In the 18th over bowled by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, the South African all-rounder, who had struggled in the series, was dropped by Shreyas Iyer in the deep. At that point, the hosts needed almost 100 runs from 10 overs with no specialist batsman left in the dugout. “South Africa deserved to win, we didn’t.”Dhawan said the wet outfield made it hard for the spinners, blaming it for the loss. By staying at the crease and playing improvised strokes, he left Chahal and Kuldeep shocked. I chose the latter.”Kohli felt though his bowlers did flounder, it was the improvised stroke-play that carried the Proteas home.

Source: Hindustan Times February 11, 2018 14:03 UTC