Curator tips Newlands’ pitch as batting friendly
Evan Flint, the curator of the Newland’s pitch, has said that the track in Cape Town will assist the batsmen. The final Test of the three-match series between India and South Africa starts on 2 January, and the wicket at Newland’s contains a significant
amount of runs for the willow masters.
Currently, the Test series is nicely poised at one-all with a match to play, so the third game will be a decider between the two cricketing giants. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 has never won a series in the land of Proteas, and this is going to their best opportunities, since
this is one of the best Indian sides to have toured South Africa.
The home team won the first match comprehensively by a massive margin of an innings and 25 runs. However, the visitors came back strongly in Durban, and trounced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 by 87 runs in order to level the series.
Traditionally, the Newlands pitch offers the batsmen plenty of runs. Swinging the new cherry has been a difficult task as the weather has always been pleasant in Cape Town. In addition, it doesn’t offer a significant amount of seam movement off the strip,
as the wicket is flat with even bounce.
Flint said, “The pitch won't change too much from previous years." This will come as welcome news for the batsmen from both camps, who have had a tough time adjusting to the conditions in the previous two Tests.
The tracks used for the previous two games were lively and offered a considerable amount of seam movement off the track. The willowers from both teams struggled to adjust to the conditions in Durban and Centurion. On the other hand, the curator would like
to add a bit of pace and bounce to the wicket in Cape Town.
Flint added, “I would love to get the same bounce as grounds like SuperSport Park and the Wanderers. The type of bounce we get is different; it's more of a tennis-ball bounce."
Unlike the first two games, the spectators will be hoping the first Test match of the new year will last five days. However, bowlers will have to bend their backs in order to earn twenty wickets. The stage is set for the two best outfits in the cricketing
fraternity to battle it out, and the first day of the decider has already been sold out. Nevertheless, the Proteas boast a brilliant record at Newlands as they have won 14 out of their 21 Tests there, losing just three games, since re-admission in 1991.
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