South Africa's Marco Jansen expresses confidence in the Proteas' ability to secure victory in the first Test against Pakistan. Despite losing three wickets early due to challenging bowling conditions, the Proteas remain optimistic, with key players Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma at the crease. Jansen emphasizes the importance of formulating a plan and sticking to it, acknowledging the ball's movement in the initial overs.
South Africa 's Marco Jansen is confident the Proteas will wrap up the first Test against Pakistan today with a victory. To fulfil the dream of reaching the promised land of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s next year, the Proteas need a further 121 runs.
The initial target of 148 seemed straightforward enough, but having lost three wickets for just 27 when the umpires deemed the light not good enough for Pakistan’s fast men to operate, the tension in the home dressing room was certainly palpable. Pakistan’s opening bowlers Mohammad Abbas (2/3) and Khurram Shahzad (1/22) orchestrated their role of potential party-poopers to perfection. Abbas was naggingly accurate and Shahzad fiery in a sensational nine-over burst that will see Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs all return on the fourth day with only their small bags.The scant consolation for the Proteas is the fact their first innings top-scorer Aiden Markram and captain Temba Bavuma are the men at the crease. “We know that with the new ball, the ball moves quite sharply here, especially in the second innings of the game here at Supersport Park,” Proteas all-rounder Marco Jansen said. “So, we knew what was going to happen, we knew that the ball was going to move around a bit. With the new ball, definitely going to move sideways, and then the odd ball will shoot up, like we saw, and then the odd ball will also keep low. Look, the three wickets they got right now were three good balls, so it's not like we threw our wickets away.”“I think from a mental point of view, it's just to formulate a plan, how you want to go about it, how you think is the best way to go about it, and then just stick to that for as long as possible,” he said. “Because once the ball gets older here, it gets a lot easier to bat, and it's a nice scoring ground. So, with the new ball, definitely going to move sideways, and then the odd ball will shoot up, like we saw, and then the odd ball will also keep low
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