Debutant Ashish Patel, who replaced Austin Codrington, got Canada off to a great start at East London when he dismissed star bats Herschelle Gibbs and Jacques Kallis in his third and fourth over respectively. The disciplined spell from Patel and his fellow new-ball bowler Davis Joseph left South Africa reeling at 23/3 in the eight over. Suddenly, there was a whiff of upset in the air.