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De Villiers hails Morris' massive performance in Proteas' series-levelling win

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ANI Johannesburg
Last Updated : Feb 14 2016 | 12:28 PM IST

South Africa skipper AB de Villiers has lavished praise on Chris Morris' brilliant knock during his side's one-wicket win against England in the fourth test.

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Morris, who scored a career-best innings of 62 off 38 balls, rescued his side from the jaws of defeat on and leveled the five-match series 2-2 in Johannesburg on Friday.

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Describing Morris' performance as 'massive', De Villiers believes that the knock like that would help in shaping his career, Sport24 reported.

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The swashbuckling batsman further insisted that the entire team were well aware about Morris' capability, adding that his knock would have surely lifted his level and boosted his confidence.

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Earlier, Morris was included in both the Test and ODI side against England and he was also named in the 15-man squad for next month's World Twenty20 to be played in India.

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The two sides will play the final match, a series decider, in Cape Town on Sunday.

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First Published: Feb 14 2016 | 12:14 PM IST

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