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 India square series with convincing win in Kanpur
13th Apr 2008 19:00 IST
Agencies
Like the second Test in Ahmedabad, the match got over within three days but this time it was the home team, which had the last laugh.
The South African second innings began poorly as they were reduced to 27/2 by lunch and could never really recover with the Indian bowlers exploiting the crumbling track to good effect.
The visitors showed signs of a fightback with captain Smith and the experienced Jacques Kallis batting resolutely to steady the ship but Sehwag's twin blows late in the post-lunch session put India in an advantageous position.
Both were a picture of concentration as they played cautiously against both seamers and spinners to help the team wipe out the deficit without losing any more wickets.
After the second drinks break, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni introduced Sehwag and he struck with his first delivery by scalping Kallis.
Sehwag bowled a quicker delivery outside off-stump and Kallis went back and across to play it, the ball spun sharply and Wasim Jaffer took a smart catch at short-leg.
Prince, who joined the action after Kallis' dismissal, could have been out in the very first ball he faced. Prince tried to close the face of the bat and got a leading edge, but Jaffer could not react quickly enough to catch it.
Sehwag then did the star turn by getting the well-settled Smith bowled round the legs with a fastish delivery.
The South Africans took tea at a precarious 88/4 but the wickets started falling in a heap in the last session with AB de Villiers (7), Mark Boucher (5), Morne Morkel (0) and Paul Harris (0) departing in quick succession to put the home team in control of the game.
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