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Kotla Test, Day 4: Dogged Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers stonewall India

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South Africa were 72 for 2 after playing 72 overs with Hashim Amla unbeaten on 23 off 207 deliveries and AB de Villiers 11 not out off 91.


South Africa made a determined bid to salvage a draw after Ajinkya Rahane set up the match for India with a century in each innings in the fourth and final Test.
South Africa's runs came at a snail's pace as they reached 72 for 2 at stumps on the fourth day, chasing an improbable target of 481 after India declared at 267 for 5. Captain Hashim Amla scored 23 not out off 207 deliveries and AB de Villiers 11 not out from 91 as South Africa batted for 72 overs. South Africa, which is playing for pride after conceding a decisive 2-0 lead in the series, needs to bat out another full day for the draw.
Amla took 46 deliveries to get off the mark on a pitch that seemed to play slower than it did at the start of the Test, while AB de Villiers scored his first run off the 33rd ball he faced. Scorecard | Day 4 highlights | Day in Pics
Amla opened his account with an inside edge that just missed the stumps. His next scoring shot was also a lucky one, as he edged through the slips. The third-wicket partnership between Amla and de Villiers took 63 balls to get its first run and prompted India captain Virat Kohli to try out part-time bowlers like Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay in a bid to make something happen.
"It's the amount of time that you bat out which is the key," South Africa opener Temba Bavuma said. "Runs were not important. We did sit down and discuss the plan and blocking was the best way forward to tackle the challenge."
Offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the only successful bowler as he removed both openers. He had Dean Elgar caught at slip early on for four while Bavuma was bowled after scoring 34 off 117 balls with one six and four fours.
"Creating chances becomes difficult when the batsman is not playing shots," India pace bowler Umesh Yadav said. "But we did try to create some chances and hope to get some early wickets tomorrow to try and push for a win."
Earlier, Ajinkya Rahane scored 100 not out to become the fifth Indian player to score a century in each innings of a Test match.
Rahane struck eight fours and three sixes to bring up the twin tons, but captain Virat Kohli missed out on a century of his own as he was out for 88, adding just five runs to his overnight score.
Wriddhiman Saha was 23 not out at the declaration. Rahane, whose first innings knock of 127 had helped India gain a huge 213-run lead, carried on positively from his overnight score of 52 to pile on the agony for South Africa.
Rahane struck all three of his sixes in the morning session to accelerate the run rate. He played an upper-cut six over third man off pace bowler Morne Morkel and dispatched legspinner Imran Tahir and part-time left-arm spinner Dean Elgar once each over the mid-wicket fence with well executed slog-sweep shots.
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