{
  "id": 15637044,
  "title": "'You can only tell when both teams have batted' — Prince retains faith in Proteas' chances",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/you-can-only-tell-when-both-teams-have-batted-prince-retains-faith-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T17:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas/2026-10-19-you-can-only-tell-when-both-teams-have-batted--prince-retains-faith-in-proteas-chances/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Among the many aspects of Test cricket that make it the unique game that it is, one is that the true value of a side's first-innings total cannot be known until the other team has batted.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}