New Delhi: The two-match Test series between South Africa and West Indies has started from Tuesday. On the first day of this Test series played under the World Test Championship (WTC), two players made their Test debut for South Africa. Temba Bavuma, who took the field as Test captain for the first time after taking over from Dean Elgar, made debuts for top-order batsman Tony De Georgi and bowler Gerald Coetzee. Although Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram did the opening. Let us know who are the two players who made their Test debut for South Africa.
Tony has scored triple century in first class
25 year old Tony DeGeorge is a talented player. He has scored 2953 runs in 86 innings of 54 first class matches. His average is 37.85. The special thing is that he has also scored a triple century in the first class. He played an unbeaten inning of 304 runs in a match. Tony has 7 centuries and 12 half-centuries in his name in this format. At the same time, in 71 matches of List A, he has scored 2368 runs at an average of more than 38. He has 972 runs in 53 T20 matches. This is the reason why this batsman, who has been showing off his skills for a long time, was given a debut by Temba in his team. Earlier in December 2021, he was seen playing a match against India A.
.@Tonydezorzi33 receiving his maiden Test cap gives us all the feels 🇿🇦#SAvWI #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/JYqLABA0nF
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) February 28, 2023
“Gerald, this is the most important cap we all possess” – Anrich Nortje🗣️
Congratulations on making your Test debut Gerald Coetzee 👍#SAvWI #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/X1lFAoAmAt
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) February 28, 2023
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
2⃣ debutants
🧢 Tony de Zorzi and Gerald Coetzee make their Test debuts
🏏 Captain Temba Bavuma has won the toss and will bat first🗒️ Ball by ball https://t.co/KNz7vLG39F
📺 SuperSport Grandstand 201#SAvWI #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/XoSVQ6o1yC— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) February 28, 2023
who is gerald coetzee
While talking about Gerald Coetzee, he is a right-arm fast bowler. He has created a sensation by taking 50 wickets in 16 first-class matches. His average is 30.30 and economy is 3.41. He has taken 4 wickets four times and 5 wickets once. He has 20 wickets in 12 List A matches and 54 wickets in 38 T20 matches. He has played for the Joburg Super Kings in the SA T20 League. In the first class match played on March 15, he made a place in the mind of the selectors by taking 5 wickets in an innings. Finally he got a chance to debut.
