Bhuvneshwar's early strikes leave SA in a mess
January 05, 2018  14:47
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SA 34-3 (10 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard

Du Plessis looks to clip Shami through the leg side but is beaten and then leaves the next three balls outside the off-stump.

Bhuvneshwar beats AB de Villiers with the incoming delivery as he gets an inside edge after coming forward tentatively to defend and survives the leg before wicket appeal.

He then flicks one fine on the leg side for two runs and defends the last two balls.

A mini triumph for South Africa as they manage to see off an over from Bhuvneshwar without giving away a wicket.

Shami finding his rhythm as du Plessis is beaten outside the off-stump and then is nearly done in by the incoming delivery which hits him high on the pads.

De Villiers looking to disrupt Bhuvneshwar's rhythm as he hits the pacer through the off-side for back to back boundaries, throwing his bat at the wide deliveries.

Two balls later, he flashes hard at a wide delivery, hitting it uppishly over the gully region for the third four of the over.

AB in counter-attack mode. Bhuvi drops slightly short as the right-hander smashes it square through the off-side for the fourth boundary of the over. He takes a single from the last ball to race to 23 from 17 balls, having hit five fours.

India make the first bowling change as debutant Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack in place of Shami.

It's wonderful to see Bumrah in whites, having forced his way into the Test team with excellent performances India in the limited overs format in the last couple of years.

He starts with a full delivery which de Villiers flicks to the fine leg fielder for a single.

Du Plessis does the same three balls later for a single as South Africa reach 34 for three in 10 overs with de Villiers on 24 and du Plessis on two.
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