Day 2 of the third test. a bright sun was visible in the morning and the players enter to the field to play the game on Day 2. Kallis and Prince enter with full confidence and the Indian bowlers too. Sreesanth starts bowling. Proteas complete 250 runs in 5 overs after the start of Day 2. Kallis playing slowly and steadily enters the nineties. Kallis easily completes his century by taking a run with no risk. A hundred of 206 balls. He played really well. Proteas should thank him for playing under pressure.India takes the new ball. Prince goes past 45. But Sreesanth's bowling made him go back to the pavilion trapped in front after making a score of 48. Then came Mark Boucher. The score was 262/5.
After facing two deliveries Boucher was out caught by Dhoni and bowled by Sreesanth again. Sreesanth gets 4. Then came Dale Steyn. Kallis was playing good and Dale Steyn after facing 11 balls was sent back by Zaheer caught by Pujara. Then came Morne Morkel was playing slowly but got out after making a score of 8 runs bowled by Sreesanth and caught by Dhoni. Sree gets 5.Wow! a brilliant spell by Sree. Kallis was still on the hundred mark when Paul Harris came to the crease. Paul Harris was always giving strike to Kallis so that he was safe. Kallis smashing 4's and 6's came to the verge of 150. But Harris got out after making 7 runs and facing 55 balls. The score was 310/9. Then came Lonwabo Tsotsobe. Tsotsobe also kept giving strike to Kallis and was playing very slowly.Kallis completed his 150. After making 150, he got out at 161 bowled by Khan and caught by Dhoni. South Africa end their innings after scoring a good total of 364 runs. The players will return to the playfield after a break of 15 minutes.
The Indian players Sehwag and Gambhir along with the Proteas enter the playfield. Gambhir plays well but Sehwag gets out after making a score of 13 runs caught by Smith and bowled by Steyn.Then came Dravid. Drravid also was out after making a score of 5 runs running short of the creaseline.Then came the Master Blaster. Gambhir and Sachin played well and lead India's score past 50 runs.Gambhir slowly and steadily finished his fifty. Tendulkar was giving him support and they both ended the day at 142.
The score at the end of Day 2 was --
IND - 142/2 off 50 overs
Gambhir - 65
Sachin - 49
Steyn - 1/59
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
INDIA TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA - 2010 - 2011 (3RD TEST) DAY 1
Back in South Africa for the third test. It was a wet outfield today and delayed the start of play. It was Dhoni who won the toss and decided to field. Khan started bowling to Smith. A very steady and slowplay for the Proteas but inthe5th over Khan sent the Protean Captain back to the pavilion after he made a score of 6 runs. Amla was the next man in. Amla is a dangerous player. He in anycondition can cause a threat to the Indian bowlers. But the play was stopped due to rain. A very heavyrain forced the umpires to take the lunch as it was 12pm. The play started after lunch and Ishant was the man bowling to Amla. The score was 21/1.
But Alviro Petersen was sent back to the pavilion by Ishant Sharma after a making a score of 21runs. Then came Jacques Kallis. Kallis and Amla played really very well smashing fours in between. Slowly and steadily, Amla finished his fifty. After making a score of fifty-nine, Amla was seny back to the pavilion by a brilliant delivery by Sreesanth. Then came Ab de Villiers. Jaques Kallis under pressure played well and lead South Africa's score past hundred. There was no more breakthrough after lunch and Villiers and Kallis played well and it was time for the tea-break. The players were off the field. After the tea, Kallis lead Proteas' score past 150.
Kallis was in good form playing really well under pressure but Ab de Villiers could not stand on the crease for long and was sent back by Sreesanth after making a score of 26 runs. The day was almost over and the next man in was Ashwell Prince. There was no other breakthrough and Day 1 was over.
The score at the end of Day 1 was --
SA - 232/4 in 72 overs
Kallis - 81
Prince - 28
Sreesanth - 2/49
But Alviro Petersen was sent back to the pavilion by Ishant Sharma after a making a score of 21runs. Then came Jacques Kallis. Kallis and Amla played really very well smashing fours in between. Slowly and steadily, Amla finished his fifty. After making a score of fifty-nine, Amla was seny back to the pavilion by a brilliant delivery by Sreesanth. Then came Ab de Villiers. Jaques Kallis under pressure played well and lead South Africa's score past hundred. There was no more breakthrough after lunch and Villiers and Kallis played well and it was time for the tea-break. The players were off the field. After the tea, Kallis lead Proteas' score past 150.
Kallis was in good form playing really well under pressure but Ab de Villiers could not stand on the crease for long and was sent back by Sreesanth after making a score of 26 runs. The day was almost over and the next man in was Ashwell Prince. There was no other breakthrough and Day 1 was over.
The score at the end of Day 1 was --
SA - 232/4 in 72 overs
Kallis - 81
Prince - 28
Sreesanth - 2/49
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