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Lower order showed guts - Kallis

Jacques Kallis showed once again why he is South Africa's leading man with the bat, making 161 out of his team's total of 362

03-Jan-2011•Firdose Moonda at Newlands

Injured Kallis to bat only if necessary

Jacques Kallis' participation in the remainder of the Cape Town Test is likely to be restricted to batting in the second innings, if absolutely necessary

03-Jan-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kallis stars as teams scrap for advantage

Jacques Kallis produced the innings of the series to prevent India from taking a grip on the deciding Test at Newlands

03-Jan-2011•The Bulletin by George Binoy

South Africa in a 'good space' - Amla

The Newlands pitch is "more challenging for the batsmen than it is for the fielding team," Hashim Amla said at the end of the opening day

02-Jan-2011•Firdose Moonda at Newlands

Amla and Kallis steer through testing day

Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis, the most resolute of South Africans, manned the frontline and three consecutive half-century partnerships ensured the hosts edged ahead in the fight for the series

02-Jan-2011•The Bulletin by George Binoy

Team confidence runs deep - Smith

Graeme Smith has said South Africa are expecting a "tense Test" in the series decider against India that starts on Sunday

01-Jan-2011•Firdose Moonda

Newlands sets up delicious decider

ESPNcricinfo previews the third Test between South Africa and India, at Newlands in Cape Town

01-Jan-2011•The Preview by Sriram Veera

Newlands track likely to favour batsmen, says curator

The third Test between South Africa and India will be played "on a good pitch that will last five days," Evan Flint, the Newlands groundsman told ESPNcricinfo

31-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda

'Durban among toughest wickets I've played' - Laxman

VVS Laxman ranks Durban "up there" with the best wins of his career, especially because on the first day the batsmen had to counter "one of the most challenging wickets I have played on in my career".

30-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga in Durban

Sehwag out of South Africa one-dayers

Virender Sehwag has been rested from the one-day series in South Africa due to a shoulder injury, but he will play in the deciding Test in Cape Town starting Sunday

30-Dec-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Smith calls for uniformity in UDRS

Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has once again called for the ICC to establish uniformity in the use of the UDRS

29-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda at Kingsmead

Dhoni downplays Kingsmead achievement

In typical fashion, MS Dhoni has sought to downplay the Durban win, saying this win is as special as ones that came in Kanpur, Eden Gardens or anywhere else

29-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga at Kingsmead

Poor batting cost South Africa - Smith

Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has said their batting cost them victory in the second Test against India in Durban

29-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda at Kingsmead

India level series with 87-run win

India emphasised that they are poor travellers no more by pulling off a series-levelling win in Durban, where they had suffered one of their worst Test defeats in 1996

29-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

Hashim Amla recalled to Twenty20 squad

Hashim Amla's good form has brought him a recall to South Africa's 12-man squad for the one-off Twenty20 international against India in Durban

29-Dec-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sreesanth, Smith and sparks

The contest between the two top teams in the world is heating up, and some of it is boiling over, with Paul Harris alleging that Sreesanth must have said something personal for Graeme Smith to react the way he did

28-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga at Kingsmead

VVS Laxman stars on pulsating day

The Durban Test continued to be a cracker, with the game see-sawing on the third day before bad light ended play with both teams level

28-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

Harbhajan says the pitch has runs in it

Harbhajan Singh said though there was extra bounce in the Kingsmead wicket, it also took precise bowling in fast-scoring conditions to succeed as a bowler

27-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga at Kingsmead

We expected India to bounce back - de Villiers

AB de Villiers offered no excuses after South Africa were bundled out for 131 in their first innings against India in Durban

27-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda at Kingsmead

Series comes alive after wicket-fest

A Kingsmead-record 18 wickets went down on a wildly fluctuating second day on which India clawed their way back into contention in the series

27-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

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