Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav. PIC/AFP

Former Australia leg-spinner Bill O'Reilly was not exactly enamoured of batsmen; once asked if he ever tried to Mankad a player, his response is comic genius. "Son," he proclaimed, "I never found a batsman that keen to get to the other end." He would have enjoyed the South African batsmen's embarrassment, as they failed to pick the spin of either Kuldeep Yadav or Yuzvendra Chahal. This is one reason why wrist spinners are enjoying so much success in short form cricket. Very few batsmen pick the wrong-un and consequently they are hesitant when going for the big shot, often resulting in a mishit.