On the third day of the match, Hayden and Steyn furious: Australia’s big mistake.

Delhi: On the third day of the World Test Championship Final, Australia’s team gave South Africa a chance to return despite a good start. After Mitchell Starc’s brilliant batting, when Australia caught the match, he did not take a single wicket in the last session, which overturned the match.

Great partnership between Bavuma and Markram

Temba Bavuma and Eden Markram of South Africa jointly shared an unbeaten 143 runs. Thanks to this strong partnership, South Africa is just 69 runs away from victory. The target was 282 runs at the beginning of the fourth innings, but now Bavuma and Markram have brought him very close.

28 wickets fell for the first two days

A total of 28 wickets fell in the first two days on Lord’s ground. On Friday, Australia made a good start by dismissing Ryan Recellton and then Vian Mulder. But after the Mulder was dismissed, the team left the aggressive strategy and waited for the mistake of Bawuma and Markram.

Catch dripping and laxation in fielding

Australia had two occasions to dismiss Bavuma, but both times the catch was not caught. As soon as the two batsmen started scoring runs, Pat Cummins removed the fielders from the catching position and stood behind to stop the boundary. There was no problem in taking Bavuma and Markram single and double.

Matthew Hayden expresses unhappiness

Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden said after the match that Australia should have adopted an aggressive attitude, not defensive. He said, “When the Mulder and Recelleton were out, Australia should have put pressure on Bavuma. If there was any catches in the initial overs, South Africa would have lost three wickets and Australia would have completely dominated the match.”

Australia lost a chance

Hayden said that Australia allowed the game to flow and allowed that partnership to flourish. He said, “Even though the situation was favorable to the batsmen, but to become a champion, one has to take 10 wickets.”

Dale Stan also criticized the strategy

Former South African fast bowler Dale Stan was also surprised by Australia’s strategy. He said that when the ball was not going to slip, fielders should have been installed on positions like short cover and short midwicket. He said, “Even in countries like India, we consider such fielding positions as slip.”

Coach Vettory still expects

Australia’s assistant coach Daniel Vettori said at the end of the day that just one wicket is needed and then the team can return. Australia still has to defend 69 runs on the fourth day.

Related news