23 wickets fall on day 1 of the 2nd Test between South Africa (55, 62/3) and India (153)

[Swashbuckler]

Even the much maligned Mukesh is better than Prasidh. I can guarantee Unadkat is better than Prasidh.

 

[Swashbuckler]

All out in 1st session? No complaints about the pitch? ICC and match ref just going to let this one slide?

 

[MANU ROY]

Mukesh get wicket as I said earlier he is very good Bowler for these conditions
RSA 46/8

Mukesh found his right format mukesh not a t20 Bowler

 

[Devadwal]

Fifty cross by South Africa . outfield is not that great

 

[Swashbuckler]

Look at the roar at team's 50. This test has reduced to a farce, just hope nobody gets badly injured here.

 

[Devadwal]

Jaffa

Look at the roar at team's 50. This test has reduced to a farce, just hope nobody gets badly injured here.

If south africa would have batted first in 1st test then , they would have in same conditions.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Were do you launch a complaint against the SA for making such a pathetic pitch ?

Can any of our Pakistani friends help with the above?

 

[Swashbuckler]

Jaffa

If south africa would have batted first in 1st test then , they would have in same conditions.

Yeah these are just lottery pitches, where luck trumps skill.

 

[Devadwal]

Were do you launch a complaint against the SA for making such a pathetic pitch ?

Can any of our Pakistani friends help with the above?

Exactly my question Or this pitch talk only about Indian pitches

 

[Human786]

55/9

 

[Swashbuckler]

Mark Nicholas is ripping apart this pitch. SA commentators trying to divert the topic and give credit to Indian bowlers lol. Indians have bowled well JP, but no team should be 9 down in 1st session.

 

[Devadwal]

Jaiswal take another great catch at slip.
South Africa 55-9 .
Bumrah get 2nd wicket

 

[MANU ROY]

Jaiswal really good at slips

 

[Romali_rotti]

Exactly my question Or this pitch talk only about Indian pitches

Most likely our Pakistani friends would now go into hiding and won't say anything till the Indians bowl out an opposition for a 100 at home...

Lol

Now SA 9 down... just pathetic

 

[Devadwal]

Session extended for another half hour as South Africa brink of getting all out in a session

 

[Human786]

55/10

 

[MANU ROY]

All out for 55

 

[Swashbuckler]

Spinners will never get a bowl in these conditions. SA prepare much easier pitches against Eng and Aus. Worst is reserved for Asian teams only.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Reminds me of Saffers destroying Misbah's PAK for 49. Steyn took 6 then. Siraj took 6 today.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

What a massacre.

Good job Indian bowlers for exploiting the pitch conditions. Nowadays India have a good bowling attack it is very risky to try and prepare seam friendly wickets.

 

[Devadwal]

South Africa 55 all out
Siraj take 6 Wickets ,bumrah and Mukesh both get two wicket each

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Spinners will never get a bowl in these conditions. SA prepare much easier pitches against Eng and Aus. Worst is reserved for Asian teams only.

Well it came back to bite them on the backside. Good job from India. After making tailor made pitches at home during the world cup they were wise to SAffers game and caught them out

 

[Romali_rotti]

Lol 55 all out


This is just pathetic, terrible pitch doctoring by south Africa.

This needs to be investigated and SA fined heavily..

I hope our Pakistani friends are with us on this.

 

[Devadwal]

What a massacre.

Good job Indian bowlers for exploiting the pitch conditions. Nowadays India have a good bowling attack it is very risky to try and prepare seam friendly wickets.

Just not nowadays .india have one of the best all conditions bowling attack from last 7-8 years .

 

[Swashbuckler]

55 all out in 1st session of day 1. No wonder test cricket is dying.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Must be the first test match where the side that batted first only lasted for 23 overs lol..

Mark Nicholls destroying the SAfricans lol

 

[Devadwal]

55 all out is lowest ever total of any team against India .

 

[Swashbuckler]

India can still lose here, unless SA players are demotivated after what just happened.

Must be said, cricket is a great leveler. In 1st test SA batsmen had at least 50 plays and misses ever so close to nicking, half of them by Elgar. Here they have paid for each of their mistakes, so many balls nicking which another day would have missed the bat. Reminds me of India's 36 all out in Adelaide where again we seemed to nick every ball instead of missing it altogether.

 

[Devadwal]

Don't forget cape town is fortress for South Africa.
Indian team is love to breach any team fortress.

