Du Plessis out for 4; SA in tatters
October 21, 2019 14:25
SA 18-3 (7 ovs) f/o & 162 vs India 497-9 | Scorecard
Shami makes it worse for South Africa as he bowls Hamza with another full delivery.
Shami got the ball to move away ever so slightly as Hamza played down the wrong line without any footwork and was beaten all ends up to be bowled for a duck.
The two pacers did the trick with the short ball in the first innings and now they are causing problems with the full deliveries.
Faf du Plessis gets an inside edge to get off the mark with a single and Elgar blocks the last two balls to end a good over from a fired-up Shami.
Umesh overpitches as du Plessis clips it through midwicket for three runs. Elgar is then beaten as he plays down the wrong line with the ball going straight to go past the edge and then takes one on the leg side.
Shami bowls short to Elgar, who defends it followed by a full delivery which is also blocked. The Indian pacers using the short ball quite a lot to Elgar, who looks uncomfortable against the bouncer at times. He then takes a single on the off-side before du Plessis offers no shot to the last ball.
Umesh also tests Elgar with a few bouncers and then gets one to stay low before he drives the last ball through the covers for a couple.
Shami then beats du Plessis outside the off-stump with a full delivery which moves away before he scalps the South African leg before wicket with one that stays low.
Du Plessis is on the backfoot trying to defend but the ball keeps low and strikes him plumb in front of the stumps.
South Africa lose their captain for four and also one of their review as they slip to 18 for three after being asked to follow-on.
South Africa slip to a lowly 18 for three, still needing another 317 runs to avoid the innings defeat.
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