SA vs PAK: Rickelton-Bavuma’s century repeated 11 years old history, part of a special club formed on the basis of century innings
South Africa vs Pakistan: Rickelton-Bavuma’s century repeated 11 years old history.
SA vs PAK Cape Town Test: The second match of the 2-match Test series is being played between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands Cape Town, the first day of which was entirely in the name of the host African team. At the end of the first day’s play, South Africa had scored 316 runs in its first innings at the loss of 4 wickets, in which opening batsman Ryan Rickelton was unbeaten on 176 runs and African team captain Temba Bavuma also scored 106 runs with the bat. An excellent century innings was also seen. Due to this century of both, history was seen repeating on the Newlands ground after 11 years.
Bavuma-Rikelton became part of this special club
In the first day’s play of the Cape Town Test match, the South African team had lost three wickets at the score of 72 by lunch time, after which a record partnership of 235 runs was seen for the fourth wicket between Ryan Rickelton and Temba Bavuma. . This is the first time since 2013 that two batsmen have been successful in scoring century innings on the first day of a Test match at Newlands. Earlier, Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq of Pakistan team had scored centuries in the first day’s play in the same stadium in the year 2013, in which Younis Khan scored 111 runs while Asad Shafiq scored unbeaten 111 runs.
Temba Bavuma becomes the fifth African captain to score 500 plus Test runs in a season at home
African team captain Temba Bavuma’s bat has been seen speaking strongly this time in the home season in which he has become the 5th African team captain to score 500 plus runs for South Africa in a home season. Bavuma has so far scored 504 runs at an average of 72, in which further increase can be expected. The name of Faf du Plessis is at the first place in this list, who scored a total of 600 runs in the home season of 2017-18. The partnership of 235 runs between Rickelton and Bavuma is the fourth highest partnership for South Africa for any wicket in a Test against Pakistan.
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