Published: Feb 14, 2016, 12:01 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 14, 2016, 12:01 AM (IST)
Johannesburg: South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris has described his inspirational performance during his side’s nail-biting one-wicket win over England in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) one of the most memorable moments of his cricketing career. Morris, who scored a career-best innings of 62 off 38 balls, rescued his side from the jaws of defeat on and levelled the five-match series 2-2 in Johannesburg on Friday. The 28-year-old said he had been working hard to improve his credentials as a batman, adding that he was satisfied to see the work in the nets paying off towards the team’s cause, Sport24 reported. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: South Africa vs England 2015-16, 4th ODI at Johannesburg
With the win, the series goes into a mouth-watering decider which will be played at Newlands on Sunday. Man-of-the-match Morris, dropped on 14 when South Africa were eight down and still 52 runs short of victory, slammed 62 off 38 balls. Adil Rashid, the man who dropped Morris — a straightforward chance at mid-off from the bowling of Reece Topley — was brought on to bowl with the scores level and bowled Morris with a googly. But last man Imran Tahir punched the next ball square for the winning boundary. Full Updates, South Africa vs England 2015-16, 4th ODI at Johannesburg
That the match went so deep seemed unlikely when England were floundering at 108 for six after being sent in to bat. But Root made 109 and steered England to a total of 262. England made two changes after losing the third match in Centurion on Tuesday and both newcomers made crucial contributions. Batting at No. 8, Chris Woakes scored 33 and helped Root put on 95 for the seventh wicket. Woakes followed up by bowling Faf du Plessis and running out AB de Villiers, South Africa’s star batsman, with a superb piece of fielding off his own bowling.
(With inputs from ANI and AFP)
