Stats highlights from the second day of the Ahmedabad Test

A new high for de Villiers

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

de Villiers double leads South African run-fest

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

Clueless against pace and seam

Harbhajan Singh raised eyebrows at the nature of the Motera pitch while bemoaning the trend of draws in India

Changing soil content makes Harbhajan see red

While the entire Indian team may look back at the first session and cough up excuses, one man isn't surprised by their capitulation

'They didn't have a strategy' - Steyn

Plays of the day from the first day of the Ahmedabad Test between India and South Africa

A peach, a shocker, and a killer glare

India's capitulation for 76 before lunch on the first day in Ahmedabad was one of their worst performances in Tests

The shortest innings in the subcontinent

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

Steyn and Kallis lead South African charge

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

Perfect execution

Plays of the day for day two of the second Test between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad

A case of immovable bails

South Africa can proudly lay claim to having India's number throughout the Motera Test

Planning and perseverance pay off

Stats highlights from the third - and as it turned out, last - day of the Ahmedabad Test

India's worst home defeat in nearly 50 years

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

Bowlers seal emphatic win for South Africa

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

Ganguly lives for another battle

South Africa will stick to their aggressive bowling strategy of drawing India's heavyweight batting line-up out of the comfort zone

'We'll force India out of their comfort zone' - Arthur

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

Gavaskar slams India's players for IPL distractions

Match home for India v South Africa, 2nd Test, Ahmedabad, April 3 to 7, 2008

India v South Africa, 2nd Test, Ahmedabad

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

Prepared South Africa exude confidence

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

Player Name		R	B
V Sehwag	lbw	17	20
W Jaffer	caught	19	53
R Dravid	caught	17	41
VVS Laxman	caught †	35	45
SC Ganguly	caught †	87	149
MS Dhoni	caught	52	132
IK Pathan	not out	43	77
A Kumble	bowled	5	12
Harbhajan Singh	lbw	4	18
RP Singh	caught	8	11
S Sreesanth	bowled	17	13
Extras	(b 5, lb 7, w 7, nb 5)
Total	328(all out; 94.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
DW Steyn	23	1	91	3	3.95 (2w)
M Ntini	16.2	3	44	3	2.69
M Morkel	20	0	87	2	4.35 (5nb, 1w)
JH Kallis	10	3	26	1	2.60
PL Harris	25	4	68	1	2.72

WKT	RUNS	Players
1st	31	W Jaffer	V Sehwag
2nd	33	R Dravid	W Jaffer
3rd	6	VVS Laxman	W Jaffer
4th	55	SC Ganguly	VVS Laxman
5th	110	SC Ganguly	MS Dhoni
6th	33	MS Dhoni	IK Pathan
7th	5	A Kumble	IK Pathan
8th	19	Harbhajan Singh	IK Pathan
9th	14	IK Pathan	RP Singh
10th	22	IK Pathan	S Sreesanth

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