India crush SA to level series
Posted on Apr 13, 2008 at 10:14 | Updated Jun 11, 2008 at 18:13
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Kallis was caught bat-pad for 15 and the threatening 38-run stand was brought to an end. Three overs later, the visitors received a telling blow. Sehwag bowled Smith, who was solid as a rock in his 35 runs, around the legs.
After the Indian pace duo of S Sreesanth and Ishant Sharma expanded India's lead to 60 runs, South Africa had started off well with both openers playing cautiously to watch out for the tricks by the devilish pitch.
But just before lunch, India drew first blood as Sreesanth trapped Neil McKenzie leg-before for 14 to give the pacer his 50th Test victim. McKenzie, who has been in terrific form in the Test series paid the price of trying to play across the line on the back-foot.
And in the next over, Hashim Amla was caught bat-pad for no score to Harbhajan Singh, who had opened the bowling in the second innings. South Africa were reduced to 27-2 at lunch.
In the Indian innings Sreesanth (29) and Ishant (14 not out) strung a plucky 46- run stand for the last wicket to take the home side to 325. The duo battled for nearly 12 overs in the morning before Sreesanth gave a regulation catch to Ashwell Prince at short-cover off left-arm spinner Paul Harris.
Harris, Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn took three wickets each in the Indian innings.
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