South Africa’s incredible lower-order fightback in Ranchi has produced a rare statistical landmark. Marco Jansen (70) and Corbin Bosch (67) have become the latest South African pair to register 50-plus scores from No.7 or lower in the same ODI innings — a feat achieved only four times before today.
Multiple 50-plus scores from No.7 or lower for South Africa in ODIs:
• Dale Benkenstein (69) & Lance Klusener (54)* vs WI, Cape Town, 1999
• Shaun Pollock (52) & Lance Klusener (52)* vs ZIM, Chelmsford, 1999 WC
• Mark Boucher (55) & Lance Klusener (52)** vs AUS, Johannesburg, 2000
• Justin Kemp (100) & Andrew Hall (56)** vs IND, Cape Town, 2006
• Marco Jansen (70) & Corbin Bosch (67) vs IND, Ranchi, 2025
With their counter-attacking partnership, Jansen and Bosch have now entered this exclusive list, underlining one of South Africa’s finest lower-order rescue acts in ODI cricket.