Centurion 31 December : .Former South Africa All-rounder JP Duminy feels that India’s back-up fast bowling options are the biggest benefit.
Duminy said that South Africa should have a better performance at batting in the second Test in Johannesburg, after it failed to reach 200 in either innings in its 113-run defeat to India at SuperSport Park.Mohammed Shami scored 5/44 to win South Africa’s 197th wicket.
This was in addition to the opening partnership of KL Rahul & Mayank Agarwal, which saw them score 117 runs.Shami became the fifth Indian pacer with 200 Test wickets.
India won the match in the second innings with Shami and Jasprit Bhumrah taking three wickets each.The duo Shardul Thakur and Jasprit Bumrah took the other wickets.
Mohammed Siraj also took three wickets, while Ravichandran Ashwin took two.
The biggest advantage for India is their support in fast-bowling.Trust in their ability to understand and execute in specific conditions is high.Asian tour teams used to struggle in the past.
But this time, they have been successful and there aren’t many bad deliveries.They also ask the right questions every time.Cricket.com quoted Duminy as saying that the three seamers at the front were supported by Ashwin, Thakur and others.
Duminy believed South Africa must work harder in their batting departments if they are to challenge India in Johannesburg’s second Test.Other than Temba Bauvma and Dean Elgar, the other batters were unable to rise to the occasion.South Africa’s weak batting is worsened by Quinton De Kock’s abrupt retirement from Test cricket.
The history shows that you have a chance if your first innings score is 300 or more in Centurion.This is the area that South Africa will be having a serious discussion about.
The focus was always on the first innings, given the success South Africa has had over the years.
It can get very difficult once you reach day three or four.
India scored 327 runs in their first innings, while South Africa managed only a mediocre performance with the ball.Duminy said that while they hadn’t played Test cricket in six months, he expected a better performance on the bat going into the series.
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