Amla, du Plessis steady South Africa

June 19, 2019 17:05

SA 31-1 (8 ovs) vs NZ | Scorecard

Boult gets the ball to come in sharply to Amla, who is beaten all ends up, and is lucky that the ball was going down the leg side or else he would have been in trouble.

Boult tries another incoming delivery but this time Amla manages to clip it square on the leg side for two runs.

Henry bowling in the channel outside the off-stump as Du Plessis defends before he offers no shot to the wide ones.

But he then looks to drive it through the covers as he gets the edge which goes through the vacant third slip region for two runs.

Amla gaining in confidence with time spent at the crease. Boult, looking for the swing, overpitches as Amla drills it through the covers for a four. Boult switches to over the wicket as the next ball is again pitched up and Amla drives it straight back past the bowler for another boundary.

Amla gets an inside edge which goes on the bounce to Ross Taylor in the slips who does well to stop it and du Plessis calls his partner across for a tight single.

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