Jaffer's ton sets up day one for India

Jan 02, 2007

Dinesh Karthik, replacing Virender Sehwag as opener, had a good outing though he had to work hard to see off the new ball•Alexander Joe/AFP

Jaffer looked good and got to his fifty from 124 balls interspersed with eight fours•Alexander Joe/AFP

Karthik lent able support to Jaffer with his 63...•Getty Images

Having been criticised for not contributing to the team cause in the second Test, Jaffer must have relieved off some pressure with his hundred at Newlands•AFP

Dravid has not had a good series with 32 being his highest score•AFP

India ended day one at 254 for 3 - Jaffer's hundred giving a slow but steady start to their bid to win the series decider•AFP

After his poor dismissal in the second innings of the Durban Test where his weak pull shot was caught by Andre Nel at mid-on Wasim Jaffer looked at lot more confident at Newlands, pulling and driving with ease•Alexander Joe/AFP

Karthik got his second Test fifty from 144 balls•Getty Images

... before Karthik was caught by Hashim Amla off Paul Harris, South African left-arm spinner, making his Test debut•Getty Images

Graeme Smith could not have been a happy man to see India win the toss and bat with such ease•AFP

Sachin Tendulkar has averaged 30.25 in the series with 63 being his highest score•AFP

Jaffer got runs all around the ground and reached his third Test hundred after tea•Getty Images

... and the two added 153 runs for the first wicket...•Getty Images

Shaun Pollock got the wicket of Rahul Dravid for 29•AFP

He will hope to better that in this Test•AFP