http://www.brightcricket.com/index.php Everything about Cricket english (c) Copyright 2008 by BrightCricket admin@brightcricket.com admin@brightcricket.com Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:11 am Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:11 am http://backend.userland.com/rss phpBB2 RSS Syndication Mod by Lucas 1 http://www.brightcricket.com/ Everything about Cricket http://www.brightcricket.com/viewtopic.php?p=1649#1649 <br /> Author: <a href='http://www.brightcricket.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16'>Cricky</a><br /><br /> Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:25 pm<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <img src="http://www.vcricket.com/afp/CPS.MTD16.280308074624.photo00.quicklook.default-245x170.jpg" border="0" /><br /> <br /> Indian openers Virender Sehwag and Wasim Jaffer gave South Africa a dose of their own medicine with an unbroken 176-run stand in the first cricket Test here on Friday.<br /> <br /> India, kept in the field for over five sessions as South Africa piled up 540 in their first innings, hit back in style on a barren wicket that is proving to be a nightmare for bowlers.<br /> <br /> Sehwag and Jaffer, who resumed at Thursday's total of 82-0, punished the tourists' attack by adding 94 runs from 25 overs in the morning session of the third day at the Chidambaram stadium.<br /> <br /> Sehwag went to lunch on 110, his second successive century following a match-saving 151 in his last innings against Australia at Adelaide in January.<br /> <br /> Jaffer, returning to the side after being dropped for the last two Tests in Australia, was unbeaten on 60.<br /> <br /> Sehwag's 14th century in his 55th Test has so far contained 16 boundaries and a six -- an audacious slash over the slips against fast bowler Makhaya Ntini on Thursday evening.<br /> <br /> The swashbuckling opener, India's lone triple century-maker in Tests, moved to 99 with a lofted on-drive off Jacques Kallis and reached his hundred with another skier over the bowler's head in the same over.<br /> <br /> Jaffer was more circumspect, playing each ball on its merit as he moved towards his second consecutive hundred against South Africa after making 116 in Cape Town last year.<br /> <br /> The South African bowlers struggled to contain the flow of runs as the batsmen cut, pulled and drove freely to the delight of 35,000 home fans.<br /> <br /> Proteas captain Graeme Smith rotated his three fast bowlers, giving them 10 overs each. Dale Steyn conceded 42 runs, Ntini 48 and Morne Morkel 26 runs.<br /> <br /> Left-arm spinner Paul Harris went for 28 runs in his 11 overs.<br /> <br /> SCOREBOARD <br /> South Africa 1st inngs 540 (Amla 159, Harbhajan 5-164) <br /> India 1st innings (overnight 82-0) <br /> Wasim Jaffer not out 60 <br /> V. Sehwag not out 110 <br /> Extras lb5, w1 6 <br /> Total for no loss 176 <br /> Bowling <br /> Steyn 10-1-42-0, Ntini 10-1-48-0, Morkel 10-2-26-0 (w1), Harris 11-2-28-0, Kallis 5-0-27-0 http://www.brightcricket.com/viewtopic.php?p=1649#1649 Cricky Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:25 pm http://www.brightcricket.com/viewtopic.php?p=1649#1649