Dale Steyn discussed how the ongoing World Test Championship Final 2025 is positioned following Day 3 at the Home of Cricket. According to the former cricketer, South Africa will believe they could have easily won the match if they had taken wickets earlier on Day 1. He expected the Australian bowlers and fielders to put up a fight in the final 69 runs.
The former South African pacer stated that SA will have to work the hardest to collect 69 runs on Day 4. He agreed that on Day 3, the pitch had slowed and flattened, allowing Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood to bat well.
“This is what Test cricket is all about, as South Africa will be sitting in their dressing room thinking, if they had picked up those two wickets early in the first session of Day 3 or not bowled so many no-balls, this match would have been over by now. But the rollercoaster of Test cricket has brought us back to Day 4 – while 69 runs may sound easy, Australia will not go down without a fight,” he remarked via JioHotstar Cricket Live.
“These 69 will be the most difficult runs South Africa will ever have to earn. This Test has been fantastic for three days. The wicket definitely slowed and flattened on Day 3. “You could see that when Hazlewood and Starc were batting — they made it look easy, rotating strikes and finding ones and twos,” the former Pacer added.
Temba and Aiden performed exactly what was required: Dale Steyn
The great fast bowler lauded the partnership of Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram for taking the game away from Australia. He felt that Day 3 was the best day to bat in the entire Test match, as there was a lot of scoring in the V, which was lacking in the first couple of days.
“Temba and Aiden did precisely what was required: they applied pressure to the bowlers when they made mistakes, whether with short or over-pitched deliveries. For the first time in this Test, we witnessed consistent scoring down the pitch, which was practically impossible on Days 1 and 2 due to mobility and edge threats. “Day 3 was all about making hay while the sun shone, and the batters did just that,” Steyn said.
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