Rhodes paced his knock admirably; his 61 coming off just 70 balls and including eight fours. As long as he was at the crease, South Africa were firm favourites. But, then, Hooper struck in his comeback over, dismissing both Dippenaar and Rhodes in the space of two balls to leave South Africa at 179-5 in the 40th over. Rhodes was understandably annoyed at having allowed himself to be dismissed at that crucial juncture. "I felt that I had let the side down in Morocco and was disappointed to get out here when I did," he later explained.