Ind vs SA: 4th ODI - He added 96 for the third wick- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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He added 96 for the third wicket with Ajinkya Rahane (45) and 127 for the next wicket with left-hander Suresh Raina (53) as the home side made the most of the absence of South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel and spinning allrounder Jean-Paul Duminy, who were ruled out due to injuries.

In This Pic : Ajinkya Rahane

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Rahane, who scored half-centuries in the first two games of the series, struck four fours off 53 balls before being dismissed by pace bowler Dale Steyn off the first ball of his second spell. Rahane inside-edged a delivery that kept low and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock pouched it comfortably.

In This Pic : Ajinkya Rahane

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Kohli was dismissed caught behind trying to pull seamer Kagiso Rabada in the 49th over as pace bowlers Rabada (3-54) and Steyn (3-61) grabbed some quick wickets toward the end.

In This Pic : Virat Kohli, Kagiso Rabada

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In between, Faf du Plessis fell for 17 after scoring half-centuries in all three previous games as he edged one off left-arm spinner Axar Patel and South Africa slipped from 62-1 from nine overs to 95-4 after 20.

In This Pic : Faf du Plessis

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South Africa reached the halfway mark of 150 in only 32.3 overs with the absence of Duminy playing in the minds of de Villiers and the lot. The score was 200-6 after 40 leaving exactly 100 to get in the last 10 overs.

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