South Africa crushes India to secure win
This time the weather did not come down as a hurdle to stop South Africa from crushing the Indians. Once the forecast stayed clear, the Proteas came out and secured a comprehensive victory against the visitors. The last two wickets
remaining overnight did not pressurize the hosts, and they defeated India by an innings and 25 runs. The moment of glory, Sachin Tendulkar’s century also went in vain with this defeat. Another concern, whether the South Africans could defeat the Indians by
an innings was also answered.
They secured a win against the visitors in less than six overs, bombarding the tail enders with some outstanding deliveries. Although, Sachin’s knock was phenomenal, it did not allow http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 to win as a team. He remained unbeaten
on 111, while the other end remained ineffective.
The most important hurdle between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 and the win remained Sachin, initially. But when there was no intent of taking the maximum strike by the legendary player, the Proteas launched their harsh bowling attack on the tail
enders. Sachin kept on nudging the ball for singles, allowing Sreesanth and Jaidev to also have a go at the ball. This delighted the South Africans, who were waiting to ball at them. Hence it did not take long for the team under Graeme Smith to fire and remove
the last two wickets.
Sreesanth remained nervous while playing the swinging deliveries from Morne Morkel. He went forward to play the short pitch delivery by the in-form bowler, only to grab an edge, giving an easy catch to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887. Jaidev also
couldn’t provide enough support to Tendulkar, nudging one to gully off Dale Steyn.
With this win, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morne-Morkel-c77722 remained to be the pick of the bowlers, bagging 5 wickets for just 20 runs, marking a strong impression on the Indians.
The series now stand at 1-0 in favor of the South Africans. However, the Indians will have to come with more intent in the next match, so that their status of being the No.1 Test team in the world is matched by their performance. For the moment, the South
Africans have placed themselves ahead with some exceptional team performance.
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