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India v South Africa - #BendTheRules Moments

#BendTheRules Moments from the Group B match between India and South Africa

Shikhar Dhawan swivels and pulls, India v South Africa, World Cup 2015, Group B, Melbourne, February 22, 2015

Shikhar Dhawan smashed 16 fours and two sixes in his mammoth 137-run knock  •  Getty Images

2.5 Steyn to Dhawan, OUT, Oh, my. That's an unfortunate way to go. Dhawan comes on the front foot to push into the covers, where Duminy makes a super diving stop, and the ball rolls to AB at mid-off. Rohit had sprinted out of his crease, and was quite a distance down it when he realised the ball hadn't gone past the fielder. Stumbled as he turned. AB hits the stumps direct, and Rohit is well short, even while diving, and the bat's slipped out of his hand as well. RG Sharma run out 0 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
19.1 Parnell to Dhawan, 1 run, dropped. That was a difficult chance for Amla, diving to his right at backward point after Dhawan cut this in the air, but it was at a catchable height and he got both hands to it
27.1 Imran Tahir to Kohli, OUT, Tahir strikes with a long-hop! Kohli rocks back to pull, hits it straight to Faf at short midwicket, at chest height. He was sent spinning by the power of the shot, but clung on safely enough V Kohli c du Plessis b Imran Tahir 46 (60b 3x4 0x6) SR: 76.66
34.6 Parnell to Dhawan, FOUR, shot! Not much width on it and he uses his wrists to get on top of it and slap it past the point fielder. Stood there, admiring his shot, before realising it might not get to the boundary. In the end it just about does, and off goes the helmet and out comes the smile and the arms-wide celebration
43.4 Parnell to Dhawan, OUT, got him. That was banged in short, and he had to fetch the pull from over his left shoulder. Hit high on the bat and looped up and down into the hands of the fielder at long leg. End of a superb innings from Dhawan, he's really turned his form around here. S Dhawan c Amla b Parnell 137 (146b 16x4 2x6) SR: 93.83
45.6 Steyn to Rahane, OUT, got him. Walked across and looked to club it away to the leg side. It was a touch too full, maybe, and it came in off the seam and hit him on the back thigh. Given immediately, and Rahane didn't review AM Rahane lbw b Steyn 79 (60b 7x4 3x6) SR: 131.66
3.3 Mohammed Shami to de Kock, OUT, gone! That's the first time de Kock hasn't scored a century against India. It's a bit fuller but nowhere near full enough to drive. Goes hard at it and scoops a low catch to Kohli, tumbling forward from mid-off Q de Kock c Kohli b Mohammed Shami 7 (15b 1x4 0x6) SR: 46.66
10.2 MM Sharma to Amla, OUT, gone! The short ball's done the trick. Again it was outside off, not the easiest line to pull from. Amla top-edged it and Shami took it brilliantly at long leg, over his head with both hands, moving backwards but ensuring he stopped well short of the rope HM Amla c Mohammed Shami b MM Sharma 22 (28b 2x4 0x6)
22.5 Jadeja to de Villiers, 1 run, OUT, driven to sweeper cover and India are convinced there's a run-out. Good throw in from Mohit, right next to the stumps, and Dhoni did the rest even as AB stretched to complete the second. They go up to the third umpire, and he's a good couple of inches short when the bails light up. Massive moment for India AB de Villiers run out 30 (38b 3x4 0x6) SR: 78.94
28.1 MM Sharma to du Plessis, OUT, got him! Came down the track and looked to flat-bat it down the ground. Wasn't the right ball for it, it was shorter than ideal, and it hit high on his bat and popped straight into mid-off's hands F du Plessis c Dhawan b MM Sharma 55 (71b 5x4 0x6) SR: 77.46
#BendTheRules Moments from the Group B match between India and South Africa