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South Africa's Tour of India 2007/08 : Three
Tests |
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Viru, Bhajji spin India to a
series-leveling win |
 Virender
Sehwag's introduction in the bowling this
afternoon was instrumental in seeing a rapid
finish to the third and final Test on the
third day itself. Sehwag produced a couple
of magic deliveries that broke the
resistance of Jacques Kallis and Graeme
Smith and after that the rest of the South
Africa batting in their second innings fell
to pieces on a difficult track.
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Dada comes to India's
rescue with a brave 87 |
 The
third and final Test at the Green Park is
tantalizingly poised with both sides placed
in an equally good and bad position. At
stumps on the second day, India's first
innings has had a similar story to that of
the South Africans. The only difference is
that they are 23 runs ahead of South
Africa's 265 and have got the last wicket in
hand.
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Proteas bundled out
for 265 on a bowler-friendly wicket at
Kanpur |
 India
has come back strongly in the 3-Test Series
by bowling out South Africa for 265 on the
first day of the third and final Test at
Kanpur. On a wicket that was tailor-made for
spinners, the Indian team came good after a
worrying start this morning. The onus is now
on the batsmen to grab the initiative that
has been provided by a bowling attack that
was without the leader - Anil Kumble.
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Ishant, Munaf picked
for final Test; Sachin ruled out |
 India
will be without Sachin Tendulkar for the
third and final Test Match at Kanpur as well
with a groin injury. It is a big blow for
India as they are desperate to save their
home series having been forced to draw the
first test and losing the second by a
humiliating margin. However, the Selectors
headed by
Dilip Vengsarkar didn't make any drastic
changes to the squad...Read
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Proteas crush India in
three days with an innings victory |
 Indian
batting failed for the second time to a
potent fast bowling attack from the Proteas.
The visitors finished a comprehensive
innings and 90 runs victory in just three
days with India getting bowled out in their
second innings for 328. The South Africans
declared their first innings straightaway
this morning and went onto take 10 Indian
second innings wickets in a little over 94
overs...Read
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AB de Villiers' superb
double keeps India down and out |
 AB
de Villiers struck a superb unbeaten double
century on the second day's play of the
second Test at Ahmedabad which meant that
India are truly out of the match. South
Africa have got themselves a monstrous lead
of 418 in their first innings which now
doesn't provide any sorts of opportunities
for the home side to save the Test Match...Read
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Proteas dominate after
an abject surrender of 76 all out from India |
 It
was an absolute shocker at the Sardar Patel
Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad. The opening
day of the second test will go down as one
of the worst in Indian Cricket's history.
The home side were shot out for an
unbelievable 76 in an innings which lasted
less than two hours! The innings lasted just
the 20 overs which is the new record for the
shortest completed innings in the
sub-continent...Read
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McKenzie's 155*
secures a draw at Chennai |
 The
Chennai Test ended in an inevitable draw
with the bowlers struggling to look
penetrative even on the final day's play.
Opening batsman Neil McKenzie batted right
through the day's play to end on an unbeaten
155 (from 339 balls with 13 fours and a
six). McKenzie had started the day on 59...Read
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Chennai Test heads for
a Stalemate; Dravid joins the 10K Club |
 South
Africa came back strongly after a depressing
third day's play in which they took a once
in a lifetime pounding from Virender Sehwag.
Millions of hearts were broken by a clinical
performance from the tourists which started
with the dismissal of Virender Sehwag very
early in the day to deny a possible world
record and then rounding off the fourth day
with a solid partnership...
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Viru's stunning 309*
entertains India's winning chances |
 Virender
Sehwag toyed with the South African bowling
attack all through the entire third day's
play to score his second triple hundred. He
has now joined an Elite Club which only had
two members before - Sir Don Bradman and the
great Brian Lara. These two greats along
with Sehwag are the only batsmen in Test
History to have scored the maximum number of
triple hundreds, which is two...Read
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Indian Openers provide
a fitting reply to SA's 540 |
 India has started its reply to South Africa's
mammoth 540 with a bang. The two opening batsmen
- Virender Sehwag and Wasim Jaffer showed no
nerves at all despite their team facing an
uphill task. Sehwag smashed a rapid half century
in the 21 overs that were bowled at the Indians
before stumps on the second day...Read
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SA batting dominates
the opening day at Chennai |
 The
script for absolutely perfect for the
touring Proteas on the opening day of the
opening Test of the Future Cup 2008. Graeme
Smith won the crucial toss to grab the
opportunity of batting first on a near
lifeless pitch. His batsmen delivered the
goods and at stumps on Day 1, South Africa
are sitting pretty in the heat of Chennai at
304 for 4...
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Monde Zondeki to replace Charl
Langeveldt |
 Charl
Langeveldt has decided to opt out of the
Indian tour because of his controversial
selection. Langeveldt was selected ahead of
Andre Nel because of Cricket South Africa's
policy of having a fixed number of black
players in the squad which didn't go well
with both the fast bowlers...
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Zaheer
Khan opts out of SA Series |
 Zaheer
Khan, the most experienced fast bowler in
India among the current crop has ruled himself
out of the 3-Test Series against South Africa.
The left armer had returned home mid-way during
the Australian Tour before the 2nd Test due to
an ankle injury...Read
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Sachin
Tendulkar will be missing the second Test at
Ahmedabad due to a groin injury. Tendulkar
has been carrying this injury since the
Australian tour. The Selectors have named
international discard and Uttar Pradesh
Captain Mohammad Kaif as the replacement...
The
Selectors as per the Team Physio, John Gloster
have decided to give rest for
Star
batsman