http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on top in Durban test as hosts capitulate on day 4
INDIA 205 & 228, SA 131 & 182/7 - Lunch Day 4
A horrendous lbw decision against AB DeVilliers has swung the pendulum in India’s favour as they push for a series leveling win in the second test match of the three match series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 at the Kingsmead in Durban.
De Villiers was sent packing by Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf off Harbhajan Singh at a time when the batsman looked settled at the crease and was steadily taking his team towards the victory target of 303.
Resuming at the overnight score of 111/3 the hosts dealt with a body blow first up when Shiv Sreesanth produced an unplayable delivery that reared off from the good length area. The delivery smacked Kallis on the glove and lobbed in the gully area, where
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 took an easy catch.
Kallis was the linchpin of the South African batting effort. He was dismissed for 17 runs off 52 balls with the help of 2 fours.
Soon afterwards De Villiers was dismissed by Harbhajan Singh as the Indians tightened their grip on a venue where they had a poor record before this test.
The momentum swung further in India’s favour when wicket-keeper batsman Mark Boucher was dismissed lbw by Zaheer Khan for only 1 run.
Boucher was as unlucky as De Villiers as the ball by the left armer hit him high on his pads besides missing the off-stump.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-c52110 Steyn and Ashwell Prince tried their best to hang around and make life difficult for the tourists. Steyn in particular gusted out some awkward deliveries from Zaheer Khan, however, the left armer had the last laugh when he enticed him in playing uppishly
in the gully region where Cheteshwar Pujara held an easy catch.
Steyn scored 10 runs off 24 balls; he fell with the score at 155/7 with the Proteas 147 runs away from the target.
The South Africans played out the rest of the session with out further loss, Prince and Harris added 27 runs for the unbroken 8th wicket stand. The tourists need three more wickets to win the test while the hosts are 121 runs away from a series
win.
The hosts are pinning their hopes on the obdurate Prince to take them to a win; however there is a big task ahead of him upon resumption of play.
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