Mumbai Indians Star Joins Elusive List After Rare Hundred From No.8 In Just His Second Test Match
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.
South Africa Players Who Scored Centuries At No.8 Position
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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A Corbin Bosch Masterclass
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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