Has a slip of paper given the Black Caps an advantage over the Proteas?
Are the Proteas playing mind games or was it a bungle and they slipped the strategy under the wrong hotel room door?
South Africa’s Proteas may have inadvertently handed the Black Caps their entire bowling plan for their ODI series that starts todayy at SuperSport Park in Centurion at 12:30.
According to a New Zealand newspaper hotel guest has posted South Africa’s bowling strategy on Facebook after finding it slipped under her door.
The typed memo – addressed to Proteas speedster Dale Steyn – gives bowling directions and details weaknesses for the New Zealand batsmen.
The memo, which has the air of authenticity, gives a glimpse into the short, sharp messages teams operate from.
It says that star New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson will attack bouncers but doesn’t pull well, while veteran Martin Guptill is a “wicket option for bouncers angling in.”
Wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi is described as a “compulsive puller”.
It is not clear if the Proteas will simply have a change of plan…
