The second test match between India and South Africa is being played at Cape Town and the first day of the test match was certainly a crazy day as total 23 wickets were taken on that day.
The toss was won by the South African skipper Dean Elgar and he chose to bat first but this decision turned out disastrous as the Proteas were all out for just 55 runs. The Indian team started well but they also kept losing wickets at regular intervals. However, things were still little better for India until India lost 6 wickets in just 11 deliveries without adding even a single run. There was a time when India was 153/4 but just after 11 deliveries, the whole Indian team was back in the pavilion and got a lead of 98 runs in the first innings.
By the end of the first day, the South African team was 62/3 and now former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has opened up on the poor performances of both the teams.
While speaking in a sports show, Sanjay Manjrekar said, “I think it’s got a lot to do with the pitch. It’s got a bit to do with the new-age batting that’s maybe not focusing on defence as much, understandably because Test cricket has been the third format when it comes to priority. So if there’s a bit of life in the pitch, then these things happen. It was almost like the bowlers were wearing a cape in Cape Town.”
He further talked about the bowlers, “One of the interesting things is, 55 all out for South Africa but when you look at the bowling attack, Siraj bowled superbly and Mukesh Kumar supported him. So, two bowlers hit their straps. Even for South Africa, Rabada was good. When you see scores like this with collapses on both sides, you would think that all four bowlers were at the top of the game.”
Which team according to you will win this test match?
