Melbourne: South African Test skipper Dean Elgar completed 5,000 runs in Test cricket on Monday. The batter reached this landmark during his side’s second Test against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground. In the match, Elgar ended with a score of 26 runs in 68 balls with two boundaries in the first innings. Now, Elgar has 5,002 runs in 81 Tests and 142 innings at an average of 38.18. He has 13 Test centuries and 22 half-centuries. Elgar is the eighth-highest run scorer in Tests for South Africa. The highest Test run scorer for Proteas is all-rounder Jacques Kallis. He has 13,206 runs in 165 Tests and 278 innings at an average of 55.25. He has scored 45 centuries and 58 half-centuries, with the best score of 224. Following him are Hashim Amla (9,282), Graeme Smith (9,253), AB de Villiers (8,765), Gary Kirsten (7,289), Herschelle Gibbs (6,167) and Mark Boucher (5,498). (ANI)
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Elgar completes 5,000 runs in Test cricket
South Africa's captain Dean Elgar puts his helmet on in the nets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) ahead of the second cricket Test match between Australia and South Africa in Melbourne on December 24, 2022. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --
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Dec 27, 2022
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