 

[vprasanna83]

Honestly dont think there was so much wrong with the wicket . True , there is a little bit of sideways movement , but isnt that expected from a 1st day 1st session pitch . I just think Siraj was exceptional and SA batsmen very ordinary

 

[Romali_rotti]

India can still lose here, unless SA players are demotivated after what just happened.

Must be said, cricket is a great leveler. In 1st test SA batsmen had at least 50 plays and misses ever so close to nicking, half of them by Elgar. Here they have paid for each of their mistakes, so many balls nicking which another day would have missed the bat. Reminds me of India's 36 all out in Adelaide where again we seemed to nick every ball instead of missing it altogether.

Oh totally forgot about the 36 all out.....

 

[DeadlyVenom]

India can still lose here, unless SA players are demotivated after what just happened.

Must be said, cricket is a great leveler. In 1st test SA batsmen had at least 50 plays and misses ever so close to nicking, half of them by Elgar. Here they have paid for each of their mistakes, so many balls nicking which another day would have missed the bat. Reminds me of India's 36 all out in Adelaide where again we seemed to nick every ball instead of missing it altogether.

If india lose from here then its an embarrassment. No chance of it happening.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Just not nowadays .india have one of the best all conditions bowling attack from last 7-8 years .

Yeah thats true. Shami, Siraj, Bumrah and even the old timers like Sharma etc have been very good for a long time.

SAffers should have seen what India did on seaming pitches in ODIs at home.

 

[Devadwal]

People's are just taking credit away from Indian bowling masterclass and specially by Siraj when they are talk about pitch more than great bowling

 

[MenInG]

This is incredible.

 

[IndoorCricket]

Miyan Bhai.. Siraj. Ab nacho!!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Spin allrounder will be a wasteful selection 2 Tests in a row. They need the extra batter. Jadeja will be a waste of space

 

[gazza619]

Looking like a wow

 

[Devadwal]

Mukesh Kumar should play all test in south africa,NZ and England .he will be beast in these conditions

 

[Swashbuckler]

Correct me if I am wrong, but no Asian side has ever won in Cape Town.

Pak has won 2 tests in SA, Durban (1998) and St George's Park, Port Elizabeth (2007)
SL has won thrice, Durban (2011) and in their 2018-19 series win twice (Durban and Port Elizabeth)
Ind has 4 test wins in SA, twice in Johannesberg (2006, 2018), once in Durban (2010) and once in Centurion (2021)

Overall we all have won in Durban which is usually the most spin friendly pitch in SA.

 

[MANU ROY]

Spin allrounder will be a wasteful selection 2 Tests in a row. They need the extra batter. Jadeja will be a waste of space

Rinku is better option he can bowl to little bit

 

[Swashbuckler]

Spin allrounder will be a wasteful selection 2 Tests in a row. They need the extra batter. Jadeja will be a waste of space

Jadeja is the extra batter, much improved batsman in SENA now, and a leftie.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Don't forget cape town is fortress for South Africa.
Indian team is love to breach any team fortress.

Will be a good achievement to win in Cape Town. We already have test wins in the 3 other fastest and bounciest pitches in the world: WACA, Gabba, Wanderers (x2). All in the last 15-20 years.

Heard that Kensington Oval, Barbados used to be a terror for batsmen in earlier times. We couldn't chase 120 against Ambrose, Bishop, Walsh there in 1998.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Jadeja is the extra batter, much improved batsman in SENA now, and a leftie.

Hasn't been all that against SENA teams since the England tour 2021. Wouldn't play him as a pure batter anywhere.

 

[SamNJ]

SA dug a hole for India but fell in it.
Pathetic pitch and they must lose.

 

[Devadwal]

India should be carefull as they also can all out around 150 .
Need to score atleast 240

 

[jnaveen1980]

If India gets all out cheaply talk won't be about pitch.

 

[sindhiboy]

SA's batting is a real concern, they were 95 all out vs NZ and got out for totals around v England in 2022

The C team playing in the next test series isnt a bad idea, they need a revamp of their batting in tests

 

[Swashbuckler]

Pitch will settle down as the day progresses, and SA should be demoralized after their flop show with the bat. Indian batsmen must ensure we get 250, to prove they aren't useless.

 

[Devadwal]

Jaiswal choped on

 

[JAV12341]

This Indian test side is the greatest of all time. What a team

 

[Swashbuckler]

No tentativeness please, go for shots. Any ball may have your name written on it.

 

[FearlessRoar]

What a bowling performance from India, especially from Mohammed Siraj. South Africa was all out for 55, marking the lowest total for any team against India.

