The declared their innings at 418/9.
Star player from South Africa, Corbin Bosch has been in a scintillating form in the last couple of years across international cricket and T20 leagues. The right-hand batter has also evolved a bit in the red ball format as he smashed his maiden Test century against Zimbabwe in the ongoing first Test after making a solid debut against Pakistan.
The Proteas’ all-rounder came out to bat at No.8 and ended up playing an unbeaten innings of 100 off 124 balls, becoming only the seventh South African to score a hundred in that batting order.
MDS
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MPS
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HS
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PAL
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BMP
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CCYMT
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BSP
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MAR
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MAR
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BMP
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CCYMT
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BSP
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MAR
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BSP
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SOST
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BSAS
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MAR
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BSAS
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MAR
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SOST
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BSAS
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BMP
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BMP
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SOST
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DGW-W
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TYP-W
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ENGU19
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INDU19
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ENG-W
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IND-W
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NWW
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MUR
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NK
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LLG
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YSS
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LEX
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GUC
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PCR
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GG
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MR
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TSKS
67/1
MINY
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SFU
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SOR
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CAO
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BES
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ALSC
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IRSCC
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TBC
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TBC
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IYH
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PTS
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BMB
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WTS
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CBG
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AMW
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IYH
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BMB
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CSG
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IDTT
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Bosch also surpassed the likes of Quinton de Kock and Shaun Pollock, who have earlier scored 91 and 99* at number eight.
Former South African wicketkeeper-batter Mark Boucher holds the record for the highest score for his country at number eight. JP Duminy is another player from South Africa who smashed a century at that position.
| Player | Scores at No.8 |
| Mark Boucher | 122* |
| EL Dalton | 117 |
| ARA Murray | 109 |
| DJ Richardson | 109 |
| PL Winslow | 108 |
| Corbin Bosch | 100* |
| JP Duminy | 100* |
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The dynamic all-rounder stepped onto the field when South Africa was reeling at 181-6. At that point, it was looking difficult for South Africa to reach 250 but Bosch had other plans. He batted patiently and supported Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who also played an innings of 153 runs.
After the wicket of Pretorius, the 30-year-old took the onus and kept tormenting the Zimbabwe bowlers all around the park. The likes of Keshav Maharaj and Codi Yusuf also provided support to Bosch and as a result, South Africa scored 418 runs in the first innings of the game. In the process of making a century, the Mumbai Indians’ batter also hit 10 fours, showing his finesse as a batter.
On the back of a terrific batting, Bosch proved that he can ace any format of the game. He will look to continue his dream form in the upcoming games also for South Africa.
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