Virat Kohli’s stunning ODI form puts Bradman in the shade

However, it doesn’t take away from the fact that when it comes to batting, Kohli has been the lone difference between the two sides, considering that injured Faf du Plessis was the only other centurion in past three ODIs. But Rajeshwari Gayakwad dismissed Chetty for just six runs in the 10th over.

De Villiers missed the first three games with a finger injury but has been declared fit and available to play. He brings that calmness, he brings that experience. Its wake up call for South Africa and it seem to be having some trouble.

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De Villiers has scored 9,515 runs in 225 ODIs at an average of more than 54 and a strike rate of 101. “The AB de Villiers factor, let’s put it that way”. Duminy was the only South African batsman who stood up to the Indian bowlers with a well-made 51. The wrist-spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav were once again lethal with the ball as they picked eight wickets in between them to run through the Pakistani batting line-up. They tended to take wickets by frustrating the batters, and not outsmarting them, a strategy that was not going to work in any given situation or bowling conditions. They are a seriously good one-day unit, a seriously good Test unit and T20 as well. “When AB talks, you listen because it’s always helpful”.

But first De Villiers will have to get back on the park. They have particularly been very effective in denying South Africa the opportunity to build partnerships, especially upfront. “As a batting unit we’ve got to make sure we are better”. I don’t think there’s major plans with different techniques and different tactics against the spinners. “I experienced that today, and that was an awesome feeling”, he added.

“It’s exciting to see how he’s going to come out tomorrow but there’s no added pressure”. So we’ll be fighting for every single ball, every single run out there. A whitewash overseas would do India’s confidence a world of good as they return home for what is expected to be two of their toughest Championship rounds – against Australia and England.

At No 3 skipper Mithali Raj has got the starts but failed to convert them into big scores while the unsafe Harmanpreet Kaur and Veda Krishnamurthy were back among the runs in the second match, scoring unbeaten half centuries to push India to 302/3. “He’s the big dog and the guy scoring runs for them at the moment”, said Chris Morris on Friday at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

Klaasen toured New Zealand previous year as back-up wicketkeeper but did not play in a game. “They are told to go for wickets at all times”. South Africa were hit hard by the absence of the experienced Shabnim Ismail, who injured herself during team’s pre-game warm-up in Kimberley on Wednesday.