Kyle Verreynne Shines with a Century Against Bangladesh
South African wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne succeeded in scoring a brilliant century in the South African innings in the first Test match against Bangladesh. Kyle Verreynne played an innings of 114 runs off 144 balls. By scoring a century, Kyle has equaled a special record.
Kyle Verreynne has now become the third wicketkeeper-batsman of South Africa to score a century in Tests in Asia. Before Kyle Verreynne, AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock had done this feat for South Africa.
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A Special Achievement for Verreynne
First of all, in the year 2013, AB played an innings of 164 runs while playing against Pakistan in Dhaka. At the same time, Quinton de Kock played an innings of 111 runs against India while playing in Visakhapatnam in the year 2019.
Now Kyle Verreynne has succeeded in playing an innings of 114 runs against Bangladesh in the Mirpur Test. Apart from this, Kyle Verreynne has become the first South African wicketkeeper to score a century on Bangladeshi soil.
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Bangladesh Struggles, Taijul Islam Shines
Let us tell you that this is Kyle Verreynne’s second century in Tests. Earlier, the Bangladesh team could score only 106 runs in their first innings. Kagiso Rabada, Wiaan Mulder, and Keshav Maharaj managed to take three wickets each from South Africa. At the same time, the South African team could score only 308 runs in their first innings.
South Africa has got a lead of 202 runs based on the first innings. Bangladesh fast bowler Taijul Islam bowled brilliantly and was successful in taking 5 wickets. In the first Test, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.
This first Test has set an exciting tone, with South Africa gaining a solid advantage.
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