South Africa’s new ‘Jacques Kallis’ hit 147 runs in the second innings of the Test, many wickets in bowling also: Kallis-like performance with 147 runs and several wickets in Test innings.

Delhi: South Africa’s all -rounder Vian Mulder scored a brilliant century in the second innings of the first Test match of the series against Zimbabwe. This is the second century of his Test career. Thanks to his innings, the Protiaz team has strengthened their hold in the match by taking a total lead of 537 runs.

Such is the combative innings of Mulder

In the second innings, when South Africa lost the first wicket for just 1 run, Vian Mulder came to the crease. While the wickets were falling continuously on the pitch of Bulavio, the Mulder batted well while taking one end. Mulder, who came to play on number-3, completed a century in the first session of the third day. Earlier, he was able to score only 17 runs in the first innings, but in the second innings he handled the team while batting with full responsibility. He scored 147 runs, including 17 fours and 2 sixes.

Mulder shines in bowling too

Before the batting, Mulder also showed amazing in bowling. He broke the back of opposition batsmen with 4 wickets in Zimbabwe’s first innings, due to which the hosts could only score 251 runs.

Second time in career scored century

Mulder, who made his debut in 2019, has so far scored 700+ runs in 33 innings of 20 Test matches. This includes 2 centuries and 1 half -century. Earlier, he also scored a century against Bangladesh. His record in bowling has also been impressive. So far, he has taken 35 wickets at an average of 25.22. His best bowling performance has been 4 wickets for 32 runs.

Jacques Kallis’s image seen in Mulder!

Jacques Kallis is counted among the world’s greatest all -rounders. He batted in the top order for South Africa and won many matches to the team with his fast bowling. Many records are recorded in his name in batting and bowling. Similarly, the image of Kallis is also seen in the Mulder, as the team’s head coach Shukri Konrad gave the star all -rounder a chance to bat at number three in the Test, where he is proving himself and is also harassing the opposition by his medium pace bowling.

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