Farhaan Behafdien unhappy about ‘abrasive’ pitch at Wanderers
Stand-in Proteas T20 captain Farhaan Behardien has expressed his disappointment with the pitch at the Wanderers‚ saying it felt as if it was in Colombo rather than Johannesburg. The normally batting-friendly strip at the Wanderers was tacky and slow‚ suiting Sri Lanka’s spinners. The visitors exploited the conditions well‚ even though they needed a well-paced 50 from captain Angelo Mathews to beat South Africa by three wickets in Sunday’s second T20 international. Sri Lanka bundled SA out for 113, but they needed the best part of 19 overs to overhaul the minuscule target. "We’re very disappointed because we played right into Sri Lanka’s hands‚" Behardien said. "They played three spinners, and it felt like we were playing in Colombo. "There are normally lots of runs here, and this is normally a high-scoring ground, but we played right into their hands. "They came into the game by picking seamers, and they changed their team at the last minute by looking at the wicket. "That’s why I c...
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