The majority of the Proteas' batters were in good form in their warm-up match ahead of the Test series against the West Indies.
Proteas’ Test series against West Indies is going to be a ‘grind’, says BedinghamProteas batter David Bedingham will be looking to score plenty of runs against the West Indies. Picture: Roger Sedres/Gallo Images
South Africa warmed up for the first Test which is taking place at the Queen’s Park Oval starting Wednesday with a drawn match against an Invitational XI in Tarouba over the last four days. “Acclimatising to the conditions has been important, especially with us going from the winter into this heat,” said Bedingham after the match.“The fact we bowled well over 100 overs and the batters were able to put in a good shift, of also playing for over 100 overs is good.
“Personally, I’m feeling confident,” he said. “I see myself as a free-flowing batter who looks to be positive. Hopefully we can rise to the challenge because theFast bowler Lungi Ngidi said the bowlers would simply have to find a way in what are expected to be trying conditions for them.
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