On the first day, all South African batters in action failed to convert their starts into a substantial score and reached 247\/6 in 81.5 overs before bad light forced stumps to arrive early on day one. Stubbs was looking good to get a fifty, but fell for 49 to left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I think it's a bit disappointing in the end there. I think all of us in the top six got in, and no one\u2019s really made that big one. I actually think I prefer batting at 3 than anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt (pitch) played quite nicely, but I think they bowled quite well. It was quite hard to score. But it wasn\u2019t free-flowing. You felt comfortable, but the scoreboard wasn\u2019t going anywhere. So I thought they bowled quite well,\u201d said Stubbs to broadcasters at the end of day one\u2019s play.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking about Kuldeep, who picked 3-48, Stubbs said he still can\u2019t believe that the spinner dismissed him. Stubbs, along with Kuldeep and KL Rahul, who grabbed his catch at first slip, have been teammates at Delhi Capitals (DC) in the IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cEvery time he (Kuldeep) has come on, he\u2019s sort of gone a bit slow with the first ball, and I managed to work his first ball of the spell. If anything, he just beat me with the drift. I can't believe he got me out, and KL caught it! That makes your life that much more difficult,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking about Kuldeep, who picked 3-48, Stubbs said he still can\u2019t believe that the spinner dismissed him. Stubbs, along with Kuldeep and KL Rahul, who grabbed his catch at first slip, have been teammates at Delhi Capitals (DC) in the IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think that\u2019ll be the game plan. Just extend the first innings for as long as we can. Hopefully, the guys who come in now don\u2019t give it away and get 40s, and someone can get 100.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n