India Vs South Africa :- India thumped South Africa by one run in the first ODI to pile up 1-0 in the three-match series, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

The frightening 65-run ninth wicket partnership between Wayne Parnell (49) and Dale Steyn (35) off just 38 balls nearly jolted India, in chase of a 299-run winning target, were all out for 297 on the last ball of the match. The visitors needed 10 runs of the last over – which was delivered by Praveen Kumar – who kept his cool down and restrict the opponent, three runs on the final ball and a run out cut down while taking the quick double hand India a nail-biting win.

Earlier captain Jacques Kallis, who had claimed three Indian wickets for 29 runs from his seven tight overs, top-scored for South Africa with a 89 runs – his 75th half-century.

India after asked to bat first, had earlier posted 298 for nine, riding on some briskly innings from Suresh Raina (58), Virender Sehwag (46), Dinesh Karthik (44) and Virat Kohli (31) which took them near the 300-mark.

Sehwag and Karthik added 79 for the second wicket before the hard-hitter opener run out when Karthik’s shot was deflected on to the stumps after touching bowler Charl Langeveldt’s fingers. Karthik 56-ball knock stubbed by a six and five boundaries, before mistiming a pull shot off Langeveldt to Alviro Petersen at mid-on.

India was reeling at 4-138 when Dhoni fell for 26, guiiding a short delivery from Kallis to Albie Morkel at mid-off. The stand between Raina and Kohli ended when the latter was caught by Gibbs off Albie Morkel. Another hard-hitter recruit into India side, Yusuf Pathan, making his return to the injury-hit, was caught for 18 by Kallis at extra-cover off a full toss from Parnell.

Scorecard

 India innings
 V. Sehwag run out                   46

 S. Tendulkar run out                 4
 D. Karthik c Petersen b Langeveldt  44
 M. Dhoni c Morkel b Kallis          26
 V. Kohli c Gibbs b Morkel           31
 S. Raina c Boucher b Kallis         58
 Y. Pathan c Kallis b Parnell        18

 R. Jadeja c Boucher b Kallis        22
 P. Kumar run out                    13
 A. Nehra not out                    16
 S. Sreesanth not out                 0
 Extras (lb 7 w-13)                  20
 Total (for nine wickets, 50 overs) 298

 Fall of wickets: 1-10 2-89 3-116 4-138 5-204 6-231 7-260
8-274 9-292.

 Bowling: Steyn 10-1-46-0 (w-4), Parnell 9-0-69-1 (w-3),
Langeveldt 10-0-48-1 (w-2), Morkel 8-0-59-1 (w-2), Botha
6-0-40-0, Kallis 7-0-29-3 (w-1).

 South Africa innings
 L. Bosman b Kumar              29
 H. Gibbs c Kohli b Jadeja      27
 J. Kallis b Sreesanth          89
 AB de Villiers b Jadeja        25
 A. Petersen run out             9

 A. Morkel lbw b Nehra           2
 M. Boucher c Dhoni b Sreesanth  5
 J. Botha lbw b Pathan          10
 W. Parnell run out             49
 D. Steyn b Kumar               35
 C. Langeveldt not out           4

 Extras (b 1 lb 4 w-8)          13
 Total (all out, 50 overs)     297

 Fall of wickets: 1-58 2-64 3-109 4-134 5-142 6-161 7-180
8-225 9-290

 Bowling: Kumar 8-0-46-2 (w 2), Nehra 10-0-67-1, Sreesanth
9-1-74-2 (w 1), Jadeja 10-2-29-2, Pathan 10-0-51-1 (w 1), Raina
3-0-25-0.

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CALCUTTA, India: Ind vs South Africa Cricket Live Score, India has claimed a dramatic win over South Africa on the final day of the second test to square the series 1-1 and retain top spot in test cricket’s rankings.

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Harbhajan Singh, who finished with five wickets, claimed the final scalp in South Africa’s innings Thursday when he had Morne Morkel out lbw with only 13 minutes of play remaining.

South Africa’s Hashim Amla remained unbeaten on a dogged 127. He combined well with the tail-end batsman to bring the visitors within a few minutes of forcing a draw and winning the series, but India bowled out South Africa for 289 and claimed victory by an innings and 58 runs.

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KOLKATA : India Vs South Africa Cricket, ICC Test Rankings, India defied an unbeaten century from Hashim Amla to crush South Africa by an innings and 58 runs in the final Test on Thursday to draw the series 1-1.

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Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh claimed 5-59 as the tourists, trailing by 347 runs on the first innings, were bowled out for 289 in their second knock with just nine deliveries remaining in the match.

Amla returned unbeaten on 127 to finish the series with an astonishing average of 494 after making 253 not out in the first Test and 114 in the opening innings of this match.

