Kallis and Boucher resist India
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January 6, 2011, Thursday
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JACQUES Kallis and Mark Boucher combined for an 82-run partnership yesterday to take South Africa to 212-6 at tea and hold off India's push for victory on day four of the deciding third test at Newlands.
Kallis was 67 not out, following a first-innings century, to again save South Africa after it had slumped to 98-5 in its second innings.
Boucher was 46 not out as the Proteas opened a 210-run lead in the third and decisive match between test cricket's top two teams.
Offspinner Harbhajan Singh (4-73) claimed two wickets in the first four overs to raise top-ranked India's hopes of a first-ever test series win in South Africa.
Ashwell Prince was out to Ishant Sharma for 22 in India's only success of the second session as Kallis and Boucher took South Africa's lead past 200. Kallis hit five fours in his 55th test century - after he made 161 in the first innings - to again lead South Africa's recovery after Harbhajan had put India on course for an historic, series-clinching win.
Australia is the only team to have beaten South Africa in a test at Newlands since the country's readmission to international cricket, post-apartheid.
The rampant Harbhajan had dismissed Alviro Petersen (22) and Hashim Amla (2) in the second and fourth overs of the day as South Africa - 52-2 overnight - slumped to 64-4 in its second innings, with the spinner claiming the first four wickets of the innings.
Zaheer Khan then bowled AB de Villiers for 13 to have the home team 98-5, before a 32-run partnership between Kallis and Ashwell Prince began South Africa's fightback.
Prince sent a flowing cover drive to the boundary off Sharma in the 47th over, but flashed a cut shot off the next ball straight to Shanthakumaran Sreesanth at point to fall for 22 off 35 balls.
Kallis continued his one-man resistance and found support from Boucher, who struck four boundaries as South Africa edged toward 250 - and a competitive total.
Harbhajan had spun out four batsmen in less than six overs, having trapped Graeme Smith and Paul Harris lbw late on day three to begin South Africa's slide.
Kallis was 67 not out, following a first-innings century, to again save South Africa after it had slumped to 98-5 in its second innings.
Boucher was 46 not out as the Proteas opened a 210-run lead in the third and decisive match between test cricket's top two teams.
Offspinner Harbhajan Singh (4-73) claimed two wickets in the first four overs to raise top-ranked India's hopes of a first-ever test series win in South Africa.
Ashwell Prince was out to Ishant Sharma for 22 in India's only success of the second session as Kallis and Boucher took South Africa's lead past 200. Kallis hit five fours in his 55th test century - after he made 161 in the first innings - to again lead South Africa's recovery after Harbhajan had put India on course for an historic, series-clinching win.
Australia is the only team to have beaten South Africa in a test at Newlands since the country's readmission to international cricket, post-apartheid.
The rampant Harbhajan had dismissed Alviro Petersen (22) and Hashim Amla (2) in the second and fourth overs of the day as South Africa - 52-2 overnight - slumped to 64-4 in its second innings, with the spinner claiming the first four wickets of the innings.
Zaheer Khan then bowled AB de Villiers for 13 to have the home team 98-5, before a 32-run partnership between Kallis and Ashwell Prince began South Africa's fightback.
Prince sent a flowing cover drive to the boundary off Sharma in the 47th over, but flashed a cut shot off the next ball straight to Shanthakumaran Sreesanth at point to fall for 22 off 35 balls.
Kallis continued his one-man resistance and found support from Boucher, who struck four boundaries as South Africa edged toward 250 - and a competitive total.
Harbhajan had spun out four batsmen in less than six overs, having trapped Graeme Smith and Paul Harris lbw late on day three to begin South Africa's slide.
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