Dale Steyn led South Africa’s fightback with a lass five-wicket transport to shorten India to 296 in a pass World Cup compare upon Saturday notwithstanding a stimulating 111 from Sachin Tendulkar.
India were upon march for a large sum after reaching 267-1 though mislaid their final 9 wickets for twenty-nine runs in 9 overs in a thespian collapse, with paceman Steyn finishing with 5-50.
Steyn, who conceded twenty-four in his opening 3 overs, came behind strongly to have reduced work of a Indian innings in a glorious muster of quick bowling upon a prosaic track.
The home team, with 7 points from 4 matches, need to win this day-night diversion to have certain of a place in a final eight. South Africa have 4 points from 3 matches.
Tendulkar progressing dominated a Proteas’ attack, enormous 3 sixes as well as 8 fours in a 101-ball hit for his 48th one-day hundred.
He right away needs only a single some-more century to turn a initial player to measure 100 general hundreds, carrying already done 51 in Test cricket.
South Africa’s conflict came underneath vigour for a initial time in 4 matches as Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag (73) as well as Gautam Gambhir (69) absolutely collected runs opposite gait as well as spin, many to a pleasure of a genius crowd. India done a many of winning a toss upon an easy-paced representation as Sehwag as well as Tendulkar supposing an bomb 142-run begin off only 17.4 overs. Gambhir one after another a great work, adding 125 for a second wicket with Tendulkar.
Sehwag, who survived upon 4 as well as 70, beaten twelve fours in his 66-ball knock. He began his fifth unbroken innings with a 4 when he lofted Steyn over mid-on.
He had a propitious shun in a subsequent over, his corner off paceman Morne Morkel drifting past wicket-keeper Morne outpost Wyk.
Sehwag did not quell his strokes after a let-off, outstanding Steyn for dual some-more bounds as well as afterwards punishing Morkel for 3 fours in an over as India raced to 50 off only 41 balls.
Runs came thick as well as quick from both a ends as Tendulkar additionally fluently gathering Morkel by a covers as well as afterwards straight-drove a subsequent smoothness for dual unbroken fours.
Tendulkar offering a formidable possibility upon 47 when he lofted left-arm spinner Robin Peterson over additional cover though AB de Villiers, using in from long-off, unsuccessful to reason upon to a round even after creation a glorious diving effort.
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