The 26-year-old from Durban battled for 394 deliveries and struck 16 boundaries in his ninth Test century, but failed to prevent his team from snatching a thrilling draw.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Indians, who lost the first Test in Nagpur by an innings and six runs, retained their number one Test ranking with 124 rating points.

Second-ranked South Africa, who would have taken over from India if the match had ended in a draw, were left on 120 points.

Last man Morne Morkel (12) kept Amla company for 21.4 overs before being leg-before to Harbhajan in the penultimate over of the match in front of 40,000 relieved fans at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Wayne Parnell, who put on 70 for the eighth wicket with Amla, was dismissed in the fourth over after tea for 22. He was caught at mid-on off seamer Ishant Sharma.

Sharma also had Paul Harris caught in the slips for four, before Morkel and Amla almost pulled off a thrilling draw.

As the South Africans fought hard, India sorely missed pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, who was confined to the dressing room the entire day with a knee injury.

The overnight pair of Amla and Ashwell Price put on 47 for the fourth wicket, before Harbhajan broke through two hours after the start under bright sunshine.

The off-spinner beat Prince in the air and the miscued drive lobbed to Sharma at mid-off.

Left-handed Prince made 23 after scores of zero and one in the previous two innings of the series.

Leg-spinner Amit Mishra, who left the field briefly for treatment on a sore right shoulder, returned to trap AB de Villiers leg-before for three with a googly just before lunch.

South Africa, who went to lunch at 164-5, slipped to 180-7 as Harbhajan claimed both Jean-Paul Duminy and Dale Steyn leg-before soon after play resumed.

Meanwhile, the Indian cricket board said in a statement that Zaheer will not feature in the one-day series against the Proteas which starts on Sunday.

South African captain Graeme Smith will also miss the one-dayers due to a fractured finger and all-rounder Jacques Kallis will lead the tourists in his absence, the team management said.

The internationals will be played in Jaipur (Feb 21), Gwalior (Feb 24) and Ahmedabad (Feb 27).

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Rain frustrated India’s proceeding on the fourth day of the second and final Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Proteas finished the day on which a little more than a third of the overs could be bowled on 115/3 for an overall trail of 232 runs with 98 overs left to play on the final day.

The hosts have to take out seven South African wickets and avoid their first home series loss since the defeat by Australia in 2004 and more important they try to seize on to their number-one ranking.

South Africa’s best batsman Jacques Kallis back in hut for 20 as earlier resuming on six without loss, lost both openers Graeme Smith (20) and Alviro Petersen (21) either side of lunch before Amla, who scored centuries in his two previous outings, frustrated India in forging a partnership of 57 with Kallis.

Crucially the Proteas have lost three key wickets including Kallis but the batting hero of the tour, Hashim Amla (49 not out) is still at the crease in partnership with Ashwell Prince.

For India Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni had all pile up centuries to put India in control, with the hosts having declared on 643-6 after South Africa made 296 in their first innings.

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India Vs South Africa :- VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni stroked unbeaten hundred to give India a huge 347-run lead over South Africa on the third day of the second and final Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The pair shared an unbeaten stand of 259 as the hosts declared their first innings closed at 643-6.

South Africa resumed the day with second new ball is just four overs away but delayed taking it backfired and the overnight pair of Laxman and nightwatchman Amit Mishra (28) took no time to settle down.

Morne Morkel however had Mishra caught at slip in his second over with the new ball but departed with the useful 42-run with Laxman. South Africa hope of restricting the host to a manageable total thrashed when Dhoni and Laxman both established another solid stand to boost India lead.

Laxman was dropped by stand-in wicketkeeper AB de Villiers on 23 and JP Duminy at backward point on 48 but ultimately passed the 7,000 test run milestone and hit 12 fours as he approached his 15th test century. Dhoni had also offered a difficult chance to Jacques Kallis at slip off Paul Harris but cured back to complete his fourth hundred with the help of 10 fours and a six.

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KOLKATA: India vs South Africa, India Reaches 548-6 At Tea, Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni bought up unbeaten half centuries in a record 164-run partnership for the seventh wicket as India reached 548-6 at tea Tuesday on the third day of the second test against South Africa.

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After resuming on the overnight score of 342-5, India lost just one wicket in the first two sessions as it built a 252-run lead over South Africa, which was dismissed for 296 on Monday.

Laxman was on 97 at the break at Eden Gardens with captain Dhoni on 85, as the pair eclipsed India’s previous highest seventh-wicket partnership against South Africa of 76 runs by Rahul Dravid and Javagal Srinath at Johannesburg in 1997.

