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In Kohli’s run-flood, how South Africa slipped on Ranchi’s dew

In Kohli’s run-flood, how South Africa slipped on Ranchi’s dew

On the eve of the game, South Africa’s batting coach Ashwell Prince was asked about the dew factor in Ranchi and how bowling first on winning the toss would be most prudent. He admitted dew is likely to play a big role. The contention was that the dew would make gripping the ball difficult under lights during the chase, and both pacers and spinners might struggle to operate at peak capacity. It did start leaving its impact from the halfway mark of the chase of 350, but by then, with half the team back in the hut, it seemed the dew had entered the picture rather late. But firstly, an astonishing assault by the wondrous Marco Jansen, who has done everything possible on this Indian tour to label him a feared allrounder, kept Indians on their toes. But since he had to keep hitting every ball, after a 39-ball 70, ransacking eight fours and three towering sixes, he eventually holed out, pulling a short but slower ball from Kuldeep Yadav to deep midwicket in the …