Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – E be like say South African cricketers don come show serious groove! For di first Test wey dem play against Zimbabwe for Queens Sports Club, Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Corbin Bosch don score their first test hundreds to carry South Africa from 22 for 3 and 55 for 4 to a fine total of 418 for 9 at di end of di day.
Wetin make dis game sweet be say Pretorius, wey just 19 years and 93 days, don become di youngest South African wey don score century for him test debut – no be small matter o! He even break record to be di youngest man wey don score 150 for tests. Wetin we go talk for dis kind level? Na wah!
Early morning session no gree South Africa enjoy am at all. Di bowlers for Zimbabwe, Blessed Muzarabani and Tanaka Chivanga, dey give dem hot pace as dem slice through di Proteas top order. Caretaker captain Keshav Maharaj win toss, choose to bat first but chai, as dem get 23 for 3, dem fit don dey shake body.
Wiaan Mulder join Pretorius as dem try to bring some recovery, but di pins wey dem set for di pitch no gree easy. Mulder run out for 23rd over with some quick thinking from Muzarabani. By lunch time, Pretorius don reach 44 runs after 48 balls. (No be to chop 10 balls na he dey chop!)
Second half of di day, na story change come be! Pretorius and die other debutant Dewald Brevis begin serious assault on di Zimbabwe bowlers. Di two guys score 95 runs for 88 balls for fifth wicket. Brevis dey dance around di bowl; he carry three sixes from Vincent Masekesa. No be so dem dey play ball again o!
Chivanga and Muzarabani still dey try hold di ground with 4 wickets and 2 wickets respectively, but di spinners wey Zimbabwe get no fit keep that pressure up. Dey just dey give South Africans free runs as dem scatter dem shots all over di field!
As Pretorius collect him century, he don’t slow down. He go on to pile more runs, finally finish with 153 runs off 160 balls. Di guy just dey hold di ball like na him papa place! Later on, Bosch join di party, dey hit hundred as di runs keep flying like say dem wan take dem go market.
“Na dream wey come true for me,” Pretorius talk after di game, “I no believe say I fit perform like dis. E dey like I just dey dream.”
For di end of di day, Zimbabwe try make am work but no fit. Di pressure wey dem bowlers fit give only hold dem ground small. Na di young Proteas dey perform like champions today! Make we see wetin go happen next time wey dem step on di pitch!
