Bowlers seal emphatic win for South Africa
South Africa, a class apart from first ball to last, swept to a thoroughly deserved innings-and-90-run victory inside three days to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series
03/04Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of India at Ahmedabad, Apr 3-5 2008
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![India]( "India")
76 & 328 (94.2 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
Player of the Match
03/04Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of India at Ahmedabad, Apr 3-5 2008
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![India]( "India")
76 & 328 (94.2 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
Player of the Match
Day 3
India's worst home defeat in nearly 50 years
Stats highlights from the third - and as it turned out, last - day of the Ahmedabad Test
Ganguly lives for another battle
Unlike his top-order mates Sourav Ganguly was taking it back to South Africa, relying on instinct. He was battling against adversity and thriving, like India abroad recently. But, like India, it's also dangerous to expect too much of him
Planning and perseverance pay off
South Africa can proudly lay claim to having India's number throughout the Motera Test
Day 2
A case of immovable bails
Plays of the day for day two of the second Test between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad
Perfect execution
AB de Villiers timed his first Test double-century perfectly as he put the hosts to the sword to set up his team for a 1-0 lead
Day 1
de Villiers double leads South African run-fest
An unbeaten 217 by AB de Villiers and his 256-run stand with Jacques Kallis, who made 132, helped South Africa to 494 for 7, a lead of 418
Steyn and Kallis lead South African charge
Makhaya Ntini and Dale Steyn scythed through the batting order asIndia slumped to 76 all out, their second-lowest total on home soil. By close of play on the opening day, Jacques Kallis had led South Africa to 223 for 4
A new high for de Villiers
Stats highlights from the second day of the Ahmedabad Test
Clueless against pace and seam
With all due respect to Dale Steyn and Co, it was India, when confronted with a something unusual for this part of the world and a bit of swing, that ran scared
Changing soil content makes Harbhajan see red
Harbhajan Singh raised eyebrows at the nature of the Motera pitch while bemoaning the trend of draws in India
'They didn't have a strategy' - Steyn
While the entire Indian team may look back at the first session and cough up excuses, one man isn't surprised by their capitulation
A peach, a shocker, and a killer glare
Plays of the day from the first day of the Ahmedabad Test between India and South Africa
The shortest innings in the subcontinent
India's capitulation for 76 before lunch on the first day in Ahmedabad was one of their worst performances in Tests
Others
'We'll force India out of their comfort zone' - Arthur
South Africa will stick to their aggressive bowling strategy of drawing India's heavyweight batting line-up out of the comfort zone
India v South Africa, 2nd Test, Ahmedabad
Match home for India v South Africa, 2nd Test, Ahmedabad, April 3 to 7, 2008
Gavaskar slams India's players for IPL distractions
Sunil Gavaskar has slammed India for going down to an innings defeat in the second Test in Ahmedabad and raised questions about the players' priorities
Prepared South Africa exude confidence
Graeme Smith's attitude reflects the state South Africa are in: confident after gaining a psychological advantage from the draw in Chennai and free of injury hassles
Teams look to turn on the heat
With Kanpur's Green Park - the venue for the final Test - known to produce more draws than results, it's up to Ahmedabad to ensure a result in this series