Twitter Reactions: India v South Africa 5th ODI, South Africa storms to 438

By Sayantan Bhattacharjee

Updated - 25 Oct 2015, 17:39 IST

2 Min Read

Twitter Reactions: India v South Africa 5th ODI, South Africa storms to 438: The decider of an evenly contested series got a shot in the arm as South Africa piled on a humongous total in front of an ecstatic Mumbai crowd.

South Africa called the toss right and chose to bat, as Quinton de Kock continued his love affair with the Indian attack. Hashim Amla completed his 6000 runs in the shorter format but got cheaply to Mohit Sharma. Faf du Plessis and de Kock continued the good run by picking up vital boundaries in crucial juncture.

Quinton de Kock smashed 17 boundaries and towered a sublime six en route to his 109 off 87 balls at a strike rate of 125.28. Raina picked up his first to see the back of de Kock. AB de Villiers joined du Plessis in the middle, but the story was same. The South African batsmen sent the Indians for leather hunt, as du Plessis notched up his fifty off 61 balls. South Africa reached 200 in 29 overs, while India’s work was cut out.

The duo brought up their 50 partnership off 47 balls, as AB de Villiers soon reached his fifty off 34 balls. Soon the 100 partnership was on offer from 77 balls. The visitors reached 300 in the 41st over, as the economy rate of the Indian bowlers was on the rise.

Faf du Plessis brought up his century off 105 balls with 2 sixes and 7 boundaries. He towered 6 sixes and 9 boundaries before cramping back to the pavilion. ABD show was on, as he sent the Indian bowlers to the cleaners. 11 sixes and 3 boundaries took AB to 119 before he was back in the pavilion.

South Africa posted 438-4 in 50 overs, as India are up for a daunting task.

Here are the best tweets from the India v South Africa 5th ODI:

https://twitter.com/BreatheSport/status/658246624108486656

https://twitter.com/anshuljain02/status/658243443794268160

 

https://twitter.com/TheRamizRaja/status/658245446880595968

https://twitter.com/SAMPATH_B24/status/658248252974731265

 

 

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