South Africa vs India 2018: 6th ODI, 5 things we learnt from the match

#3 Zondo shows how it's done against the spinners

Zondo put himself in contention for a middle-order slot

Khaya Zondo's selection was much criticised as he had a rather ordinary Momentum One Day Cup and his overall List A record made for poor viewing as well. But at Centurion, as South Africa lost their openers, Zondo combined with de Villiers and turned out to be the more dominating partner.

He sat on his back-foot, waited for the ball to come to him and read the spinners off the pitch. When Kuldeep Yadav or Yuzvendra Chahal landed it short, Zondo latched onto it with disdain. He used his feet admirably well and manoeuvred the field with ease but just when the partnership was starting to worry the Indians, Chahal cleaned up de Villiers after which Zondo got stuck into a rut, although he did end up making a half-century.