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SA completes the formality
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 21 - 12 - 2010

CENTURION: South Africa claimed India's last two wickets in 35 deliveries to win the first Test by an innings and 25 runs on the final day at Centurion Monday.
Opening bowlers Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn took a wicket each as the world No. 1 side, resuming on 454-8, was dismissed for the addition of only five runs.
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth failed to add to his overnight score of three as he pushed firmly at a delivery from Morkel that was outside off stump and offered AB de Villiers a regulation catch in the slips.
Jaidev Unadkat (1) handled his first few short deliveries well but his 10th ball, from Steyn, spat viciously and the debutant could only fend it to Ashwell Prince at gully.
Sachin Tendulkar ended undefeated on 111, having batted for five hours and 27 minutes. His 50th Test century was an innings of great composure and technique but not enough to save India, who trailed by 484 runs after the first innings.
South Africa called on fast bowlers Steyn and Morkel to clinch victory, as it had in India's disappointing 136-run first innings when they shared eight wickets.
Steyn finished with 4-105 in 30.1 overs, while Morkel took 2-94 in 31 overs.
Kallis scored 201 not out, his maiden Test double century, in South Africa's innings of 620-4 declared to bat India out of the Test and win the Man-of-the-Match award.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith paid tribute to Kallis, who is third on the all-time century list and currently the world's top-ranked test all-rounder.
“In so many ways, Jacques has been the man who has put the national team on the map, he has held us together and for the first time he has had a strong batting unit around him in the last few years,” Smith told a news conference.
“Maybe it's a South African thing, but most of us are flying under the radar. But what this team has achieved in terms of results and individual performances has been outstanding and this was another big win, against the best team in the world at the moment. As a team, that's what we want to be doing, playing at the very top of the game.”
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his bowlers' lack of penetration was his biggest worry and added left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan would return to the side after missing the match because of a hamstring injury.
“He's been bowling the last few days. He is a key player because of the amount of experience he brings and the plans he comes up with during the game. And you need that experience to play in these conditions,” Dhoni said.
“The wicket was very different to the first day, but still we have played on flatter tracks and been able to get batsmen out,” said Dhoni. “To win a Test match you need to take 20 wickets.”
As though to emphasise Dhoni's discontent, the Indian bowlers spent more than an hour bowling on the Test pitch after the end of the match.
The bowlers included Zaheer. Durban wicket is known for the most bounce in South Africa .
SA calls up Duminy, Parnell
South Africa Monday added batsman JP Duminy and left-arm fast bowler Wayne Parnell to its squad for the second Test which starts in Durban Sunday.
Squad: Graeme Smith (captain), Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Ryan McLaren, JP Duminy and Wayne Parnell.


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