3. AB de Villiers vs INDIA, 2015 | (43 of 297) Strike rate 14.47
Hashim Amla scored an unbeaten 37 in 278 deliveries to save the match for Surrey. What a gritty performance by Amla, this reminded me of his blockathon with AB De Villiers against India at Delhi.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 7, 2021
The attacker turned into a defender, the fierce six-hitters turned into a classy protector. Ab de Villiers once again showed his versatility against the Indian squad in a marquee Test match. Ab de Villiers made sure to give everything he has got to save the team from losing the high-profile battle. However, he was unable to save his team from defeat against the strong opposition.
The 4th Test match at Delhi, Dec 3 – 7, 2015 South Africa tour of India. Indian batting line-up showed a classy batting and batted beautifully in both the innings. The Indian batters managed to score 334 & 267/5d however these runs turned out to be a mountain for Proteas batters.
South Africa got dismissed at the score of just 121 in the first innings. However, while batting in the second innings star batsman Ab De Villiers tried his best to lead the team towards the draw but he failed in the task.
He defended 296 deliveries scoring just 43 runs at the strike rate of 14.47. Meanwhile, he got dismissed against Ashwin in the 297th delivery. In the end, India won the match by 337 runs
