‘Unsatisfactory’: ICC’s rating for Newlands pitch

DUBAI, January 9 The pitch in Cape Town, where India beat South Africa inside five sessions of a Test match last week, has incurred one demerit point after being rated “unsatisfactory”, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said today. The Newlands...

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Updated At : 02:29 PM Jan 10, 2024 IST

DUBAI, January 9

The pitch in Cape Town, where India beat South Africa inside five sessions of a Test match last week, has incurred one demerit point after being rated “unsatisfactory”, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said today.

The Newlands contest lasted 642 balls with India registering a series-levelling victory in the shortest-ever Test in which there has been a winner, beating Australia’s 656-ball victory over South Africa in 1932. South Africa captain Dean Elgar, playing his farewell match, and India counterpart Rohit Sharma both felt the pitch was below-standard and many would feel the venue got away with a rather light punishment.

“The pitch in Newlands was very difficult to bat on,” match referee Chris Broad said in an ICC statement. — Reuters

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