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South Africa fined for slow over-rate

Roshan Mahanama, the match referee, found the side was two overs short of its target after time allowances were taken in to consideration

31-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Injured Tendulkar to miss second Test

India's hopes of fielding a full-strength side for the second Test in Ahmedabad took a blow after Sachin Tendulkar was ruled out with a groin injury

30-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

McKenzie ton rounds off tame draw

A patient unbeaten 155 from Neil McKenzie, and his solid 157-run partnership with Hashim Amla guided South Africa to safety on the final day

30-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Chennai

'The last 1000 have been a learning curve' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid says he exceeded his own expectations with what he's achieved in the game, after becoming the sixth batsman to score 10,000 Test runs

29-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

Dravid joins 10,000-run club

Rahul Dravid became the sixth batsmen in Test history to break the 10,000-run barrier when he went from 79 to 80 on the fourth day

29-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

Steyn and McKenzie cap South Africa's day

There was a 25th century and 10,000 Test runs for Rahul Dravid and a large crowd to celebrate, but little else went India's way at Chepauk as a rejuvenated South African side dominated the fourth day's play

29-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Chennai

Being dropped motivated me - Sehwag

Virender Sehwag admitted that being dropped from the Test side "motivated" him to concentrate better, enabling him to produce what he termed as his "best innings".

28-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

'The best Test match innings I've ever seen' - Arthur

Mickey Arthur, the South African coach, said he had not visualised the game taking such a course in his "wildest dreams", admitting that he had not seen a better Test innings than Virender Sehwag's 309 in Chennai

28-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

'It was phenomenal, simply exceptional batting' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid termed Virender Sehwag's triple-hundred a "really audacious knock"

28-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

The Last Samurai

Virender Sehwag's strokeplay is dazzling enough, but it's the context which makes it even more thrilling

28-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

Sehwag plunders fastest triple ever

Virender Sehwag blasted the fastest triple-century ever as India went took stumps at 468 for 1

28-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Chennai

India's fielders feel the heat

Virender Sehwag admitted India's intensity had dropped during the course of the second day

27-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

Cranky Sreesanth, and sticking to the 'V'

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan winds up the Plays from day two of the first Test between India and South Africa in Chennai

27-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

Amla and Boucher lift SA to 540

A chanceless 159 from Hashim Amla, buttressed by vital contributions from Mark Boucher and AB de Villiers, was the springboard for South Africa to dominate

27-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Chennai

McKenzie's glorious second coming

At 32, Neil McKenzie was offered a last chance to play for South Africa and he has grasped the opportunity gleefully

26-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

'The wicket is very, very flat' - Harbhajan

The wicket is very, very flat and it is hard for the bowlers to keep running in with the same intensity in this heat, Harbhajan Singh said after the day's play

26-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

When Kallis walked

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan presents the Plays of the day from the first day of the first Test between India and South Africa in Chennai

26-Mar-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

South African top order takes the honours

Neil McKenzie and Graeme Smith led the way with a 132-run opening partnership, and Hashim Amla built on that with an elegant unbeaten 85 as South Africa seized the initiative on the opening day

26-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Chennai

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