Here are some stats of highs and lows:

Best bowling returns for India in South Africa

7/61 - Shardul Thakur, Johannesburg, 2022
7/120 - Harbhajan Singh, Cape Town, 2011
6/15 - Mohammed Siraj, Cape Town, 2024
6/53 - Anil Kumble, Johannesburg, 1992
6/76 - Javagal Srinath, Gqeberha, 2001
6/138 - Ravindra Jadeja Durban, 2013

Least expensive Test five-fors for India (by runs conceded)

5/7 - Jasprit Bumrah vs West Indies, North Sound, 2019
6/12 - Venkatapathy Raju vs Sri Lanka, Chandigarh, 1990
5/13 - Harbhajan Singh vs West Indies, Kingston, 2006
6/15 - Mohammed Siraj vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2024
5/18 - Subhash Gupte vs Pakistan, Dhaka, 1955

Lowest all-out totals for South Africa since their readmission

55 vs India, Cape Town, 2024
73 vs Sri Lanka, Galle, 2018
79 vs India, Nagpur, 2015
83 vs England, Johannesburg, 2016
84 vs India, Johannesburg, 2006

Lowest all-out totals vs India in Tests

55 - South Africa, Cape Town, 2024
62 - New Zealand, Mumbai WS, 2021
79 - South Africa, Nagpur, 2015
81 - England, Ahmedabad, 2021
82 - Sri Lanka, Chandigarh, 199

3 times vs India below 100

Lowest all-out totals for South Africa since their readmission

55 vs India, Cape Town, 2024
73 vs Sri Lanka, Galle, 2018
79 vs India, Nagpur, 2015
83 vs England, Johannesburg, 2016
84 vs India, Johannesburg, 2006

 

[Devadwal]

Rohit should play his natural game before getting out .
Scoring runs is very crucial on this type of deck

 

[Swashbuckler]

Won't mind a bazball cameo by Rohit.

 

[Devadwal]

Out of 26 runs 19 came from Ngidi bowling so far.
Burger is better option than Ngidi to bowl with Rabada

 

[FearlessRoar]

Jaiswal choped on

He struggles in SENA conditions.

 

[Devadwal]

He struggles in SENA conditions.

Just three innings so far so won't judge too early as these are Very tough conditions for any players

 

[jnaveen1980]

He struggles in SENA conditions.

Too early to judge against a guy like Rabada in juicy conditions. He will come around.

 

[Devadwal]

IND 31/1 in 5 over.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

India need to score at least 250 to secure comfortable position in this test.

 

[Human786]

43/1 in 6 ... 55 overs to go today , this game cannot go to day 4 !

 

[Devadwal]

Rohit is playing bazball .
29(13) * is better than 29(80) on pitch like this .

 

[Human786]

Rabada is such a beast .

 

[jnaveen1980]

I remember Australia being 24/9 in one of the tEst here at Newlands.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Rohit is playing bazball .
29(13) * is better than 29(80) on pitch like this .

Rabada is still the threat. THey have to be cautious against him. He has a bagful of tricks up his sleeves.

 

[Rajdeep]

Where is my friend @sweep_shot who was arguing with me yesterday in pre-match thread that no way India can make a come back in this series?

How Indian team is in a decline, how I am still stuck in 2020 etc etc.


There is a reason they say - "When Rajdeep speaks, you just listen and that's all"

 

[Human786]

50 in 7.3 ... bat till Lunch day 2 , be 290 all out , will be over lunch day 3 !

 

[shortbread]

Not the nephew Imam, but it's actually Rohit Sharma that really resembles Inzamam in his prime.
'Big' men with lazy elegance.

 

[Ali Active]

so good days for asian teams india and pakistan while india are dominating ,pak also had a reasonable day

 

[Human786]

good 1st delivery from Jansen .... NOT OUTTTT

 

[Human786]

ball is just 10 overs old & lead of 2 , another 10 overs & things will be relatively easy .

 

[Devadwal]

India taking lead

 

[jnaveen1980]

First slip stands at 25 meter.

 

[Human786]

outtttttttttt

 

[Human786]

NOT OUTTTTTTTTTTT

 

[Devadwal]

Height save Rohit twice so far

 

[Swashbuckler]

LBW is out of the equation with such kind of bounce.

 

[Human786]

210 minutes of play left & 51 overs to go ... a lead of 150 by close will make for a good nights sleep after having a drink or 2

 

[Human786]

Ngidi & Burger - 4 overs for 41 , having their own Prasidh K moment