A debutant breaks Miandad Record in SA vs Zim First Test Day 1

A debutant breaks Miandad Record in SA vs Zim First Test Day 1

The new kid from South Africa Lhuan-dre Pretorius shines in his first international red ball match. The new member breaks the 49-year record of Javed Miandad. In the first test after becoming the world champions, new skipper Maharaj won the toss and went for the batting first.

In the early session of the game, the home team controlled the result in their favour. But, then a new talent came on the pitch at fifth spot when the scorecard was 23/3. The left-hander shows his positive mindset on the fourth delivery with a maximum. He deliver 95 runs stand with his new mate Brevis.

The teenager completed his hundred with a strike rate of 89. He touches the triple-figure quickest as a South African debutant with his aggressive approach. He did not stop there and has reached 150 with his continuous class. He overtakes Miandad’s record of youngest to hit a 150 in Tests cricket.

He also gets over from AB D Villiers in the milestone of quickest 150 as a Proteas batter. Mr.360 has done this against mighty Aussies in 162 deliveries, While his junior used 157 balls to achieve this. Due to his outclass knock, South Africa finishes the SA vs Zim first Test day 1 with a suitable score of 418.

His partner Dewald Brevis in his first appearance scores fiery 51 on 41 deliveries. He also made a record of quickest fifty in a debut match. The all-rounder Corbin Bosch also slams his first red ball century. With a strike of 80, he hit 10 boundaries and remain not out at the end of the day 1.

South Africa vs Zimbabwe Day 1 Summary

South Africa 418/9
Lhuan-dre Pretorius 153
Tanaka Chivanga 83/4

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