Ashes Series brought some fruitful results to the Australian cricketers as the tem has already filed a lead of 4-0 lead in the 5-test match series. The last test is left behind and that you can call a formality to complete the 5-match series. Ausies have crafted the history in their cricket carrier with filing a memorable win that is a milestone in last eight decades since 1921. Now the India vs. S. Africa test series is on its bloom as S. Africa has lost the very first test match to offer Indian cricketers 1-0 lead. The 2nd test is going through very vague tracks as the S. Africa has set a total target of 353 for loosing all wickets in second innings.
On the day one S. Africa won the toss and decided to bat first and scored huge 328 in 91.3 overs for losing all wickets. AG Prince was the top scorer to score 121 out of 212 balls. HH Gibbs also scored a respectable 63 for just 88 balls ad led S. Africa to score total of 328 in first innings.
In response Indian could afford just 240 for all out and remained 88 runs behind the target. S. Tendulkar was the top scorer amongst Indians to score 63 out of 115 balls but could not sustain e magic of hid heavy bat and Ntini made him victim behind wicket where M. Boucher made no mistake to grip the lolly-pop.
Playing ahead on the day third S. Africa could not give a good start and lost four early wickets. But treating the situation GC Smith knocked some hard strokes and scored 59 for 81. AB de Villiers was the accomplice to respectable 47 out of 100 balls. But the old loin was the man to watch who scored an unbeaten 63 in just 99 balls and took African camp to 265/8 in 67.4 overs. S. Africa has put a total target of 353. S. Sreesanth was the man on the part of India who took 4 wickets giving just 80 runs in 19 overs with totaling 8 in both innings.
Now India has started the chase on the day 4 and has lost the first wicket very early as V. Sehwag who could just afford 8 out of 11 balls after playing a silly stroke on the ball of Ntini. W. Jaffer seems quite determined and has scored 18 with Dravid to give him company at 5 n.o.
