WTC Finals: ‘He pressurized South Africa’ Praise Ricky Ponting ‘Knock On Day 1 | Cricket news
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting praised Australia’s World Test Championship against South Africa on June 12 in the final innings of Australia in Australia’s first innings. Webster’s innings helped Australia score 212 runs against South Africa’s bowling attack, while 1 day ended at 43/4.Webster, who made his Test debut against India in Sydney earlier this year, scored 72 off 92 balls as Australia’s top scorer in challenging circumstances.Ponting told ICC Digital after Australia’s first innings, “You take out 70 Odd runs that looks completely different. I think it says a lot that he is still comfortable in his game and even he has the comfort to stay in the Australian Middle Order.”
Despite having trouble in Australia, Ponting attacked and appreciated the webuster. “What I loved today was, although Australia was in a bit troublesome, wickets were falling … (Webster) was able to go there and play his natural style and the way he wanted to play and became aggressive and became aggressive and put some pressure on the South African bowlers,” he said.Quiz: Who is that IPL player?Former captain Steve Smith contributed to the crease with 66 runs within three hours, while wicketkeeper Alex Carrie added 23 runs in the total.Cagiso Rabada of South Africa led the bowling attack with 5/51 figures, helping Australia sacking for 212.“Secondly (this is that) the wicket was doing something and we know that Duke Ball will do something in Britain in early June, it just goes to show that if you come in and set like Smith and Bew and the bee has done so, whether you can still make some big scores,” said Ponting.Australia’s pacers Michel Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Pat Cummins came back late on day 1 and made South Africa 43/4 in stumps.
