WOW : What A Match..
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Hurray , India has won the second test match , leveled the series and retained No1 ranking. But this was classic match which kept fans wondering about whether India would be able to pull it out or not.
Weather reduced the five day test match to 4 and quarter days. Amla who has been exceptional in this series did held the fort and time was running out. It seemed as if amla would be able to do what paul collingwood did to them. But it was not to be .
Harbhajan singh one of ladlas of this ground like laxman got morkel leg before to make sure that India wins by innings and 58 runs.
The day started with prince and amla not giving wicket to India. Their partnership of 47 runs was trouble for India till harbhajan got prince out. A simple catch to Ishant sharma. AB de Villiers didn't trouble India much and he was trapped leg before by delivery of fellow daredevil amit mishra.
J P Duminy has not be in form in this series and that helped India seal his wicket. Steyln got out soon and hope of India raised. But then what followed was frustrating period with India having to wait for 25 overs to see parnel getting out. Harris did keep company of amla for another six overs. Once he got out , India needed just one wicket to level the series.
Morkel and amla kept on fighting resisting Indian bowling and after another 21 overs and praying that another collingwood doesn't happen finally India got the break through.
Amla stood tall amidst the mess scoring 127 not out.
Series ended 1-1 and southafricans could not conquer their final frontier as smith says.
Weather reduced the five day test match to 4 and quarter days. Amla who has been exceptional in this series did held the fort and time was running out. It seemed as if amla would be able to do what paul collingwood did to them. But it was not to be .
Harbhajan singh one of ladlas of this ground like laxman got morkel leg before to make sure that India wins by innings and 58 runs.
The day started with prince and amla not giving wicket to India. Their partnership of 47 runs was trouble for India till harbhajan got prince out. A simple catch to Ishant sharma. AB de Villiers didn't trouble India much and he was trapped leg before by delivery of fellow daredevil amit mishra.
J P Duminy has not be in form in this series and that helped India seal his wicket. Steyln got out soon and hope of India raised. But then what followed was frustrating period with India having to wait for 25 overs to see parnel getting out. Harris did keep company of amla for another six overs. Once he got out , India needed just one wicket to level the series.
Morkel and amla kept on fighting resisting Indian bowling and after another 21 overs and praying that another collingwood doesn't happen finally India got the break through.
Amla stood tall amidst the mess scoring 127 not out.
Series ended 1-1 and southafricans could not conquer their final frontier as smith says.
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