438! That's what South Africa got at Wankhede on Sunday. Let me rephrase it — that's what Indians conceded. Far too many. There were two reasons to it. One, conditions heavily loaded in favour of the batsmen which aided the explosive innings and two, the bowlers lacked skill when put under pressure.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar during the first ODI against South Africa at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur recently. The Indian pacer conceded 106 runs at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Pic/AFP

Let's talk about the wicket first. The Wankhede wicket was a 'patta'. Generally you would get a bit of bounce and carry. It's not difficult for a batsman to go for his aerial shots on this ground as you can easily get under the bounce.