South Africa v India Dec 10, 2023- Jan 4, 2024 3 T20s 3 ODIs 2 Tests

[2Knights]

Another probable record that may come close to

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Markham falls just short. The oldest record in Test cricket survives again.

 

[FreoRicci]

Makram’s century is going to be wasted. Just needed one or two partnerships.

 

[Gavin Excell]

What a crying shame it's only a 2 match series

 

[FreoRicci]

What a crying shame it's only a 2 match series

India have some say in that.
Should be a 3 match series.
SA and NZ need longer series.

 

[Gavin Excell]

India have some say in that.
Should be a 3 match series.
SA and NZ need longer series.

Isn't it all because SA have prioritised their nothing T20 domestic comp?

 

[philreich]

Counter-attacking cricket is fun to watch but feel like recently we getting a few more of these innings when teams are in a tough predicament and it paying off. Makes test cricket even better to watch

Yep - I'm not even considering flicking over to the Big Bash, as it's so inferior to this.

 

[philreich]

What a crying shame it's only a 2 match series

The saving grace is that the Poms will begin to be humiliated in India soon.

 

[norway blue]

Nice flourish. Boundary


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[FreoRicci]

Isn't it all because SA have prioritised their nothing T20 domestic comp?

That’s after the scheduling. ICC/BCCI need to spread the budget. Obviously they’d rather optimise T20

 

[sherb]

Burger with his highest score in Test cricket.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

79 to win

C'mon pitch

 

[philreich]

If South Africa pull this off, they'll erect a bronze statue of Aiden Markram outside the ground.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

I find it hard to believe that a batting lineup as experienced as Sharma, Kohli, Rahul and Jadeja wouldn't be able to chase down 79 regardless of how tough the pitch is. It would be great to see though.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Reminiscent of Michael Clarke's 150 in the 47 game

 

[PhatBoy]

Reminiscent of Michael Clarke's 150 in the 47 game

Not a ‘but hey hang on comment’ because that Clarke innings was absolutely sensational, but what stood out by the end of that game, almost like all the air went out of the tyres, was how easily SA ran down the final target. 240-2 at nearly 5 an over with smith and Amla making hundreds in a canter.

It was like both teams were in shock at what had happened in the previous innings

 

[PhatBoy]

Probably game over. Would have liked to see a couple of early wickets just to see if there was any possible wobble from India. Interested to see how the pitch gets rated. Honestly don’t think it’s been THAT bad - not four sessions plus change bad, that’s for sure anyway, but can see why it’s going to cause plenty of debate in the days that follow

Again we are seeing an example of why - and I don’t think SA have ‘doctored’ the wicket for what it’s worth - teams with a fairly clear advantage on paper over a visiting team, should ever logically try and exaggerate that advantage to an extreme level as it simply brings the other team into the game in a way that they probably otherwise may not have been able to do

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Always a chance to make mince meat of totals like this if you get a few boundaries early.

 

[frankrizzo]

Sad we won't get a deciding test feels like both sides will be disappointed with a 1-1 draw, as for pitch it's a shithouse deck and will deserve all criticism it gets im all for giving bowlers something but this was just straight up bad for game.

 

[PhatBoy]

Sad we won't get a deciding test feels like both sides will be disappointed with a 1-1 draw, as for pitch it's a shithouse deck and will deserve all criticism it gets im all for giving bowlers something but this was just straight up bad for game.

It’s bad but not as bad as the scoreboard will end up reading

 

[Cleavy]

another burst of 6 for 0 would make this really interesting

 

[philreich]

On track to be the shortest Test in history.

 

[FreoRicci]

Yikes from Jansen.

 

[frankrizzo]

It’s bad but not as bad as the scoreboard will end up reading

I don't agree it's been straight up unplayable at times, you could say one all time great innings actually made this deck look better than it is.

 

[FreoRicci]

SA scored 123 runs across two innings, without Markram’s runs. Yikes