If the ball turns in India and 20 wickets fall in a day, there would be an uproar” – Aakash Chopra criticizes the surface for the second IND versus SA Test.
Aakash Chopra criticizes the surface for the second IND versus SA Test
Aakash Chopra wonders if there would be a similar outcry over the Cape Town surface. As there is when wickets fall on rank turners in Indian Tests.
South Africa were bowled out for 55 in the second Test against India, which began on Wednesday, January 3.
The visitors were subsequently bowled out for 153, before the hosts finished Day 1 with a second innings score of 62/3.
The 23 wickets that fell on the opening day of a Test match in Cape Town are the second most on the first day of a Test match.
It also tied the venue record for most wickets in a single day. With 23 falling on Day 2 of the 2011 Test between South Africa and Australia.
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Aakash Chopra compared the Cape Town field to the Ahmedabad surface used for India’s pink-ball Test against England in 2021.
The third day of the Cape Town Test appears improbable. With seven second-innings wickets in hand, the Proteas are 36 runs behind Rohit Sharma and company.
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Even if they avoid an innings defeat, they are unlikely to set a large enough target to extend the game into the second day, regardless of the outcome.