South Africa’s Corbin Bosch registered the best rating by a debutant batting at No. 9 in the course of the first Check towards Pakistan at Centurion on Friday.
He struck an unbeaten 93-ball 81 to information South Africa to 301 and helped his group take a sizeable 90-run lead. Bosch’s 47-run partnership for the final wicket with Dane Paterson was instrumental within the Proteas assuming a major benefit within the recreation.
Paterson was finally dismissed for a 16-ball 12 by Saim Ayub, leaving Bosch stranded on 81. Solely opener Aiden Markram, who scored 89 off 144, amassed extra runs than Bosch in South Africa’s first innings.
On the opening day of the match, Paterson and Bosch had wrecked Pakistan’s batting by selecting 9 wickets between them. Whereas Paterson nabbed his second consecutive five-wicket haul in Exams, debutant Bosch made a mark by changing into solely the fifth South African to take a wicket with the primary supply of his profession within the longest format.
Highest scores by No. 9 on debut in Exams
- Corbin Bosch (SA) – 81* (92) – vs Pakistan (Centurion, 2024)
- Milan Rathnayake (SL) – 72 (135) – vs England (Manchester, 2024)
- Balwinder Sandhu (IND) – 71 (88) – vs Pakistan (Hyderabad, 1983)
- Darren Gough (ENG) – 65 (126) – vs New Zealand (Manchester, 1994)
- Monde Zondeki (SA) – 59 (128) – vs England (Leeds, 2003)