Corbin Bosch 67(51): The No.8 Debutant Who Turned Ranchi Into His Personal T20 Blast!
Ranchi, 30 November 2025 – When South Africa crashed to 228-7 chasing 350, every single person in the stadium (including the chai-wala) thought “match over, pack up, go home”.
Then walked in Corbin Bosch – a 30-year-old all-rounder on debut, batting at No.8, looking like a guy who came to carry drinks but forgot to change out of his whites.
51 balls later, he walked back with 67 runs (5 fours, 4 sixes, SR 131.37) and South Africa on 332 – just 18 runs short. India won by 17 runs, but for half an hour the entire country was sweating bullets.
8th wicket: 42 runs with Subrayen
9th wicket: 42 runs with Burger
10th wicket stand with Baartman: 20* runs
Took SA from 228-7 to 332-all out
How One Man Nearly Hijacked a 350-Chase
33.3 overs – Breetzke out for 72. 228-7. Required rate 10+. Tail exposed.
Bosch’s reply? “Hold my helmet.”
The Madness in Phases:
- With Subrayen (17) – 42-run stand. Started with a cheeky scoop for four.
- With Nandre Burger (17) – another 42-run stand. Burger actually looked like a proper batsman!
- With Baartman (0*) – 20* runs in 14 balls. Baartman blocked, Bosch blasted.
Best Shots You’ll See All Week:
- SIX off Kuldeep – reverse-sweep over deep point. Kuldeep’s face = priceless.
- SIX off Jadeja – down the track, smashed flat over long-off.
- SIX off Prasidh – short ball, upper-cut into the third tier.
- SIX off Arshdeep – full toss, thank you very much, deposited over mid-wicket.
Four sixes in 51 balls at No.8 on debut while chasing 350? Bro was playing a different game.
“I just backed myself and tried to hit through the line. Didn’t think about the situation, just enjoyed it.”
– Corbin Bosch (probably still smiling in the dressing room)
Funny Moments Only Bosch Can Deliver
- When he hit Kuldeep for six, Virat at slip turned to Rohit and said something – lip readers swear it was “Yeh banda kahan se aaya?!”
- After his fifty (42 balls), he celebrated by… pointing to the dressing room like “Guys, I’m still here!”
- Last over – needed 28 off 6. Bosch on strike. First ball six. Second ball four. Rohit’s face went from mid-off = pure panic.
- Out in the 49.2 over – caught at long-off trying one big shot too many. Walked back to a standing ovation from Indian crowd. Class.
By the Numbers – Why This Knock Was Insane
- Highest score by a No.8 on ODI debut (beats previous record of 64)
- Most runs by a South African No.8+ vs India in ODIs
- 104 runs added for the last 3 wickets – Bosch involved in all of them
- Turned a certain 150-run defeat into a nail-biting 17-run loss
Final Over Drama (The Heart Attack Zone)
49th over – SA need 28 off 12 balls. Prasidh bowling.
- Ball 1 – SIX
- Ball 2 – 4
- Ball 3 – 2
- Ball 4 – 1
- Ball 5 – 1
- Ball 6 – Caught at long-off. 332 all out.
India won by 17 runs… but for 10 minutes the entire nation was hiding behind the sofa.
Player of the Match? Debate Opened
Kohli got it for 135. Fair. But Twitter was flooded with:
“If there was a ‘Spirit of Cricket’ award for scaring the living daylights out of India, Corbin Bosch wins it hands down.”
Final Verdict
Corbin Bosch didn’t win the match for South Africa.
But he won every single heart in the stadium – including the Indian ones.
67 off 51 at No.8 on debut while chasing 350? That’s not just a knock.
That’s a bloody movie script.
Someone call Netflix.
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