Watch: Shikhar Dhawan bowls an eventful over to Hashim Amla

Shikhar Dhawan was given an opportunity by skipper Virat Kohli to showcase his bowling skills during the second innings of the ongoing Test match against South Africa in Delhi. The southpaw, who bowls right-arm off-spin, was up against the South African captain Hashim Amla.

Amla and AB de Villiers had blocked 62 balls and without scoring a single run when Dhawan came in, to bowl. The Proteas needing an unlikely 481 to win played out the 4^th day with 8 wickets in hand. Their defensive approach clearly suggesting that a draw is what they are trying to achieve in this final match of the series.

The first ball that Dhawan bowled was hit for a four by Amla. These first runs of the partnership came off a full toss outside off and the South African skipper punched it through covers for a boundary. There was no run off the next ball as the batman left it alone outside off stump. The next ball was tossed up outside off and Amla lunged forward and blocked it easily.

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There was some drama on the following delivery as full and flighted delivery outside off drew a drive from Amla, however, he missed it. There was a sound that got the closing fielders excited as the ball hit wicketkeeper Saha’s pad and went down. The sound was of the bat hitting the ground.

Dhawan bowled a superb 5^th delivery which nearly got him the prized wicket of Amla. The off-break exploded off the surface and took the top half of the bat as the right-hander again tried to defend it. The ball lobbed up tantalizingly on the off side but over the head of the Pujara who was stationed at silly point. He turned around and dived full length making a spectacular effort however the ball was too far away. Amla survived this ball and finished the eventful over in an identical manner as it started. He drilled the last ball through covers for another four.

Watch: Shikhar Dhawan bowls an eventful over to Hashim Amla: