South Africa vs England 2017: 2nd Test, 5 talking points

#4 Keshav Maharaj's dream outing

Faf du Plessis' use of Keshav Maharaj earned rave reviews from critics

A six-fer on dusty, turning tracks might make spinners proud but nothing makes them happier than contributing in difficult conditions with odds stacked against them. Maharaj was dumped to the fences by Root and co. at the start of this series.

But he has found his mojo and delivered a performance that would go down in history books as one of the finest by a South African spinner.

Maharaj managed to scalp vital wickets at vital points in the game, none more important than his twin strikes in the first innings which involved Ben Stokes and Johnny Bairstow. He had the latter in the second innings as well making it the third time in the series that Maharaj has gotten rid of Bairstow.

With this performance, there is no doubting the spinner's role in this side.