OSCAR-WINNING PERFORMANCE
Protea hero Andile Phehlukwayo, the sequel
At the other end of the pitch stood the hard-hitting‚ even harder running AB de Villiers: a good thing for SA‚ less so for Phehlukwayo
When Andile Phehlukwayo walked to the wicket at Kingsmead on October 5 2016‚ SA needed 107 runs off 12.2 overs to beat Australia in the third one-day international. Hashim Amla‚ Faf du Plessis‚ Quinton de Kock‚ Rilee Rossouw‚ JP Duminy and Dwaine Pretorius had all come‚ seen and been dismissed. Before Phehlukwayo took guard‚ David Miller‚ steaming towards a century‚ clipped a two‚ a couple of singles and consecutive boundaries. SA’s hopes rested on the blond left-hander’s shoulders. But he could not do it all on his own. When Phehlukwayo finally faced his first delivery‚ six balls after he arrived in the middle‚ he should have been out caught behind. The umpire disagreed and even though the snickometer revealed an edge the Aussies were out of reviews. So, Phehlukwayo survived. And did he ever prosper‚ not only helping Miller reach his hundred, but hammering four fours and two sixes in his 39-ball 42 not out to play a significant role in SA’s four-wicket win‚ which was achieved with ...
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