‘I knew this was going to be’ harder than my innings in Adelaide, says Faf du Plessis

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“The position we got to, we’d have liked to win the game and be part of the best Test match ever”

South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has revealed that he knew right from the get go that his match-saving innings of 134 in the first Test against India in Johannesburg would be much harder than his fabulous unbeaten knock of 110 against Australia in the second Test in Adelaide in November 2012.

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South Africa vs India 1st ODI: South Africa annihilate lacklustre India

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De Kock hammered a career-best 135

After a war of words between India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and South Africa skipper AB de Villiers, it was the Proteas who emerged triumphant in the first ODI in Johannesburg as they absolutely annihilated the Indians, beating them by a massive margin of 141 runs.

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