New Delhi. South Africa has made a strong hold in the first test match against host Bangladesh. In this match being played in Dhaka, the visiting team has taken a lead of 202 runs in the first innings. Kyle Warren played an important role in taking South Africa to this strong position. He scored 134 runs in the match. Kyle Warren is the first South African wicketkeeper to score a century against Bangladesh at home. This is his second test century overall.
When 27-year-old Kyle Warren came to bat against Bangladesh, South Africa had lost 5 wickets for 99 runs. From this position, Kyle Warren took his team beyond 308 runs. He was the last African batsman to be out. Bangladesh team has scored 106 runs in the first innings. In this way South Africa got a lead of 202 runs in the first innings.
Win will change the face of WTC points table
After this, South Africa gave quick shocks to Bangladesh in the second innings also. He had taken 3 wickets of the host team for just 59 runs. Looking at the dominance of the African team, it seems that it will win this match. If this happens then he will benefit from it in the WTC point table. If they win the series, they can get 12 points, which will change the face of the WTC points table.
Third African keeper-batsman to score a Test century in Asia
Kyle Warren is the third South African wicketkeeper batsman to score a Test century in Asia. Before him, only AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock could achieve this feat. AB had played an inning of 164 runs against Pakistan in Dubai in 2013. Quinton de Kock has played an inning of 111 runs in the Visakhapatnam Test against India in 2019.
FIRST PUBLISHED : October 22, 2024, 4:01 PM IST
