#3 None of the middle order batsmen batting responsibly
With De Villiers and Miller back in the hut, the onus was on Faf du Plessis, JP Duminy and Chris Morris to get South Africa somewhere near a competitive total. But the momentum had turned completely in India's favour as the Proteas found themselves in a rut.
Du Plessis, however, departed soon as he inside edged a Hardik Pandya cutter onto his stumps while Duminy hung around without much to do as Morris and co. committed harakiri at the other end. The Indian bowling was tight and fielding was exceptional but there was sad to see little effort from the Proteas batsmen to hang around.
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