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Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag provided their team with a solid start as the opening pair racked up a 92-run unbeaten partnership on the third day of the first Test match. The wicket at Super Sports Park flattened out as they scored in an aggressive
manner, requiring only 17 overs to make a good total.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 showed that he was the most destructive opening batsmen in the world as he smashed past the South African fast bowlers. In the process, the Indian opener took the attack to the opposition as he scored 51 runs off just 50 deliveries. His scintillating
innings included eight crisp boundaries and a towering six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623 provided his opening partner with valuable support as he scored his runs in a defiant manner. In the start of his innings Gambhir played vigilantly in order to negate the new-ball effect. As his innings progressed, the left hand batsmen opened
up as he started playing positively. Apparently, the Indian opener mixed attack with defence in order to score his 33 runs.
Previously, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 piled up a mammoth first innings score in order to stamp their authority on the tourists. Consequently, the home team declared their innings for massive total of 620 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. The home team completely dominated
the day as they lost only two wickets, amassing 254 runs in an emphatic fashion.
Jacques Kallis was the star of the show for the home team as he continued to pile up significant runs in order to put his team in a commanding position. In the process, the Proteas all-rounder mustered his maiden double century. Kallis smashed the Indian
attack as he guided South Africa to a massive first innings lead of 484 runs. The right hand batsmen remained unbeaten on 201 runs as the visitors had no clue as how to bow him down.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 was like a heavyweight at the crease as he devastated the featherweight Indian attack on the beautiful wicket of Centurion. As a result, the right hand batsman mustered a 129-run innings off just 112 balls. In the remarkable innings, de Villiers
stroked the Indian attack to every corner as he smashed 12 boundaries and five mammoth sixes.
Hashim Amla is the in the form of his life as he registered yet another century. From the start of his batting, Amla was in a positive frame of mind as he got the better of the opposition attack. In full flow, supreme Amla mixed timing with placement, and
in his classical innings he scored 140 runs, cracking fourteen measured fours.
Indian bowlers had to toil hard in conditions which favored the strong opposing batting line-up. Three of the front line bowlers conceded over 100 runs, scalping four wickets in the process.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ishant-Sharma-c64566 was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped two wickets, which fell on the third day. Apart from his double strike, Sharma struggled to make an impact with the ball as he gave away 120 runs in his 27 overs.
Harbhajan Singh was hammered for his 169 runs, conceding runs at a run-rate of almost five, though he picked up two wickets to give India something to cheer about. Unadkat’s debut wasn’t the most impressive one as he went wicket-less in 26 tiring overs.
Day one was a forgettable incident for India as they crumbled for a modest score of 136 runs. On a wet pitch at Super Sports Park, the South African new-ball attack delivered nagging line and length. Their persistent bowling earned them healthy dividends
as they suffered only 44 overs to amass ten opposition wickets.
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