South Africa relied on its pacemen's disciplined performances to thrash India by an innings and 90 runs on the third day of the second Test here on Saturday. Trailing by 418, India was bowled out for 328 in its second innings despite fighting half-centuries from former captain Sourav Ganguly (87) and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (52). India's humiliating defeat inside three days was its biggest at home since 2000 when it lost by an innings and 71 runs to South Africa at Bangalore. The visitors were indebted to their fast bowlers for going 1-0 up in the three-Test series as they did not allow India's top-order batsmen to settle on a good pitch. The final match starts in Kanpur on April 11. Dale Steyn and Makhaya Ntini grabbed three wickets apiece and Morne Morkel two. Jacques Kallis and left-arm spinner Paul Harris each took one wicket. The 23-year-old Morkel, playing only his fifth Test, took two big wickets when he removed former captain Rahul Dravid (17) and Venkatsai Laxman (35), both famed for playing long innings. India was found wanting against pace for a second successive time in the match as it lost three crucial wickets in the opening session and one in the second with just 125 runs on the board. Ganguly and Dhoni defied the South African attack for more than a session with a 110-run stand for the fifth wicket, playing attractive shots on both sides of the wicket. Ganguly looked set to complete his 16th Test hundred when given out caught behind off Steyn by New Zealand umpire Tony Hill. He looked a bit surprised with the decision before walking back to the pavilion. He hit eight fours. Dhoni soon followed his partner when skipper Graeme Smith held a low catch in the slips off Ntini. He struck five fours in his 132-ball knock. South Africa earlier declared its first innings closed at its overnight total of 494-7 in reply to India's meagre 76. India's injured star batsman Sachin Tendulkar will, meanwhile, miss the third and final Test against South Africa. Tendulkar was ruled out of the game, starting in Kanpur on April 11, after failing to recover from a groin strain that also kept him out of the ongoing second Test here. “Tendulkar will be unavailable for selection for the third Test due to his right groin injury. He is making good progress but he has not recovered sufficiently,” cricket board secretary Niranjan Shah said in a statement. “This decision has been taken to give him the opportunity to make a full recovery from this injury,” it added. ScoreboardIndia (1st innings) 76 South Africa (1st innings) 494 decl. India (2nd innings) Sehwag lbw b Ntini 17 Jaffer c De Villiers b Kallis 19 Dravid b De Villiers b Morkel 17 Laxman c Boucher b Morkel 35 Ganguly c Boucher b Steyn 87 Dhoni c Smith b Ntini 52 Pathan not out 43 Kumble b Kumble 05 Harbhajan lbw b Steyn 04 RP Singh c Kallis b Steyn 08 Sreesanth b Ntini 17 Extras (b5, lb7, nb5, w7) 24 Total (94.2 overs) 328 Falls: 1-31 (Sehwag), 2-64 (Dravid), 3-70 (Jaffer), 4-125 (Laxman), 5-235 (Ganguly), 6-268 (Dhoni), 7-273 (Kumble), 8-292 (Harbhajan), 9-306. Bowling: Steyn 23-1-91-3 (w6), Ntini 16.2-3-44-3, Morkel 20-0-87-2 (nb5, w1), Kallis 10-3-26-1, Harris 25-4-68-1. Man of the match: AB de Velliers __
