CAPE TOWN, Dec 31 (PTI): The pitch for the series-deciding third cricket Test between India and South Africa starting here on Sunday would favour batsmen and last all five days, according to the curator of the Newlands ground.
The series is currently tied 1-1 after India won the second Test in Durban by 87 runs, following the humiliating innings and 25 runs defeat in the first match in Centurion.
�The pitch won�t change too much from previous years. The match will be played on a good pitch that will last five days,� said Evan Flint, Newlands curator.
The Newlands pitch is supposed to be more batsman friendly than the pitches for the first two Tests and a high scoring contest is very much on the cards.
It has the highest average score of 338.2 for any ground in the country that has hosted more than one Test. That�s close to 24 runs more than the average score at next-highest run-scoring ground in South Africa, Kingsmead in Durban.