India vs South Africa 1st test | South Africa declares innings at 558/6; India 25/0

India vs South Africa 1st test | South Africa declares innings at 558/6; India 25/0 | Nagpur | India vs South Africa 1st test | India | South Africa |First Test


India was 25-0 in its first innings at stumps on day two, after South Africa declared its first innings at 558-6 in the first Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.

Scoreboard

Graeme Smith b Khan 6

Ashwell Prince c Dhoni b Khan 0

Hashim Amla not out 253

Jacques Kallis c Vijay b Singh 173

A.B. de Villiers c Badrinath b Sehwag 53

Jean—Paul Duminy lbw b Singh 9

Mark Boucher c Mishra b Khan 39

Extras: (8b, 8lb, 9nb) 25

TOTAL: (for 6 wickets declared) 558.

Overs: 176.

Fall of wickets: 1—5, 2—6, 3—346, 4—454, 5—476, 6—554.

Did not bat: Paul Harris, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell.

Bowling: Zaheer Khan 31—7—96—3 (4nb), Ishant Sharma 28—4—85—0, Harbhajan Singh 46—1—166—2, Amit Mishra 53—5—140—0 (5nb), Virender Sehwag 18—1—55—1. India, 1st Innings=

Gautam Gambhir not out 12

Virender Sehwag not out 9

Extras: (4b) 4

TOTAL: (for no wicket) 25.

Overs: 4

Still to bat: Murali Vijay, Sachin Tendulkar, Subramaniam Badrinath, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Wriddhiman Saha, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma.

Bowling: Dale Steyn 2—0—8—0, Morne Morkel 2—0—13—0.

Umpires: Ian Gould, England, and Steve Davis, Australia.

TV Umpire: Amish Saheba, India. Match Referee: Andy Pycroft, Zimbabwe.

Toss: won by South Africa.

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Bangladesh struggling to hold off India

India's Ishant Sharma claimed two wickets in the opening session of Thursday's final day to boost the visitors' victory hopes in the first test against Bangladesh. Bangladesh, chasing an unlikely winning target of 415, was 136-5 at lunch and faced a difficult task to stave off the India attack over the remaining two sessions.

India's winning chances received a boost shortly before lunch when Tamim Iqbal was out caught at slip by Rahul Dravid off the bowling of Virender Sehwag.

Night watchman Iqbal had scored 52 and was looming as the main hurdle to India's victory hopes. He compiled his runs in patient fashion, facing 122 balls and hitting six boundaries, before an ill-advised slash at a Sehwag short ball.

Resuming at 67-2, Bangladesh added 69 runs to the overnight score after play was delayed by 60 minutes due to fog.

Mohammad Ashraful (27) was the first player dismissed Thursday, edging a Sharma delivery to Dravid at second slip. Sharma (3-18) continued his tight bowling and trapped Raqibul Hasan lbw for 13.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan (11) and Mushfiqur Rahim (1) were the not-out batsmen at lunch.

Iqbal's 52 came off 122 balls and with six boundaries.

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