The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday described as ‘unsatisfactory’ the Cape Town pitch on which India defeated hosts South Africa in the first five sessions of the Test match last week.
It has also faced a negative point with the ICC’s decision to demerit the pitch at Cape Town’s Newlands Cricket Ground.
The Cape Town Test, which lasted just two days, was completed in just 107 overs, making it the shortest Test match in the history of cricket.
The previous record for the shortest Test match was held in 1932 between Australia and South Africa when the entire game was completed in 656 balls (109.2 overs).
South African captain Dean Elgar, who was playing his farewell match, and visiting captain Rohit Sharma criticized the pitch’s lack of quality.
In an ICC statement, match referee Chris Broad has said that it was very difficult to bat on the Newlands pitch.
Chris Broad said that the ball bounced quickly and at times dangerously throughout the match, making it difficult for the batsmen to play shots.
According to him: ‘Many batsmen were dismissed by the ball hitting the gloves and many wickets fell due to abnormal bounce.’
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first but their entire team was bowled out for 55 runs in the first innings.
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The interesting thing about the match was that none of the teams used spinners throughout the match.
Cricket South Africa has 14 days to appeal the ICC ban.
An ‘unsatisfactory’ rating carries one demerit point under ICC rules.
These negative points remain active for a period of five years.
If a ground accumulates six demerit points during this period, it is barred from hosting any international cricket for 12 months.
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2024-08-22 08:39:05
