten hundred pulled the Proteas to within six wickets of a series-levelling victory after New Zealand’s difficult start to their chase in pursuit of 425 runs.
Pressure was starting to mount after he offered 18 and 30 in the first Test against New Zealand, which SA lost by an embarrassing innings and 276 runs in two and a half days. But the former Wynberg Boys High pupil responded in emphatic style with 4 and 136 not out in the second Test. “You read a lot of stuff that people are writing technically and there were a lot of questions being asked of myself.
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