“Today, or Sunday, marked the start of the first Test match in the two-match series between new zealand vs south africa. South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first, providing Test debuts to 6 players. This decision was made because the team’s key players are currently busy playing in their country’s franchise T20 league (SA20).
Debut for 6 South African players against New Zealand: Top players from SA20 playing; as they earn in one over in T20s 12 times more than in test new zealand vs south africa
The first encounter of the 2-Test series between new zealand vs south africa started on February 4th. Six players from South Africa made their debut.
“The first match of the 2-Test series between new zealand vs south africa began on February 4th. Six players from South Africa made their debut.
The first encounter of the 2-Test series between new zealand vs south africa started today, i.e., Sunday. South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first, providing Test debuts to 6 players. This decision was made because the team’s key players are currently busy playing in their country’s franchise T20 league (SA20).
The SA20 final will be played on February 10th, while the Test series started on February 4th. Therefore, players and the board prioritized T20s and sent a relatively inexperienced team to New Zealand. This decision was made because T20 matches generate more revenue for both the board and players compared to Tests.
“In the first Test against New Zealand, six players made their debut for South Africa. This includes Captain Neil Brand, Edward Moore, Renard van Tonder, Shafiq Moosajee, Ruan de Swardt, and Clyde Fortuin. There are also two uncapped players on the bench.
Among the five players making their debut, Jubair Hamza, David Bedingham, Keegan Petersen, Dwaine Olivier, and Dane Paterson were included. Collectively, these players had only played 38 matches before this Test in their careers. Pace bowler Olivier is the most experienced player in the team with 15 Tests. On the other hand, Captain Tim Southee from New Zealand alone has played 96 Tests.
Debut for 6 South African players against New Zealand: Top players from SA20 playing; as they earn in one over in T20s 12 times more than in Tests.”
“The first match of the 2-Test series between new zealand vs south africa started on February 4th. Six players made their debut from South Africa.
The first encounter of the 2-Test series between new zealand vs south africa began today, i.e., Sunday. South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl first, providing Test debuts to 6 players. This decision was made because the team’s key players are currently busy playing in their country’s franchise T20 league (SA20).
The SA20 final will be played on February 10th, while the Test series commenced on February 4th. Therefore, players and the board prioritized T20s and sent a relatively inexperienced team to New Zealand. This decision was made because T20 matches generate more revenue for both the board and players compared to Tests.
These players made their debut
In the first Test against new zealand vs south africa had 6 players making their debut. Among them were Captain Neil Brand, Edward Moore, Renard van Tonder, Shepho Moreki, Ruan de Swardt, and Clyde Fortuin. There are also 2 uncapped players on the bench.
Among the 5 players making their debut were Jubair Hamza, David Bedingham, Keegan Petersen, Dwaine Olivier, and Dane Paterson. Together, they had played only 38 matches in their careers before this Test. With 15 Tests, pace bowler Olivier is the most experienced player in the team. On the other hand, New Zealand’s Captain Tim Southee has played 96 Tests.
Shepho Moreki, making his debut for South Africa, took a wicket on the first ball of his career. He sent Devon Conway to the pavilion.
According to cricketers, broadcasters in South Africa paid a significantly higher amount for the T20 series against India compared to the Test series in the previous tour. They received more than 8 million dollars (66.39 crores INR) for T20 matches compared to one Test match.”
“If broadcasters were earning one lakh rupees per minute in South Africa for T20, they were making only 857 rupees per minute in Test matches. This means the earnings per minute in T20 were only up to 8.57% compared to Test matches.
Looking at it in terms of overs, broadcasters in Test matches between India and South Africa were giving the board more than 12 times the amount they gave for one over in T20. So, if they were getting 10 lakh rupees for one over in Test matches, they would be willing to pay broadcasters 1.20 crores for one over in T20.
These top players are busy in SA20
The South African Cricket Board is currently facing financial difficulties, and they have turned to franchise cricket to overcome this. To boost franchise cricket, they have put Test cricket at stake. In SA20, players like Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubs, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger, and Lungi Ngidi from the current Test team are participating.”
“new zealand vs south africa in the first session, taking two wickets despite fielding a young team. However, by the end of the second session, New Zealand also scored 153 runs. Former captain Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra remained not out until the session concluded. The match is being played in Mount Maunganui.”
