debut: 1/4/03
265,633 runs
Aiden Markram | Player of the Match:
(On if he’s scored more important runs ever) Not at all. Weird how things work out if you get a duck in the first innings and you come into the second innings, quite a few concerns. Ultimately you need a bit of luck here and there, spent some time in the middle and find runs, grateful things worked out quite nicely. It will yes. Lord's is the place every Test cricketer wants to play. All the members here, also plenty of South African fans have made the trip and it was one of the most special days. That's the case. It's always one side of the sword - you need to absorb and then think about scoring later. When you look at the wicket, the quality of bowling and you have an X amount of balls to face, it's about maximising scoring out of those balls. (Lyon) He is one of the very best in the world, we had plenty of banter with him on the field, I just said to him he is one of the best in the world. If this keeps spinning and goes into day 4, day 5 would have been an absolute handful. Always great to play against some of the best in the world, not just only him but many other players in that side. Really chuffed for our boys to have got over the line of course. (Bavuma) To be really honest, a lot of it came from him. He's always led from the front for us, he has been incredible for us, specifically in this campaign, these last 2-3 years. He obviously hurt it, but he did not want to walk off the field. He was never going to give up and found a way to score runs, really important runs and build an important partnership for us to get close. Those sort of knocks are something that I think a lot of people will end up remembering
(On if he’s scored more important runs ever) Not at all. Weird how things work out if you get a duck in the first innings and you come into the second innings, quite a few concerns. Ultimately you need a bit of luck here and there, spent some time in the middle and find runs, grateful things worked out quite nicely. It will yes. Lord's is the place every Test cricketer wants to play. All the members here, also plenty of South African fans have made the trip and it was one of the most special days. That's the case. It's always one side of the sword - you need to absorb and then think about scoring later. When you look at the wicket, the quality of bowling and you have an X amount of balls to face, it's about maximising scoring out of those balls. (Lyon) He is one of the very best in the world, we had plenty of banter with him on the field, I just said to him he is one of the best in the world. If this keeps spinning and goes into day 4, day 5 would have been an absolute handful. Always great to play against some of the best in the world, not just only him but many other players in that side. Really chuffed for our boys to have got over the line of course. (Bavuma) To be really honest, a lot of it came from him. He's always led from the front for us, he has been incredible for us, specifically in this campaign, these last 2-3 years. He obviously hurt it, but he did not want to walk off the field. He was never going to give up and found a way to score runs, really important runs and build an important partnership for us to get close. Those sort of knocks are something that I think a lot of people will end up remembering
