In the second Test against South Africa, Australian bowler Scott Boland is batting after facing more than 150 balls.
Australia won the toss and chose to bowl in this match. South Africa declared at 425/9 in the first innings.
Australia, who batted next, were all out for 99 in their first innings. After that, following on, Australia is batting in the second innings.
Scott Boland, who came in as the night watchman yesterday evening, is batting brilliantly. Usually known for his bowling, he is now impressing with the bat as well.
Because of Hazlewood, the 37-year-old has not been getting many opportunities in matches and has played only 24 matches so far.
It is also noteworthy that Boland is the second Australian player in this match to have batted for more than 100 balls. He is currently batting on 40 runs, surpassing his previous highest score.
Fans usually say that Scott Boland, who excels in bowling, deserves a statue in Australia. Those who said this for his bowling are now saying it for his batting as well.
At present, the Australian team has scored 253 runs for the loss of 6 wickets and is trailing by 73 runs. South Africa still needs 4 wickets to win.
Scott Boland has now faced more than 100 balls in a Test innings for the first time in his career.
— Cricinfo (@cricinfo) October 22, 2026
Fighter. pic.twitter.com/9bGuXIqyLp
Dear Australian top-order batters, please make Scott Boland your batting coach and learn the art of defensive batting from him. He’s genuinely better at defending the ball than most of Australia’s top-order batters! pic.twitter.com/eqly2M0pK2
— India Spectator (@IndiaSpectator1) October 22, 2026
What an atrocious shot from a 127 test capped seasoned campaigner Steve Smith. Just terrible. He has let the team down big time.
— Troll cricket unlimitedd (@TUnlimitedd) October 22, 2026
Pitch is doing absolutely nothing, even a tailender like Scott Boland is batting comfortably- giving his 100% effort for the team and he goes on to…