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Mulder is playing the role of acting captain in the current Test match against Zimbabwe. Along with this, he has also become a player to make the biggest personal score on captaincy debut for South Africa.
Delhi: South Africa’s talented all -rounder Vian Mulder has scored a third century of his Test career, playing a brilliant century in the second match of the two matches against Zimbabwe. In the first innings of this match being played in Bulveo, Mulder completed a century in 116 balls and brought the team to a strong position. This is his second consecutive Test century. Earlier, he played a great innings of 147 runs in the second innings of the first Test.
In the second Test, the Mulder landed at the crease after the beginning of South Africa’s start. The team took the front when he lost his first wicket on the score of just 11 runs. The Mulder, who came to bat on number-3, completed the century while batting in a restrained style in the second session of the first day. During this, he along with David Bedingham, in a crucial partnership, was brought to the team from the initial crisis.
In the first Test too, Mulder performed brilliantly with the bat. He scored 147 runs in 206 balls, including 17 fours and 2 sixes. His strike rate was 71.36. Along with batting, he also showed power in bowling. In Zimbabwe’s first innings, he took 4 wickets for 50 runs. However, he could not get any success in the second innings.
Apart from Zimbabwe, Mulder has also scored a century against Bangladesh. He has so far batted against this team in 6 innings in 4 Tests, out of which he has scored a total of 209 runs while being unbeaten once. His average has been 41.80. 1 century and 1 half -century has come out of his bat against Bangladesh, while his highest score has been an unbeaten 105 runs.
If we talk about his Test career, then Mulder made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2019. So far, he has scored more than 850 runs in 34 innings of 21 Test matches. He has 3 centuries and 1 half -century in his name. In bowling too, he has taken 35 wickets at an average of 25.60, in which his best performance has been 4 wickets for 32 runs.
For your information, let us know that Mulder is playing the role of caretaker in the current Test match against Zimbabwe. Along with this, he has also become a player to make the biggest personal score on captaincy debut for South Africa. Till this news was written, the right -handed batsmen were batting unbeaten for 126 runs.
This constant performance of Vian Mulder shows that he is emerging as a trusted all -rounder for South Africa in Test cricket.
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