4th ODI: Lucky Miller total with sleet to better India, feels Shikhar Dhawan

India batsman Shikhar Dhawan felt that “lucky” David Miller and sleet spoilt their possibility of fortifying a revised aim of 208 in 28 overs in a fourth One-Day International, that a visitors mislaid by 5 wickets here

Shikhar Dhawan is overjoyed after scoring his 100 opposite South Africa during a Wanderers in Johannesburg on Saturday. PIC/GETTY IMAGES
Shikhar Dhawan is overjoyed after scoring his 100 opposite South Africa during a Wanderers in Johannesburg on Saturday. PIC/GETTY IMAGES

India batsman Shikhar Dhawan felt that “lucky” David Miller and sleet spoilt their possibility of fortifying a revised aim of 208 in 28 overs in a fourth One-Day International, that a visitors mislaid by 5 wickets here. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal twice suspicion he had got absolved of Miller, during his personal scores of 6 and 7 on Saturday night. Shreyas Iyer initial forsaken during low block leg a maladroit batsman who had his stumps distant in a same over of a no-ball, with South Africa during 106/4 in a 18th over and a seeking rate was some-more than 9 per over.

Miller went on to measure 39 off 28 balls to beam a hosts to their initial win in 4 matches in a series. Dhawan also felt that spinners Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav were uneasy by a soppy margin conditions during a New Wanderers Stadium. Miller got good support from Heinrich Klaasen (43 not out off 27) before an dominant quickfire 23 off 11 from Andile Phehlukwayo helped South Africa follow down a revised aim with 5 wickets and 2.3 overs to spare.

“The movement altered after a forsaken locate and afterwards a wicket off no-ball. He (Miller) had fitness on his side and grabbed a chances with both hands. Otherwise we were in really good position,” Dhawan pronounced during a post compare press discussion late final night (Saturday). “Of march sleet had an impact too. Our spinners couldn’t spin a round or hold a round a approach they did in a final 3 matches. It creates a disproportion when a round gets wet. That’s a reason,” Dhawan, who noted his 100th ODI with a shining 109 that gathering India to 289/7 in 50 overs, said.

There was also scarcely an hour’s stop during India’s innings. India were cruising during 197/2 in 34 overs when lightning disrupted a play when Dhawan had only got to his 13th hundred. “Our upsurge was disrupted. we got out after that mangle and runs didn’t come. But a sum was good,” a left-hander said. “It (century) could not have been improved deliberation it was my 100th ODI match. we upheld Virat Kohli (75). we am happy with a century and going brazen only wish to continue with my coherence and peculiarity of my game.”

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