De Villiers hits half-century to rally South Africa
January 05, 2018  15:48


SA 96-3 (23 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard

Shami gets du Plessis to edge one and is caught by Kohli at second slip, who is unsure as to whether he has taken the catch cleanly.

The decision is referred upstairs to the TV umpire as the close in replays shows that the ball might have bounced and du Plessis (17) is rightly ruled not out.

Du Plessis is beaten off the last ball as Shami gets the ball to move away.

Bumrah has struggled with his length and overpitched quite often. This time AB makes most of the error in length as he punches it down the ground for a four with the bowler Bumrah unable to stop the ball on his follow through.

The next ball is slightly short as de Villiers taps it with soft hands on the off-side and picks a quick run.

Bumrah bowls a full delivery on the pads as du Plessis misses the flick but the leg before wicket appeal is turned down.

De Villiers plays a nice drive through the covers for three runs as Shami gives him some width. A few deliveries, du Plessis clips a full delivery through midwicket for a four as Shami bowls a poor line.

Bumrah also errs with his length, as he gifts du Plessis a wide half-volley which he crashes through the covers for another four.

The next ball is short and wide and this time the Proteas captain smashes it through point for another boundary.

Shami also bowls a similar delivery in the next over as de Villiers hammers him through the covers to race to his fifty, from 55 balls.

A single to the right-hander before du Plessis clips a delivery on the pads through the leg side for two runs and picks another couple two balls later as Bhuvneshwar misfields in the covers.
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