Onus now on batsmen
South Africa's in-form batsman Hashim Amla on Friday admitted that his team lost "too many wickets" towards the end but warned India that they would also find the going tough in the third and final cricket Test.
"We lost too many wickets after a good start. It is not an easy wicket to settle down. But whether we have enough runs on the board will be known on Saturday when India come in to bat", Amla said after the opening day's play which saw South Africa being bundled out for 265 in the first innings.
Amla, the only Indian-origin player in the South African squad, said the Green Park track was turning slowly and the batsmen have to play with a positive attitude to be able to survive.
"It had a lot more turn on the first day than any other wicket we have played on. So that is why the first innings total was important for us...Whether it is good enough, we will know tomorrow (Saturday)", said Amla.
Young Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla said the bowlers have done a decent job by restricting South Africa to 265 in their first essay and the onus is now on the batsmen to post a big total and put the hosts in the driver's seat.
"I think we have done well to restrict them to 265, particularly after the good start they got. It will now depend how our batsmen play tomorrow," Chawla said after the opening day's play which saw the visitors being bundled out for 265 in the first innings.
Chawla reckons it's now for the batsmen to complement the bowlers' effort and said the willowers should not have any problem.
"We have a experienced and quality batting order and they will be able to do the job for us," asserted the youngster, who returned to the Test team after a making his debut in March 2006.
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