South Africa missed a golden opportunity to remove Rohit Sharma early in the innings, as Tony de Zorzi dropped a sitter at deep square leg off Nandre Burger’s bowling. The chance came from a back-of-a-length delivery angling across the right-hander, which Rohit picked early and swivelled into a pull shot.
However, he failed to keep it down and picked out deep square perfectly — only for de Zorzi to misjudge the catch. The ball burst through his hands, struck his chest, and fell to the ground, giving Rohit a crucial reprieve as he collected a single.
A huge moment in the early overs, and the Ranchi crowd breathed a sigh of relief as the Indian captain survived.
