South Africa's Fielding Complementing their Bowling
South Africa made it a point to amp up their on-field display to complement their bowlers. The bodyline tactics employed by the bowlers meant that the Indian second innings was peppered with pulls and hooks.
Thus, catches were there for the taking and the South African fielders didn’t disappoint. First up was the dismissal of Parthiv Patel who pulled at a delivery by Kagiso Rabada and could only gather a top edge which meant that Morne Morkel, aided by his tall frame, pulled off an amazing catch at fine-leg.
However, it was the dismissal of Rohit Sharma which could be summed up as the nail in the coffin of the Indian effort, for Sharma was looking good throughout his knock of 47 and might have made it a tougher match for South Africa to win.
Stationed at fine-leg, it was AB de Villiers who lunged ahead to pouch the ball after Sharma failed to control his hook shot. De Villiers pocketed the same while Rabada went on a celebration spree, again!
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