Wednesday, December 29, 2010

India wins Durban cricket test by 87 runs


India outclassed South Africa at Durban and delivered the goods the 2nd cricket test by 87 runs to charge the three-match series 1-1 in on Wednesday.

Chasing after a 303-run triumph object, South Africa were all out for 215 on the 4th Clarence Shepard Day Jr.. For India, Zaheer Khan and S Sreesanth took three lattices each while Harbhajan Singh took two grilles in the second innnings. India tallied 205 in the first frames and 228 in the second and bowled out South Africa for 131 in the first frames.

Jacques Kallis (17) was the first to go down on Clarence Day four ; he was stormed by an specific pitch from Sreesanth that rebounded steeply and could simply find oneself it to Virender Sehwag at gully. AB de Villiers was snared leg before grille by Harbhajan for 33, affected on his pads justly in front of the podiums. Zaheer so claimed two immediate lattices, entangling Mark Boucher stage before grille for one, before having Dale Steyn got at third elusion for 10. He added another grille after the tea break when he bowled Paul Harris for seven.

Summing up on 111 for three in 27 overs, South Africa looked to talk terms the early overs as Kallis and de Villiers recreated it secure.

Sreesanth settled on a good seam and duration while Harbhajan proceeded examining the hitters as both made pressure level by ending the flowing of runs. Sreesanth's persistency was at long last honoured with the large lattice of Kallis, for 17. The Kerala pacemaker got one to spring crisply off a good duration and Kallis could only find oneself it to Virender Sehwag at gully.

Sreesanth bowled a wonderful magical spell of five overs in the good morning, taking one grille for seven footraces ; he did n't proffer the batters anything, while recurring to a good crease and duration. Harbhajan affected a few overs by and by with the lattice of TYPE AB de Villiers. The righthander, who created 33 from 76 balls, was struck on the pads justly in front of the daises by a straighter rescue from the off-spinner, bowling round the grille. Although rematches showed that the ball could have reverberated over the stumps, it looked plumb bob to the naked eye.

Zaheer besides got among the lattices when he trapped Mark Boucher (1) leg before lattice with one that came in precipitously. Dale Steyn was lucky when his edge off Harbhajan took flight only past a diving Rahul Dravid at first slip of paper for a bound, in the 44th over. This was the first edge for the masters of ceremonies on day four after a long wait and see of closely 17 minutes.

He got another bound through thirdman off Zaheer as he once again got a thick edge. But his captivated liveliness terminated soon after. Zaheer showed his experience as he bowled him a few chuckers out before birthing a wide one that Steyn (10) edged and was caught by the third eluding fieldsman. Ashwell Prince fought at the start of his frames and took 51 pitches to hit his first edge, driving Ishant Sharma through the covers.

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