End of over 8 (7 runs) South Africa 56/3 (102 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 7.00, RRR: 8.50)
RR Rossouw11 (8b 1x4 0x6)
F du Plessis33 (22b 3x4 1x6)
A Zampa1-0-7-0
MR Marsh1-0-4-0
"Smith hopes that if Maxwell was his Duminy, Zampa will be his Tahir." Why not, nick. This captaincy lark is a cinch
7.6
Zampa to Rossouw, 1 run, flighted, on the stumps, worked around the front pad to deep midwicket
Here's Rohan: "Whoa, easy there ModernUmpsPlz! They are just trying to develop a spin bowling option within the powerplay overs, something that Dhoni and Mattews have done well in the subcontinent. Given that the World T20 is in India, it is a good experiment, isn't it?"
7.5
Zampa to du Plessis, 1 run, quicker, on middle and leg, nurdled through mid-on
7.4
Zampa to Rossouw, 1 run, looped up nice and slow outside off, not much turn to speak of, slapped through the covers
7.3
Zampa to Rossouw, no run, pushed through outside off, Rossouw chops off the back foot straight to backward point
7.2
Zampa to Rossouw, 2 runs, tossed up on the stumps, worked away to leg and again they come back for two
7.1
Zampa to Rossouw, 2 runs, dragged down slightly, Rossouw drops back and pulls into a gap between long-on and deep midwicket
More spin, this time the leggie Adam Zampa, outside the Powerplay. Can he do an Immy?