Jacque Kallis continues to stand tall against India as South Africa ended the first session on day 2 of the 3rd test at 335/9. The 3 match test series between India and South Africa is more than just a fight to win the series- it is also a battle
for the top place in ICC test rankings. India is currently the number one ranked team and South Africa is at number 2. The first test saw the hosts running all over India and winning the game comprehensively, but the 2nd test saw India making a
resilient comeback and levelling the series 1-1.
The 3rd and final test at Cape Town began well for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. The hosts decided to bowl first after winning the toss on day 1. South African openers could not fend off the Indian attack and it was once again down to Jacque Kallis and Hashim Amla,
the two most consistent batsmen of the season. Jacque Kallis was unbeaten over-night on 81 with Ashwell Prince on 28, as the Porteas ended the day at 232 for 4.
Day 2 started with Kallis and Prince looking to cement their partnership and taking the cautious approach. Indian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, tried his best to get early wickets and put up an aggressive field while his bowlers continued to bang it in short. The two
batsmen put on 30 more runs in the morning before the first wicket fell. Prince was cleaned up by Sreesanth as the left hander went for an expensive drive. Prince scored 47 from 100 balls with 6 boundaries. The next man in was Mark Boucher; the wicketkeeper
batsman used to be a man of crises and one of the most dependable players down the order. But he could not last long and was caught behind for naught in the same over.
Next man in was fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morne-Morkel-c77722 was also not able to
last long and did not offer much support. The tall fast bowler was the 5th victim of Sreesanth for just 8 runs. Kallis finally found a partner in Paul Harris, and he started to go for his shots realising that he was running out of partners. While
Harris struggling to survive, Kallis completed his well deserved hundred. Harris was also caught in the slips off the bowling of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 were at 335 for 9 at Lunch with Kallis unbeaten at 140.
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