Cricket: India pin survival hopes on Tendulkar
South Africa 529-7 dec & 256-3 dec India 359 & 52-3
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Your support makes all the difference.India were left needing another monumental innings from their captain, Sachin Tendulkar, after South Africa took a tight grip of the second Test at Newlands yesterday.
Tendulkar, who made a brilliant 169 in India's first innings, was undefeated on six at the close of the fourth day as India, set 427 to win, struggled to 52 for 3.
Fourth day; South Africa won toss
SOUTH AFRICA - First Innings 529 for 7 dec (B M McMillan 103no, G Kirsten 103, L Klusener 102no, D J Cullinan 77).
INDIA - First Innings 359 (S R Tendulkar 169, M Azharuddin 115).
SOUTH AFRICA - Second Innings
(Overnight: 24 for 2)
A C Hudson b Srinath 55
L Klusener c Dravid b Srinath 12
D Cullinan b Kumble 55
*W J Cronje c Dravid b Kumble 18
B M McMillan not out 59
S M Pollock not out 40
Extras (b4 lb12 w1) 17
Total (for 6 dec, 72 overs) 256
Fall (cont): 3-33 4-127 5-133 6-155.
Did not bat: D J Richardson, A A Donald, P Adams.
Bowling: Srinath 18-5-78-3; Ganesh 10-3-38-1; Kumble 25-4-58-2; Prasad 7-1-16-0; Ganguly 2-0-5-0; Raman 10-0-45-0 (w1).
INDIA - Second Innings
W V Raman c Richardson b Pollock 16
N R Mongia b Donald 2
R S Dravid c Richardson b Adams 12
S Ganguly not out 11
*S R Tendulkar not out 6
Extras (w2, nb3) 5
Total (for 3, 28 overs) 52
Fall: 1-7 2-26 3-44.
To bat: M Azharuddin, V V Laxman, A Kumble, J Srinath, D Ganesh.
Bowling: Donald 7-4-5-1; Pollock 7-1-17-1 (nb3); Klusener 5-0-12-0; McMillan 5-3-10-0 (w1); Adams 4-1-8-1 (w1).
Umpires: D Hair (Aus) and R Koertzen (SA).
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