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27-Dec-2013 16:35:00 GMT
South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban

South Africa Bowl Out India for 334 Runs

Durban: Dale Steyn took six wickets to bundle out India for 334 runs in their first innings on the second day of the second Test at Kingsmead in Durban on Friday.

Graeme Smith (35*) and Alviro Petersen (46*) added 82-run stand in 20 overs, South Africa 82 for 0 at stump on day 2..

Morne Morkel took the last Indian wicket when he had Mohammed Shami caught by captain Graeme Smith at first slip.

Ajinkya Rahane showed good temperament to register his maiden half-century in Test cricket as India kept losing wickets at the other end.

Steyn took his sixth wicket when he had Ishant Sharma caught behind by AB de Villiers.

Steyn registered his 22nd five-wicket haul when AB de Villiers took a superb one-handed catch to dismiss Zaheer Khan.

Zaheer threw his bat at a wide delivery, got an edge and De Villiers leaped high up in the air to take a superb one-handed catch.

Jacques Kallis took his 200th catch in Test cricket to dismiss Ravindra Jadeja off Jean-Paul Duminy.

Kallis took a good low catch at first slip to reduce India to 321/7.

Steyn took his fourth wicket when he had Indian captain MS Dhoni caught by his South African counterpart Graeme Smith at first slip.

Dhoni chased a wide delivery without moving his feet and ended up giving a simple catch to Smith.

Ajinkya Rahane and Dhoni took the Indian first innings score over the 300-run mark after tea.

After the rain delay, Dale Steyn brought South Africa back into the match in the second session of the day. South African pacers bowled good lines and kept the Indian batsmen in check.

Wicket-keeper AB de Villiers took a good diving catch down the leg side to dismiss Virat Kohli off Morne Morkel.

Kohli batted solidly for his 87-ball 46 before falling to Morkel.

Steyn dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara, Murali Vijay and Rohit Sharma in his successive overs to dent the Indian first innings.

Steyn denied Vijay (97) a well-deserved century having him caught behind down the leg side by AB de Villiers and on the next ball Sharma shouldered arms to a delivery that was pitched on the middle stump and went on to crash into the middle stump to register a golden duck.

Steyn gave South Africa the much-needed breakthrough when he had Cheteshwar Pujara caught behind by AB de Villiers.

Pujara fell after scoring 70 runs and added 157 runs with Murali Vijay for the second wicket.

Constant rain washed out the morning session and forced an early lunch in the Test.

The start of the day's play was earlier delayed due to bad weather. However, things looked good to go when the umpires walked out to the center to inspect the ground only to return back as it started drizzling again.

India had reached a comfortable 181/1 before bad light stopped play on Day 1.

Brief scores
India
334 (Vijay 97, Pujara 70, Rahane 51*, Steyn 6-100, Morkel 3-50)
South Africa 82 for 0 (Petersen 46*, Smith 35*)
Status South Africa trial by 252 runs


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