India vs South Africa: Faf du Plessis in awe of India's wirst spinners
Cricket | February 02, 2018 14:03 ISTDu Plessis feels the hosts were 60 runs short after electing to bat first on a Durban surface that progressively quickened up.
Du Plessis feels the hosts were 60 runs short after electing to bat first on a Durban surface that progressively quickened up.
Du Plessis said that the conditions were a bit slower and suited the Men in Blue quite well as the batting line-up hammered away after the Proteas set up an easy target of 270 for the Virat Kohli led Team India.
Kohli said that the six-wicket victory in the first one-dayer against South Africa will give his side the momentum in the remainder of the six-match series.
Kohli scored 112 off 119 balls with the help of 10 boundaries and put on 189-run stand for the third-wicket with Ajinkya Rahane (79 runs of 86 balls) as India chased down the target of 270 with 4.3 overs to spare.
India beat South Africa by six wickets in the first ODI to go up 1-0 in the six-match series at Kingsmead in Durban.
Markram, 23, will bat at number four for de Villiers who has been ruled out of the first three ODIs due to a finger injury.
The mega player auctions of the IPL will be held on February 27 and 28 in Bengaluru, the last two days of the third and final Test between India and South Africa.
South Africa have managed to build important partnerships - du Plessis and de Villiers putting on 114 runs in the 1st innings in Cape Town, and then De Villiers and Elgar stitching 141 in the 2nd innings at Centurion Test - which made the difference.
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Meanwhile, South Africa have already sealed the three-match series, after winning the first Test in Cape Town by 72 runs and the second Test in Centurion by 135 runs.
The Proteas' skipper also expressed concerns about the Centurion pitch and compared it to the raging turners in the 2015 series in the sub-continent conditions.
If South Africa commit another minor over-rate breach in a Test within 12 months of this offence with du Plessis as captain, it will be deemed a second offence by du Plessis and he will face a suspension.
According to South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis, the hosts were pretty much on top of India in all five days of the game.
Debutant Lungi Ngidi emerged as the newest fast-bowling nemesis that India discovered as he snared six scalps for a mere 39 runs. He replaced injured pacer Dale Steyn in the second Test.
Take a look at some of the highlights that went down on day four of the second Test at Centurion between India and South Africa.
Morkel said the game will have an outcome despite the loss of time today due to rain and bad light.
Kohli held together India's innings with a classy unbeaten 85 off 130 balls along with all-rounder Hardik Pandya (11 not out) at the crease. India reached 183/5 in 61 overs in their first innings at stumps in reply to South Africa's 335 all out.
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India's record of nine consecutive series victories will be on the line from Saturday after the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series in Cape Town.
Faf du Plessis kissed on Kagiso Rabada’s forehead after the pacer took the wicket of Hardik Pandya in the first innings of Cape Town Test.
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