De Villiers, Elgar hit 50s to stretch SA's lead
January 16, 2018  14:17
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SA 128-2 (38 ovs) & 335 vs India 307 
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De Villiers strokes a short wide delivery from Ishant through the off-side for a couple to raise the 100-run stand for the third wicket from 168 balls.

In the next over, Elgar gets an edge off Bumrah but it falls short of the slips and goes through for a four.

Two balls later, he clips the pacer off his pads for two runs to keep the scoreboard moving.

Ishant beats de Villiers with a full delivery which moves away enough to beat the edge. The next ball is short and wide and this time de Villiers hammers it square on the off-side for a four.

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack with India also worried with the flow of runs.

The field is spread around as Elgar takes a single to long-on before de Villiers hits the fourth ball through the off-side for two runs. He sweeps the last ball square on the leg side for a four as South Africa's lead continues to grow.

Ishant has been disappointing in the second innings, he has bowled quite a few loose deliveries.

He overpitches and gives some width as Elgar drills it through the covers for a four to bring up his fifty, from 116 balls.

Both batsmen have registered half-centuries as South Africa take their score to 128 for two in 38 overs, stretching their lead to 156 runs.
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