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00:00You

00:30saw the issue with Bancroft earlier on in the series.

00:35Something he's going to have to work on, Renshaw.

00:41End of the 13th. 21 for 1.

01:00Oh, that's a mis-dumping.

01:03Turned some distance but past the gloves of Tempain.

01:06That's gone for 4.

01:10Must have been a bit of bat on it.

01:15This continues the frustration for Nathan Lyon.

01:19He's bowled a lot of overs, a lot of overs on the trot.

01:24Right.

01:26That's away in front of square on the offside and that's gone for 4.

01:30Nice shot from Faf du Plessis.

01:34And the lead goes past 400.

01:39This has been the world of good. Du Plessis has been struggling.

01:43And the time of the crease really helps.

01:47Short delivery and that's beautifully played.

01:52That's a good shot from Faf du Plessis.

01:55Early on day 4.

01:58I don't know if that was an attempted bounce.

02:00Maybe just a drag down in length.

02:02But pulled away beautifully by Faf.

02:05Nathan Lyon at short.

02:07Didn't see it at all.

02:12Tremendous hammer.

02:15He loves to fight, this guy.

02:18He knows he's in one. It's 1.47 for 3.

02:23Something positive.

02:25They've been fighting it out.

02:27A lot of defensive play.

02:31Du Plessis goes off the one.

02:33Does it well.

02:36He hasn't had that many bad balls.

02:38But he figured that was wide.

02:40So he could throw the bat at it.

02:42And he found the gap.

03:12That's a good swing, captain.

03:19Goes again.

03:21Smashes it.

03:24It's good to see some intensity come into the game.

03:28It's not so much that South Africa have been batting on.

03:30It's just the way they've been batting.

03:32I think that brings the game to a standstill.

03:34But Du Plessis in the last three overs.

03:36We've seen a cover drive over.

03:38Extra cover.

03:40Faf's making a real message.

03:44He's almost printing it out for Australia to read.

03:47We're crushing you, is what it says.

03:56Very unusual.

03:58You won't see Faf Du Plessis doing that sort of a thing.

04:01To even medium pacers.

04:06This time, Faf Du Plessis misses the short leg.

04:08And it makes its way to the boundary.

04:121-6-9 for three.

04:19Deciding the attack is the best form of defence.

04:22Faf Du Plessis.

04:24Hitting with the spin.

04:26Which is always the best way.

04:28Just finding the gap.

04:30There's two men in the deep.

04:32That's dissected them perfectly.

04:38That's beautifully punched off the back.

04:40That'll be a boundary for Faf Du Plessis.

04:42Take him into the 70s.

04:46Since he got whacked on the finger.

04:48He's just sprung to life, hasn't he?

04:50Played quite superbly.

04:52He probably thought, I can either stand you and get the odd one that misbehaves.

04:55Or I can put the pedal down.

04:57And he's done exactly that.

04:59That's as good as it gets.

05:01We haven't seen much of this from Faf.

05:04Sweeps that one.

05:06Gone the whole way.

05:08That'll be 6 for Faf Du Plessis.

05:12Brings up the 204 South Africa.

05:16Men in the deep.

05:18But it's a fairly short boundary.

05:20To that corner of the ground.

05:24A little bit top edge-ish.

05:26But it's flying away.

05:28Made it easily.

05:30Man in the deep had no chance.

05:32Young fellow missed his opportunity there, didn't he?

05:34Yeah, the man on the bank.

05:36The young kid on the bank.

05:38He had plenty of chance to take it.

05:42It's a quicker delivery from Nathan Lyon.

05:44That's gone for 4 in the end.

05:5088 now for Faf Du Plessis.

05:58He's cracked that.

06:00He's got that away for 4.

06:02Into the 90s.

06:04Moves to 92 now.

06:06Faf Du Plessis, a bit of aggression.

06:08215 for 3.

06:14He hasn't missed out when he's gone to play the big shots.

06:16Hitting with the spin.

06:22It's a beauty.

06:24That really is a magnificent shot from Faf Du Plessis.

06:26Takes him now to 96.

06:28Just about the best of the innings.

06:32He's 96.

06:34But this is as good as he's played.

06:36He's played a lot of good shots.

06:38This is my pick.

06:42He's got an edge.

06:44And it's gone down.

06:46There it is.

06:48What a performance from Faf Du Plessis.

06:50That is some 100.

06:52He has struggled against Australia up until now.

06:54Didn't last long in the first innings.

06:56But he can be really proud of this knock.

07:00That's innings to savour.

07:02Faf Du Plessis.

07:04You can see the immense pride in his face.

07:06It's been a long time.

07:08Crowd supporting him.

07:10That's his wife.

07:12And little kid.

07:14They love it.

07:18There's a man back who could

07:20watch it sail over for 6.

07:22Not many strokes hit for 6.

07:24Backward point off the front foot.

07:26Not many off the back foot either.

07:28But the front foot.

07:30That is remarkable.

07:32OK, we are at high altitude.

07:34Yes, I understand all that.

07:36But that went a long, long way.

07:38Off the front foot.

07:40Just opening the face of the bat.

07:44We are accustomed to seeing Vivian Richards

07:46giving himself room to hit

07:48over extra cover.

07:52Well, that sums up

07:54what I was about to say.

07:56This innings has highlighted

07:58his range and power of stroke.

08:002.59 to 3.

08:223.59 to 3.59

Gritty Faf du Plessis Scores A Ton - South Africa vs Australia - 2nd April, 2018

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