Relentless McKenzie defies India, steers game to draw
Chennai: The first Test between India and South Africa came to an inglorious end here, with the visitors ending their second innings at 331-5. Neil McKenzie continued in his rich vein of form to remain unbeaten on 155, while Mark Boucher kept him company at the end with 11 runs, as play was called off with 14 overs remaining.
The unhelpful MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch had consigned this match to the record books right from the last session of the fourth day, and there was very little the bowlers could have done to change that plot. The South African batsmen took away some precious batting practice, not to mention some big scores. The action now shifts to Ahmedabad for the second Test, beginning on April 3.
If there were to be any advertisements for Test cricket after this, this pitch would certainly not feature on it. Home advantage is a given, but this track did not provide any advantage to anyone at all. As many as 1498 runs were scored in the match for the loss of 25 wickets, the highest ever here.
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Source: CricketNext
