India tour of SA, Dec 10 - Jan 7

[captaincolly]

a Joe Root England-esque final innings from India

Yes! Disastrous. Pity it's only a two test series.

[sussexpob]

a Joe Root England-esque final innings from India

And a Joe Root-esque England type start for the saffers here..... 15/4 in the first hour of play..

[sussexpob]

Siraj has 6/15 with the new ball, South Africa 45/7... ouf!

Make that 8 down....

[sussexpob]

55 not out.... I guess we shall find out soon if this is a great bowling performance, or the pitch is of sub standard.

[mikesiva]

South Africa 55 all out!

Verreyne 15

Siraj 6-15!

[sussexpob]

India racing to 43 off 7 overs, so I guess that answered the question about the pitch....

Shubman Gill could do with a score. He's got amazingly deep potential, but he's been pretty poor in test cricket so far.

[mikesiva]

India 153 all out!

Kohli 46

Ngidi 3-30
Rabada 3-38
Burger 3-42

I can't see anything wrong with the pitch. Maybe the high elevation adds that little extra bite to the pace, but I didn't see any two paced movement.

[GarlicJam]

No elevation in Cape Town, Mike

[GarlicJam]

Amazing 23 wickets on day one of a test - not the record, but getting up there.

If you heard that one team was bowled out for 55 and the other for 153, you would assume that the side with the SIX DUCKS was the first one. No, just the one duck in the SA innings, six (6) in India's.

India were 4/153, and were bowled out for 153. Sounds like an amazing day's cricket.

[Durhamfootman]

India were 4/153, and were bowled out for 153. Sounds like an amazing day's cricket.

I was staggered when I saw that SA had back to back triple wicket maiden overs

[mikesiva]

No elevation in Cape Town, Mike

I take it back.

Now that I've watched more of this, the pitch is behaving dangerously and unpredictably bad from one end. The Weinberg end?

[bigfluffylemon]

This is ridiculous.

Hope the pitch gets a suitably poor rating.

[mikesiva]

South Africa 176 all out

Markram 106

Bumrah 6-61

Target 79

[sussexpob]

First South Africa announced sending a C team to NZ, now they prepare a pitch that will create a 5 session test match..... I guess we can safely conclude SA don't give a toss about the 5 day game anymore.

I am inclined to think the ICC should kick them out the WT20 unless they lift the ban on contracted players playing other formats

[mikesiva]

India 80-3 win by seven wickets.