Rilee Rossouw dismissed for 36 as South Africa lose third wicket

Sean Williams manages to break the 70-run third wicket stand.

Sep 4, 2014

South Africa lost their third wicket with 96 runs registered on the board as Rilee Rossouw was clean bowled off the bowling of Sean Williams for a knock of 36 from 39 balls. The dismissal brought an abrupt end to a fruitful partnership between Rossouw and du Plessis which was worth 70 runs and had recovered the Proteas from a bad start.

Williams managed to send a gem of a delivery as the ball was pitched well outside off-stump, which Rossouw saw as an opportunity to cut for a boundary. It ended with the ball going for a vicious turn and missing any contact with the bat, rattling Rossouw’s off-stump. The 24-year old missed out on a well-deserved maiden half-century.

The South Africans will hope for another strong display by Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers, who has shared a mammoth 206-run partnership against Australia in their seven-wicket victory earlier in the tournament.

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