Kohli and Rahane perish, South Africa in control
October 18, 2015  21:16

India 220-6 (46 ovs) vs SA 270-7 | Scorecard


Rabada comes back and starts his new spell with a wide down the leg side to Rahane, who is unable to get a run from the next two balls.

Rahane finally comes down the track and slaps it down to long-on and is called for two runs by Kohli. He then makes room and heaves it on the leg side but gets just a single to deep midwicket.

Rabada attempts a short ball to Kohli but it slips down the leg side for a wide. A hint of reverse swing as Rabada gets a full delivery to tail into Kohli, who is beaten by steals a quick bye before Rahane is beaten off the last ball attempting to loft it behind square.

The pressure does the trick as Kohli pulls a short ball from Morkel straight into the hands of the fielder at deep midwicket.

Kohli made 77 from 98 balls but struggled to get going in the last few overs in the company of Dhoni and allowed the South Africans to get back into the match.

Morkel makes it two from two balls as Rahane also hits it straight into the hands of Miller at deep midwicket to fall for four.

Two wickets in two balls leave India in trouble at 216 for six in 45.2 overs.

The hat-trick ball is a wide down the leg side to Harbhajan before the right-hander takes one to get off the mark.

Just four runs from the over as Morkel finishes with splendid figures of four for 39 in 10 overs, including a maiden to completely turn the match on it's head.
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