In the ongoing Rawalpindi Test between South Africa and Pakistan, Senuran Muthusamy, who has a special connection to India, caused havoc for the Pakistanis.
He batted brilliantly.
Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Test between Pakistan and South Africa has become very exciting. Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat first. In such a situation, Pakistan was all out after scoring 333 runs in the first innings. After this, South Africa batted brilliantly. Tristan Stubbs and Tony Di Giorgi scored runs in the top order. After this, Senuran Muthusamy, who has a special connection with India, scored runs in the lower order. Kagiso Rabada also played a quick innings of 71 runs. Keshav Maharaj also showed good strength with the bat.
Senuran Muthusamy scored the highest 89 runs.
Senuran Muthusamy remained unbeaten against Pakistan in the first innings. He faced 155 balls and scored an unbeaten 89 runs. His innings included 8 fours. The Pakistani bowlers struggled against Muthusamy, and Pakistan had no answer to him. South Africa was all out for 409 runs in the first innings, taking a lead of 76 runs. Senuran Muthusamy and Kagiso Rabada shared a 98-run partnership for the last wicket.
Who is Senuran Muthusamy?
Senuran Muthusamy was born on 22 February 1994 in Durban, South Africa. He is a resident of South Africa. However, he has a special connection with Tamil Nadu, India. Muthusamy’s roots are connected to South India and his ancestors lived in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. Senuran made his Test debut against India in 2019. His first wicket in Test cricket was Virat Kohli.
31-year-old Muthusamy has so far played 6 Tests (excluding the Rawalpindi Test), 5 ODIs and 5 T20 matches for South Africa. He has 22 wickets in Tests, 6 in ODIs and 5 in T20s. Senuran Muthusamy made his ODI and T20 debut in 2025.