5 standout Test Performances in 2018

Virat Kohli (right) and Cheteshwar Pujara scripted few of the great individual knocks in 2018
Virat Kohli (right) and Cheteshwar Pujara scripted few of the great individual knocks in 2018

Brendan Taylor's twin centuries at Dhaka

Brendan Taylor became the first Zimbabwe batsman to score twin centuries in a Test for two times
Brendan Taylor became the first Zimbabwe batsman to score twin centuries in a Test for two times

Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh in November to play a couple of Tests. Looking at the African nation's performance in the recent past, it should have been a cakewalk for Bangladesh in spin friendly conditions. But the brilliance of Sean Williams and disciplined bowling effort won Zimbabwe their overseas Test win since 2001.

But the pride-hurt Bangladeshis hit back in the second Test by posting a mammoth 522 in the first innings. Zimbabwe slumped to 131 for 5 before Peter Moor joined Brendan Taylor. The latter had come out of retirement last year to play for Zimbabwe again. But his return had not brought as many runs as Taylor and Zimbabwe expected.

After a modest outing in the first Test, the pressure was on for the former captain. Batting at No. 3, he dropped the anchor and steadied the ship at one end which wickets were falling at the other. He forged a 139 run partnership with Moor for the sixth wicket. He scored a fine 110 which helped Zimbabwe cross 300 but unfortunately couldn't lessen the lead below 200.

When set to chase a mammoth target of 443, all the Zimbabwe batsmen buckled under pressure against Bangladeshi spinners except Taylor who took the attack to opposition almost single-handed. He played well against the Bangladesh spinners who seemed to be too hot to handle.

His stroke-filled undefeated 106 of 167 couldn't win the match for his team, but Taylor became the first Zimbabwean to score centuries in both innings of a Test match on two occasions. It marked a great comeback for the most accomplished batsman of his side.

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