I remember him running on the treadmill afterwards while India was getting smashed, maybe in hopes of somehow coming back on field.
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***Official*** India in South Africa 2021-22
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Poor day. Unlucky not to get more than 1 wicket at the end though.
artvandalay
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ashley bach
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maybe I'm going blind, but from the little I've watched, Isn't this pitch horrendously difficult to score runs on?
Arachnodouche
International Captain
It's not a video game. The team batting has some agency too, give them credit. Could still be 50/3 tomorrow morning.
Aritro
International Regular
Yeah @cnerd, did you just watch the last 10 overs? ?
cnerd123
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The bowling's been quality more than anything else. Hasn't been much width on offer or anything overpitched. Playing short bowling has been tricky with inconsistent bounce, but it's not one of those decks where you're inevitably going to get an unplayable ball.Yeah @cnerd, did you just watch the last 10 overs? ?
Don't think it's easy to score on but batting time should be possible, and if SA can bat out tomorrow they should have a decent lead.
Aritro
International Regular
I think it was easier to bat on than the Indians made it look with their technique to the short ball but the variable bounce that we saw in the SA innings changes things a bit. It might be a bit of a minefield by late tomorrow.
artvandalay
State Vice-Captain
Those patches of grass about 2/3rds of the way are worth aiming for. Ball seaming crazy from there.
TT Boy
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Nice shot from Petersen last ball of the day.
Knowing South Africa Markram will probably end up getting dropped instead of being moved down to 4. He doesn’t shape up well against these Indian bowlers first up, but conversely is probably the only batsman South Africa have that could dominate this attack. 200 is a lot of runs for South Africa at home with their batting but losing Siraj is huge. Quality bowler.
Knowing South Africa Markram will probably end up getting dropped instead of being moved down to 4. He doesn’t shape up well against these Indian bowlers first up, but conversely is probably the only batsman South Africa have that could dominate this attack. 200 is a lot of runs for South Africa at home with their batting but losing Siraj is huge. Quality bowler.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
You did not see the variable bounce during the Indian innings?
The track has had variable bounce all day since the first hour. The heavy roller should help to an extent tomorrow but we saw today, it did not help that much, maybe about 12-15 overs of docileness is what it provides at best. I hope Siraj is fine and is able to bowl tomorrow.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
AshWIN. ?
Aritro
International Regular
Not the same amount, no. I thought it started doing much weirder things in those closing stages of play although I was doing other things while watching the India innings
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Nah.. in RSA and especially highveld, as time goes on batting only becomes tougher. Why do you think sides choose to bat first in these tracks?
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
It has not been consistent but it is always there. And it is not always massive either. But even the subtler ones that got Pujara and Vihari kept happening and lets face it, those are the ones more likely to dismiss batsmen than the ones that massively misbehave.
cnerd123
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You can't blame the pitch for majority of the wickets in the game so far tho. It's just typical of modern day cricket where a pitch is made to look more difficult than it really is because batsmen can't help wanting to feel bat on ball or don't have the patience to score at 2 an over for more than a session.
Both sides having long tails and out of form batters will exacerbate this. If Elgar and #TheRealKP and keep up the good work then SA should be able to take the lead. Not a wicket where the highest score from either side after 2 innings will be 50.
Both sides having long tails and out of form batters will exacerbate this. If Elgar and #TheRealKP and keep up the good work then SA should be able to take the lead. Not a wicket where the highest score from either side after 2 innings will be 50.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I didn't? I said two of those wickets were due to inconsistent bounce but subtler than the massive ones we saw in the 3rd session. India gave away a lot of wickets, none more culpable than Mayank. Having gotten off to a start, it was a very loose shot straight after drinks break. Rahane was dumb but he often is. Vihari and Pujara got good ones but Pujara looked like he had no idea how to score a single run out there. Pant was a bad shot, Shardul is always gonna live and die by the sword, Shami's was a good catch and then it was wickets due to batting with the tail.
What I will say though, is the inconsistent bounce can create the impression in the batsman's mind that they could get out any time and they start playing more shots than they will generally. It happened a bit with the India batsmen, especially the ones after Vihari. To their credit, RSA batsmen have not let that get to them so far.
RSA's day for sure.
StephenZA
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People forget that SA pitches while difficult also provide good scoring opportunities as well. Particularly when ball gets a bit soft.
There is always a few good hundreds played by quality players during these test series even if the rest of the line-up don’t get more that 30 runs each.
There is always a few good hundreds played by quality players during these test series even if the rest of the line-up don’t get more that 30 runs each.