Let me repeat that because it never seems to sink in: South 👏 Africa’s👏batting👏stops👏at👏number👏6👏. Accordingly, if they lose early wickets, like today, their top order goes into their shells, and we witness what Jarrod Kimber has dubbed the Evan Gulbis effect. Essentially, this theory posits that the shallower your batting order, the more likely your batters are to play within themselves, leading to sub-par totals.