The ICC declared the Newlands pitch in CapeTown unsatisfactory after the lowest-scoring ICC World Test Championship between South Africa and India on January 8.
This came after the shortest Test at Newland, in which a total of 642 balls were bowled.
In which Mohammad Siraj took 6/15 to help South Africa bowl out for 55 in their first innings, while India posted 153 in reply to take a 98-run lead.
South Africa’s Aiden Markram scored a brilliant century but India needed just 79 runs to win India won the match by seven wickets on the second day.
The pitch in newlands was very difficult to bat on ICC match referee charish broad said in his report “The ball bounced quickly and sometimes alarmingly throughout the match making it difficult to play shots several batter were hit on the gloves and many wickets also fail due to the awkward bounce.”
In the ICC pitch and outfield process, if a pitch or outfield is found to be substandard, the venue is allocated some demerit points. Outfields deemed unsatisfactory by the match referee. If a venue reaches six demerit points, it is banned from hosting any international cricket for 12 months, 24 months in case of 12 demerit points. The points are valid for a period of five years.
The South African Cricket Council has 14 days to appeal the ban.
