SPORT-IND-LD INNINGS 2LST

Yusuf Pathan, who came into the team in place of an
injured Sachin Tendulkar, struck in his very first over by
getting rid of de Villiers with Zaheer taking a superb running
catch in wide long on.
Harbhajan then accounted for Smith who attempted a sweep
but failed to time the ball and Kohli took his second catch at
slip.
Then Duminy and debutant du Plessis joined hands to
ressurect the South African innings with the 100-plus
partnership.
Both Duminy and du Plessis were in no mood to take risks
and toiled hard for their runs which came mostly in singles
and twos. The duo's hardship can be gauged from the fact that
they struck just three boundaries during their partnership.
With both the batsmen set at the crease, South Africa
took their final batting powerplay in the 45th over but the
decision misfired as both du Plessis and Duminy made hardly
any imapct, departing when their team needed them the most.
Du Plessis, who was struggling with cramps, was the first
to show some signs of urgency, lofting Munaf over mid-off for
a four in the 45th over before departing in the next ball in
search one too many. He was caught by an agile Kohli at the
edge of the circle as the batsman went for an inside out shot
over cover.
Duminy was then cleaned up by Zaheer in the next over to
make matters worst for the home team. And as if the twin blow
was not enough, new man in Wayne Parnell was run out two balls
later in search of a double.
Johan Botha, Dale Steyn and last man Lonwabo Tsotsobe
were no better with the bat as they departed in quick
sucession towards the end. PTI