[Watch] South Africa opener Tony de Zorzi’s ‘ice cold’ celebration after maiden Test ton

The Proteas achieved the milestone in style by smashing a boundary.

During the ongoing BAN vs SA 2nd Test, Proteas opener Tony de Zorzi brought out the ‘cold’ celebration after slamming his maiden Test century.

Zorzi, who remained unbeaten on Day 1 of the Test on 141* achieved the milestone in style by smashing a boundary off Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the 55th over of SA’s first innings.

Following the ton, the 27-year-old imitated Chelsea player Cole Palmer, who has made the celebration famous. Zorzi rubbed his biceps as he grinned while looking at his teammates in the dugout.

Check the video of the iconic celebration below.

Interestingly, his first-ever three figure score in the longest format came in his eighth Test after missing out on a ton twice against West Indies, scoring 85 and 78 in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

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Tony de Zorzi and Tristan Stubbs tons put the Proteas in driver’s seat

Speaking about the match, South Africa took command on Day 1 of the second Test against Bangladesh, thanks to respective tons Tony de Zorzi and Tristan Stubbs’s (106) impressive batting efforts.

South Africa finished with 307/2 on the scoreboard, with Zorzi (141*) and David Bedingham (18*) both at the crease. The sole Bangladesh bowler to get a breakthrough was Taijul Islam, who dismissed captain Aiden Markram for 33 runs and then Tristan Stubbs.

After a seven-wicket win in the first Test, South Africa leads the two-match series 1-0. Notably, Kyle Verreynne’s century and Kagiso Rabada’s nine-wicket haul were crucial in the opening match.

The Proteas aim to secure back-to-back Test series victories, having recently defeated the West Indies 1-0 in August. They previously won series against Bangladesh in 2003 and 2007/08, with a 0-0 draw in 2015.

Meanwhile, Najmul Hossain Shanto’s Bangladesh will strive to avoid another series defeat after being swept 0-2 by India.

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