Bedingham praises Mulder's composure for Proteas
At 24/2 in the 14th over of South Africa's first innings on day one of the second Test in Bulawayo on Sunday, when he joined Mulder, Bedingham knew the task was clear. The South African openers, Tony de Zorzi and debutant Lesego Senokwane, had allowed the Zimbabwean new ball bowlers to gain the upper hand, and the task for two most experienced batters in the top order was clear. Revert the pressure.
'It was about facing a certain number of balls and then trusting the surface, and the way Wessie played made me feel a lot more at ease,' Bedingham said.
Mulder, known as 'Wessie' on account of him hailing from the West Rand in Johannesburg, certainly played in a manner that suggested batting was easy. 'This pitch had less bounce than in the first Test,' said Bedingham.
'Maybe they missed a trick by bowling first.'
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