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This pitch looks flat as a pancakeeee
This pitch looks flat as a pancakeeee
those practice ptches next to the main pitch look so bad. couldnt they have covered with grass or something?
That would prevent reverse swing.
Can you get reverse swing without shunning the ball ?
Really? what does reverse have to do with the practice pitches?
Ball roughing up after rolling through those dry pitches
For reverse swing you need one half scuffed up and other still shiny/smooth. Scuffing up both sides won't help in reverse
For reverse swing you need one half scuffed up and other still shiny/smooth. Scuffing up both sides won't help in reverse
Hasan Ali bowling like Abbas.
Same lengths and same speed.
Ball roughing up after rolling through those dry pitches
Hasan Ali bowling like Abbas.
Same lengths and same speed.
Shared session, I'd say (not having watched the match live, just going by scorecard).
It was SA’s session entirely. Our bowling had no bite, without that runout it would effectively only be 1 down.
Hasan Ali average speed 133.9 kph. Shaheen - 139.4 kph
That is one shocking ground. Grass looks half-eaten by moths with bald patches all over the side of the pitch. Shameful maintenance by the local officials for a series with a visiting international team.
Flat wicket......good for 3 days ...will break....later....big first inning total key 4 both teams
Nauman good bowling. he will be more effective past lunch.
Doesn't look completely fit to me, or he's trying to get his radar right. He was hitting the bat hard for most of QeA trophy.
It was SA’s session entirely. Our bowling had no bite, without that runout it would effectively only be 1 down.
I think the lack of Shamsi as a spinner will be the difference. Pacers won’t get much out of this surface even if you are KG.
Don't think I agree. Getting 2 wickets in the first session on an extremely flat pitch is a decent effort. South Africa have a long tail and a 400+ first innings total should be a minimum requirement so Pakistan are only 1-2 wickets from being in a strong position. Hasan's first spell was really the only poor aspect of the session.
After watching pak vs nz and aus vs india ( great broadcast quality and beautiful grounds) this looks awful and boring. its painful to watch.![]()
350+ will be enough against Pakistan.
Secondly, one of those wickets was a runout and the other was Shaheen with the new ball. The only way we can expect more wickets by the end of today is if we take very good care of the ball as it gets older and Hassan, Faheem, and Shaheen take advantage of the reverse swing, which I don’t think they are good enough to do.
90 odd for 2 is a pretty good position to be in. Just one out of Elgar, Faf, and de Kock needs to get set to take the game away.
Unless we have some quick breakthroughs when the session resumes, we’re looking at a mammoth 120+ score from Elgar with minimum 50s by Faf and de Kock, while Bavuma and Linde can both hold a bat and contribute 30 odd.
My prediction is SA makes 320.
Unfortunately have to agree - i would have assumed that with Wasim Khan’s emphasis on grounds & pitches, they would have improved them. But no, in a sad condition as ever ��
Dropped the catch in the very first ball
Fielding back to normal
Wasim Khan should be fired for this. It is seriously off-putting for the viewers. For a sport that is heavily dependant on TV money, you'd think we would atleast get tidy visuals of the pitch area. Awful.
Can anyone tell me how to watch in India?