***Official*** India Tour of South Africa, 2023/24

[honestbharani]

I dont buy it was all some weird natural circumstances. It seems to happen often when India tours, not really complaining though, its fun and gives us a better chance of winning.

And when we dont, whinging.

 

[morgieb]

A lead of around 150 to 200 and that could have been an exciting finish, that lead of 78 was never going to be enough unless India batted like idiots.

Honestly even around 100 it might've gotten tense. Anything in double digits no matter how dodgy the wicket it pretty just takes a couple of slogs to make it a cakewalk though generally.

 

[honestbharani]

really glad @Burgey s ban ended just in time for him to savour a record from his youth days being broken today.

 

[Xix2565]

Absolute memefest of a game, but great win.

Wish SA gave us these ridiculous landmine pitches more often tbh, we literally always win when they do.

Racist tbh from SA.

 

[srbhkshk]

We were never gonna get 200 here. The max we could have chased would be around 130 imo.

 

[Shri]

that lead of 78 was never going to be enough unless India batted like idiots

we kinda did

 

[Xix2565]

We were never gonna get 200 here. The max we could have chased would be around 130 imo.

How about 81?

 

[srbhkshk]

How about 81?

That seems like a number lesser than 130

 

[honestbharani]

Lmao.. they had Bumrah there to help translate Siraj's responses and Kass Naidoo asked Siraj how it felt bowling with Bumrah. Siraj was effusive in his praise for Bumrah in Hindi but Bumrah obviously felt a bit shy and really underplayed it in his translation.

 

[Carlos]

Certainly the weakest Proteas side since re admission. Their batting is certainly the weakest in living memory with no one averaging over 40 and about to get even weaker with Elgar retiring.

The short nature of the game a symptom of a poor pitch and the international focus on T20 cricket meaning we are producing batters who have poor technique, short patience and a lack of guts. Where are the Boycotts, Athertons, Kirstens and Kallis who can bat all day and survive difficult conditions. Sad state of the modern game and making me lose interest in cricket as a product.

 

[Xix2565]

That seems like a number lesser than 130

Referencing 81 all out at Bridgetown 1997.

 

[Xix2565]

Certainly the weakest Proteas side since re admission. Their batting is certainly the weakest in living memory with no one averaging over 40 and about to get even weaker with Elgar retiring.

The short nature of the game a symptom of a poor pitch and the international focus on T20 cricket meaning we are producing batters who have poor technique, short patience and a lack of guts. Where are the Boycotts, Athertons, Kirstens and Kallis who can bat all day and survive difficult conditions. Sad state of the modern game and making me lose interest in cricket as a product.

Nah blaming techniques is wild. Did you see what the **** the ball was doing?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Certainly the weakest Proteas side since re admission. Their batting is certainly the weakest in living memory with no one averaging over 40 and about to get even weaker with Elgar retiring.

The short nature of the game a symptom of a poor pitch and the international focus on T20 cricket meaning we are producing batters who have poor technique, short patience and a lack of guts. Where are the Boycotts, Athertons, Kirstens and Kallis who can bat all day and survive difficult conditions. Sad state of the modern game and making me lose interest in cricket as a product.

Nah man, Im all for mocking modern batsmen's defensive failings, but this pitch was unplayable.

 

[Sunil1z]

First Asian side to win a Test at Capetown .

 

[honestbharani]

Hahaha... Bumrah admitting they would have batted first as well. Like I said, while it was always gonna do a bit it never looked like it would do this much.


And to think Shaun Pollock was saying the Centurion wicket was not a good cricket wicket as it was too loaded in favor of the fast bowlers.

 

[Carlos]

Nah blaming techniques is wild. Did you see what the **** the ball was doing?

Didn't watch the game but we have played on crap pitches before and not been rolled for 55. I think the team from circa 2010 would have posted at least 150. But then again I didn't watch the game.

 

[kykweer.proteas]

Well done india, good 100 by Markram, I wonder if SA will ever have a batsman score 200 in a test match again.

 

[Socerer 01]

Didn't watch the game but we have played on crap pitches before and not been rolled for 55. I think the team from circa 2010 would have posted at least 150. But then again I didn't watch the game.

they didnt face mighty miyaan though

 

[Marius]

What a knock by Markram, hope it settles the debate about where he should be batting for the Proteas in Tests.

But what a disgrace of a pitch, can't have Tests finishing so quickly.

 

[howitzer]

WI vs ENG Cricket Scorecard, 1st Test at Bridgetown, January 08 - 10, 1935

Get cricket scorecard of 1st Test, WI vs ENG, England tour of West Indies 1934/35 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados dated January 08 - 10, 1935.

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And this is the shortest match in which both teams batted all 4 innings

Low key underrated performance from Hammond there.