Matt Renshaw Ends 9 Year Wait, Creates Multiple Records With Hundred In Durban Test

Matt Renshaw scores a century - (Source: AFP)Australia star batter Matt Renshaw has ended his 9 year long wait and brought up his 2nd Test century in the ongoing Test against South Africa. Renshaw, who was put into the middle order, struck a patient 205-ball century to put the Aussies in a comfortable position.The knock came when Australia were in deep trouble against arch-rivals. Renshaw walked to bat when the Baggy Greens were 84/3. The visitors kept losing wickets at the other end, but the southpaw didn’t throw his wicket away from one end.Matt Renshaw Ends 9 Year Wait For A CenturyMatt Renshaw made his Australia Test debut in 2016. He had to wait till 2017 to score his maiden Test ton, which came against Pakistan. Despite averaging 37.84 in 2017, Renshaw was kept out of the scheme of things. The southpaw made a return to the playing XI after 3 years in the recently concluded Test against Bangladesh, where he failed to do anything significant. However, the ton has come at the right time for him because he was under the scanner before this innings.Matt Renshaw Breaks Plethora of Records With Century1st Australian To Score A Century in 12 yearsMatt Renshaw becomes the first Australian to score a Test century in South Africa in 12 years, since David Warner’s 145 in Cape Town in 2014. The Rainbow Nation has been a cursing ground for the Baggy Greens and it had been 12 years since a century in this country.David Warner was the last Australian to slam a ton in South Africa which came in 2014. Now, 12 years later, Matt Renshaw has ended the drought.ALSO READ"Fighting Knock": Fans Hail Cummins And Matt Renshaw For Heroic Australian Recovery1st Century By Visiting Member Since 2022As mentioned above, Durban has been difficult batting place for the batters. Before, Renshaw, Bangladesh’s Mahmudul Hasan Joy was the last visiting batter in four years to score a century in Durban, when he amassed 137 in 2022.The left-handed batter also becomes the first visiting batter in four years to score a century in Durban.1st Century By Australian in Durban in 17 YearsRenshaw has also become the first Australian to score a Test century in Durban in 17 years, since Phillip Hughes scored 160 in 2009.ALSO READJosh Inglis Set To Re-enter Australia Squad For 2nd Test vs South Africa: Report