Cricket enters with four-day Test between South Africa and Zimbabwe
Cricket will venture into new territory when South Africa tackle Zimbabwe in the very first official four-day Test match to be played at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth starting on Tuesday.
It's a test, which is likewise used a red ball as a day/night encounter, that's been met with an increase of enthusiasm in Zimbabwe than their hosts, who could have several their experienced campaigners back action.Zimbabwe coach Heath Streak believes cutting per day from the overall game will force teams to score quicker, and meaning taking more risks, which may play to the hands of so-called minnow nations. “When it comes to higher and lower ranked (teams), it's much harder to bat a group out (of the game) because in doing so you may ensure it is harder to win the Test,” Streak said this week.
It's a test, which is likewise used a red ball as a day/night encounter, that's been met with an increase of enthusiasm in Zimbabwe than their hosts, who could have several their experienced campaigners back action.Zimbabwe coach Heath Streak believes cutting per day from the overall game will force teams to score quicker, and meaning taking more risks, which may play to the hands of so-called minnow nations. “When it comes to higher and lower ranked (teams), it's much harder to bat a group out (of the game) because in doing so you may ensure it is harder to win the Test,” Streak said this week.
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