Laxman and Dhoni defied both the pace and spin attacks introduced by South Africa captain Graeme Smith. Laxman hit 12 boundaries, while Dhoni timed ten fours and a six off Paul Harris.

Laxman is playing for the first time this series after recovering from a finger injury he sustained during the recent tour of Bangladesh.

The Indian middle order was ably supported by spin bowler Amit Mishra, who came in as night watchman after the departure of Subramaniam Badrinath on Monday.

Mishra was dropped twice — by Jacques Kallis while on 5 and Harris while on 25 — before edging a catch to Kallis at second slip off a rising Morne Morkel (2-90) delivery to be out for 28. Mishra’s innings came from 38 balls and included five boundaries.

Mishra was involved in a 48-run, sixth-wicket partnership with Laxman.

Laxman also survived a chance while on 23 when he edged a Morkel ball that wicketkeeper A.B. de Villiers failed catch.

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South Africa Vs India :- South Africa struck with three late wickets to put the second Test against India almost back at Eden Gardens after Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar hit centuries to lift India to pass Proteas first-innings total.

Tendulkar hit 106 – his 47th century in five-day cricket – while Sehwag smashed 23 fours and two sixes in his 174-ball 165, his 19th hundred as as India take a step ahead in view of squaring series. Both shared a double century partnership for the third wicket before the introduction of JP Duminy, proved crucial for South Africa, the bowler dispatched Sehwag and then Tendulkar was caught by Jacques Kallis off Paul Harris and Subramaniam Badrinath fell to Steyn.

Earlier in the day, the South Africans added 30 runs to their overnight total before Wayne Parnell became Zaheer Khan’s (4-90) fourth victim while Harbhajan Singh finished with three conceded 64.

India in reply lost two quick wickets with Gautam Gambhir falling for 25 and Murali Vijay for just seven. But Tendulkar and Sehwag put together a partnership of 249 to put India on driving seat.

The day ended up with unbeaten batsmen VVS Laxman (9) and Amit Mishra (1) at the crease with eyes on a big first-innings lead to put pressure on the South Africans. The home side on 342/5 in quick succession at the close for an overall lead of 46 runs.

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India Vs Southafrica, Ind vs Sa Score in Day 4, NAGPUR: Sachin Tendulkar smashed a defiant, unbeaten half century as India reached 162-4 at lunch on the fourth day Tuesday in its bid to avoid an innings defeat to South Africa in the first test Tuesday.

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India, which was forced to follow on the third day, still trails South Africa by 163 runs after the visitors declared for 558-6 on Sunday.

After resuming on the overnight score 15, with India on 66-2, Tendulkar played judiciously to anchor the innings and reach 77 not out at the end of the first session. He faced 125 deliveries and hit eleven boundaries.

Tendulkar was dropped by Jacques Kallis at first slip off a Wayne Parnell ball in the 15th over of the day when on 45. He went to the break with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 9.

South African skipper Graeme Smith introduced left arm spinner Paul Harris for Morne Morkel (1-36) after the first five overs in an effort to force a break through, .

Paceman Dale Steyn (1-36), who claimed seven wickets for 51 runs in India’s first innings, continued from the other end.

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The ploy paid immediate dividends as Harris claimed Murali Vijay for 32.

The departure of Murali saw Subramaniam Badrinath join Tendulkar, but he was dismissed for 6 shortly after to a full length delivery from Wayne Parnell that he edged to wicketkeeper Mark Boucher.

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NAGPUR: India Vs South Africa, Jacques Kallis posted an unbeaten half-century as South Africa recovered from two early shocks to reach 90-2 at lunch Saturday on the first day of the opening test against India.

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At lunch, Kallis was on 55 and Hasim Amla was on 24, having added 84 runs for the third wicket after South Africa was reduced to 6-2 by pace bowler Zaheer Khan (2-15).

Batting first after skipper Graeme Smith won the toss, South Africa conceded the initial advantage to the hosts as paceman Khan struck early to claim openers Ashwell Prince (0) and Smith (6).

Prince was the first to go, trying to evade a bouncer from Khan that lobbed off his gloves to Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the fifth over.

Khan claimed the prize wicket of Smith two overs later with a fine delivery that swung in sharply and dislodged the stumps.

Amla and Kallis denied further success to the home team, batting resolutely to remain unbeaten at lunch.

Kallis was the more aggressive of the pair, hitting six boundaries and a six from 81 balls.

An injury-stricken India picked rookie middle-order batsman Subramaniam Badrinath and wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha.

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They got the chance to make test debuts as V.V.S. Laxman was ruled out by a finger injury while Rohit Sharma twisted an ankle in the morning warmup. India had already ruled out Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and S.Sreesanth through injury.