Both batsmen get a reprieve
January 26, 2018 17:55
Rahane (41) and Bhuvneshwar (22) have built a decent partnership 45 as India gets a lead of 186.
Phehlukwayo, right-arm medium pacer, comes into the attack.
He starts with 2 runs to Bhuvneshwar and follows that up with five wides!
Bhuvneshwar flashes at the ball and it flies over gully for a boundary. 11 runs come off the over.
Rabada continues and this time it is Rahane who gets a life!
He goes after the ball and is put down in the outfield by Ngidi.
Four runs come off the over.
Morkel comes back into the attack and Rahane plays the opening ball of the over to the leg side for a single.
Bhuvneshwar then plays it down to gully for a single.
Rahane takes a single and then Bhuvneshwar is dropped in the slips by Dean Elgar. What an expensive miss that could prove.
Rabada continues and gifts India five wides as the ball went over the keeper's head for a four.
Nasty bounce and the ball flies off Rahane's gloves for a single to square leg.
That has led the concerned umpires to have a chat in the middle.
There is an intense discussion here but they decide to continue with the proceedings.
Next ball Buvneshwar gets a couple on the off side.
A ball later Bhuvneshwar gets on top of the bounce and smacks it through mid-off for a boundary.
12 runs come off that over.
Ngidi continues and he teases Bhuvneshwar. After two shot balls, Bhuvneshwar gets hold of a holf-volley and plays it past mid-off for a couple. Nice work by De Villiers at long-off to keep the ball from going to the boundary.
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