NAGPUR, India: South Africa Beats India by an Innings, South Africa romped to a crushing victory over India by an innings and six runs on Tuesday after another superb display by pace bowler Dale Steyn on the fourth day of the first test.
India scored 233 in its initial reply to South Africa’s mammoth first innings total of 558 for six declared at BCA stadium, forcing the follow on. Though Sachin Tendulkar scored 100 in his team’s second innings, his 46th test century, the home side again ran into trouble and was all out for 319.
Steyn, who had ripped through India’s first innings with a career best figure of 7-51, took another three wickets for 57 runs in its second, while Paul Harris also plundered three wickets for 76 runs as South Africa sealed a comfortable victory.
was first posted on February 9, 2010 at 5:35 pm.
