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SA 264/7 in 50 overs; Mid-Inns Report
South Africa recovered from a mid-innings slump to post a challenging target for India in the 4th ODI being played at the St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth. The hosts were indebted to an unbeaten half-century by JP
Duminy that led them to the 260-plus total after they had slumped to 118/5 after a bright start.
Graeme Smith won the toss and opted to bat first in batting friendly conditions; Smith was the first one to go after adding 57 runs for the first wicket with Hashim Amla. He was snapped by Harbhajan Singh off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashish-Nehra-c46293. He scored
18 runs off 30 balls.
Amla and reserve wicketkeeper-batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424 in the slips.
From there on, the hosts had a dramatic collapse; whilst the Indians remained disciplined, the Proteas hit the panic button in no uncertain terms. Amla was run out after a bright knock of 64; he had a misunderstanding with AB de
Villiers which cost him his wicket. Amla’s innings came off 69 balls and included 8 fours.
De Villiers was sent packing himself a few balls later. The right-hander was beaten by a brilliant late spinning delivery from Yuvraj that took the outside edge of his bat and safely lodged in the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 behind the stumps.
There was more drama to follow as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faf-du-Plessis-c1427 was also run out; he attempted a quick run after playing the ball in the square-leg region. Though he was sent back midway it was too little too late and the bails were whipped off
by a delighted Dhoni.
The South Africans were tottering at this stage; however, they were brought back in the game by a partnership between Duminy and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Johan-Botha-c67173. The two added 70 runs for the sixth wicket before Botha was dismissed by Yuvraj Singh
after scoring 44 runs.
Duminy found another able ally in Robin Peterson; the left-arm spinner scored a quick-fire 31 off 35 balls.
Duminy scored some crucial runs at the end of the innings to take his team’s total to 265/7. Yuvraj Singh claimed 3 wickets.
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