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One way to look at this is the splendid job they have done as the foremost new-ball pairing in limited-overs' cricket. The away team was guilty on that count and hence paid the price. The opener's travails have extended to this tour as well.
At this point, India had a slight upper hand and they could have also strengthened their grip on the match, had they got Miller back into the pavilion. VIRAT KOHLI, the losing captain, is met up first. Chris and I had a good partnership, but as a batting unit, we're disappointed with the total. They will be keen to make an impression. Heinrich Klaasen remained unbeaten on 43 off just 27 balls. Eight off the over. The fact that Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have now met for 21 out of 30 available wickets is also a driving force behind this confidence. The DRS revealed so.
Whereas, the Protease side were focused to mark their their first win in this tour. Though, they kept on losing wickets, but a couple of responsible innings from David Miller and the wicket Keeper Heinrich Klaasen took South Africa all the way to the victory. And there goes the signal, out it is.
South Africa vs India, 2018: 4th ODI – Statistical Highlights - Rabada gets his second scalp. He has four hundreds in his last six ODIs, and also has an unbeaten 46 at Centurion in the same run.
The two laid an all-out assault on the Indian spinners and by stitching a match-winning partnership of 72 runs off just 41 balls , helped their team to chase down the revised target of 202 in just 25. For the first time in the series, Chahal and Kuldeep took a beating as they were hammered for 119 runs in 11. Electing to bat first, India were once again off to a terrific start, courtesy of Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli. In the last match, they were involved in a and this time around, they even bettered it by adding 158 runs for the second wicket. Even though the Proteas bowlers bowled tight spells during the middle overs, the duo was still able to score runs at 6 RPO. Dhawan, who was playing his 100th ODI, continued his remarkable form and probably played one of his best knocks. Every time he was tested by the short deliveries, he answered them by playing the pull shots to perfection. On a couple of occasions, he even played the flick shots off his pads to deposit the ball into the stands. Luck was also with Dhawan as there were quite a few times when the inside edge eluded the stumps. The massive partnership was finally broken by Chris Morris, who got rid of the Indian captain. The wicket was a result of the pressure created by the Proteas as they had conceded just 12 runs in 4 overs 28-31. Kohli, in trying to force a shot over extra-cover, gave a simple catch to Miller at cover and was out for 75. A couple of overs later, Dhawan reached the three-figure mark and became the first Indian 9th overall to slam a hundred in his 100th ODI. It was really a special innings from the southpaw, but his job was still not over. India needed him to carry on and bat till the 40-45th over. Once the play resumed after the players were taken off due to lightning, Dhawan gave his wicket away in trying to play an expansive lofted drive over mid-off. Rahane was out in the very next over, which resulted in the momentum shifting away from India. The deliveries were either full or short of a length — hardly anything in the hitting zone. Their fielding was also brilliant and leading from the front was their captain, Aiden Markram, who pulled off an absolute screamer to get rid of Hardik Pandya. When Dhawan and Kohli were going great guns, it looked like India will get past the 300-run mark quite comfortably, but the terrific comeback by the South African bowlers restricted the visitors to 289. During the chase, South Africa were off to a solid start as their openers added 43 runs in the first 7 overs. The Indian seamers were a bit unlucky to not pick up a wicket during that period as the ball flew past the vacant slip cordon on at least two occasions. Rain also arrived with the lightning and as a result of the long delay, the match was reduced to 28 overs. The revised target for the Proteas was 202, which meant they needed 159 to get from 20. From here on, it was more of a T20 contest. The Indian bowlers started off well after the break and gave away just 39 runs in seven overs. Kuldeep Yadav also picked up the wickets of JP Duminy and Hashim Amla to push South Africa on the back foot. However, the big threat was still out there. Unlike the previous three ODIs, the middle-order had the presence of ABD this time around. Fortunately for India, ABD got himself out when he flicked a leg-side delivery from Pandya straight to deep square-leg. At this point, India had a slight upper hand and they could have also strengthened their grip on the match, had they got Miller back into the pavilion. But a dropped catch by Shreyas Iyer and a no-ball by Chahal off which Miller was bowled turned the complexion of the match. Miller punished the Indian bowlers for the two let-offs and along with Klassen, took the match away from them. The spin-twins, who were so effective in the previous matches, had no answer to the assault laid by the South African pair. It was a bad day in the office for both of them and India would hope that they learn from this experience and come back strongly in the next two matches. Chahal did manage to get Miller out finally, but it was all too late for the Indian team. By winning this contest, South Africa also kept their unbeaten record in Pink ODIs intact. Get all the latest MyCricketHighlights updates on your social media outlets. Follow us on and find us on.