Thank you weather. Two perfect draw lays destroyed by washouts recently so I am looking at today's 2nd Test between South Africa and New Zealand at Centurion somewhat nervously. Sunny and pleasant in next 4-5 days according to various weather websites. We know though rain comes from nowhere these days mainly thanks to geoengineering efforts. Lets hope they don't intervene.
SA massive favorite at around 1.83. No suspicious stuff in news in terms of numerology/gematria (at least I didn't find any ). Draw at around 4. No proper pitch report yet apart from cricinfo's "In the days leading up to the match, the outfield appeared lush, with its new winter grass coating promising to help the ball to the boundary. All the focus on the outfield has taken eyes off the pitch, which is likely to be less lively than a traditional Centurion strip, although du Plessis said he spotted some moisture. "
Should be a result. Both teams recent form with the bat is far from stellar so fingers crossed for bowlers performance. Not taking a position just yet hoping to see SA bat first. Oh by the way, although it seems a lay of NZ is a no-brainer here I would recommend against it . Theoretically a shrewd thing to do would be to lay SA at current odds with a view to trade later but this is a risky approach most likely leaving you in red if NZ field first.
So, again, draw lay for me. Good luck.