South Africa
The second Test match will be played between hosts Bangladesh and South Africa in Chattogram. Just like in the first Test match, in this match too South Africa has pushed Bangladesh back thanks to their excellent batting. South Africa scored a huge score in the first innings of the second day thanks to centuries from 3 batsmen. South Africa declared their first innings at 577/6 runs. In this way, the African team managed to obtain its third highest score in the test in Asia. South Africa scored 550+ for the fourth time in the history of Test cricket, in which three brilliant centuries played a major role.
South Africa’s highest test score in Asia
- 584/9d v Pakistan, Abu Dhabi, 2010
- 583/7d v. Bangladesh, Chittagong, 2008
- 577/6d v. Bangladesh, Chittagong, 2024*
- 558/6d v. India, Nagpur, 2010
- 540 against India, Chennai, 2008
In addition to Tony De Georgi and Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder scored brilliant centuries for the South African team. Tony De Georgi played the highest innings of 177 runs. He hit 12 fours and 4 sixes in this brilliant innings. At the same time, Tristan Stubbs scored 106 runs with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes. While Mulder played 105 innings on the basis of 8 fours and 4 sixes.
In this first South African innings, all the batsmen together hit a total of 17 sixes and created a new record. In fact, South Africa has achieved a new record by hitting the most sixes in the first innings of a Test match. He broke his own 14-year-old record. In the year 2010, South Africa had achieved the feat of scoring 15 sixes in an innings of a Test match against the West Indies.
Most sixes hit by South Africa in an innings of a Test match
- 17 against Bangladesh, Chittagong, 2024*
- 15 against West Indies, Basseterre, 2010
- 12 against Australia, Cape Town, 2009
- 12 against India, Centurion, 2010
South Africa hit 17 sixes and equaled the record of Australia, which is third in terms of most sixes in a Test innings. Australia had hit 17 sixes in an innings of a Test match against Zimbabwe 21 years ago, in 2003. New Zealand holds the record for most sixes in an innings.
Most sixes per team in a Test innings
- 22 Sixes – New Zealand (vs Pakistan) – Sharjah, 2014
- 18 Sixes – India (vs England) – Rajkot, 2024
- 17 Sixes – Australia (vs Zimbabwe) – Perth, 2003
- 17 Sixes – South Africa (vs Bangladesh) – Chattogram, 2024
- 16 Sixes – Sri Lanka (vs Ireland) – Galle, 2023
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