Corbin Bosch gave Zimbabwe sleepless nights with the ball and bat, became the fourth South African player to do so
ZIM vs SA 1st Test, Corbin Bosch: Corbin Bosch has become the fourth South African cricketer to achieve the feat of scoring a century and taking 5 wickets in a Test match.
South Africa may have defeated hosts Zimbabwe in their first Test game that was conducted in Bulawayo by a margin of 328 runs, but South Africa all-rounder Corbin Bosch has won everyone's heart by showing brilliance with the ball as well as with the bat. In fact, the 30-year-old South African player scored a brilliant century in the first innings of the first Test match against Zimbabwe and then took 5 wickets in the second innings by bowling brilliantly. Based on this brilliant performance, he has included his name in the list of legends.
In fact, Corbin Bosch has become the fourth South African cricketer to achieve the feat of scoring a century and taking 5 wickets in a Test match. Before him, this feat was achieved by Jacques Kallis, Jimmy Sinclair, and Aubrey Faulkner.
For South Africa, Jacques Kallis has achieved the feat of scoring a century and taking five wickets in a Test match twice. Kallis did it for the first time in 1999 against the West Indies and the second time against Bangladesh in 2002. Thus, it is worth noting that Corbin Bosch is the first South African cricketer to score a century and take 5 wickets in a Test match in 23 years.