Bowlers dominate as 18 wickets fall

The bowlers of South Africa and India took it in turns to cause carnage as 18 wickets fell for 245 runs on the second day of the second Test at Kingsmead on Monday.

At the end of an extraordinary day, India, on 92 for four in their second innings, held an overall lead of 166 runs in the battle between the world’s two top-ranked Test nations.

When India were all out for 205, losing their last four wickets for 22 runs at the start of the day, it seemed that the host nation were set to dominate the match, with conditions for batting expected to ease after an overcast first day.

But returning fast bowler Zaheer Khan and veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh sent South Africa crashing to 131 all out, giving India a first innings lead of 74.

Khan took three for 36 and Harbhajan four for 10.

India hurried to 42 without loss in their second innings and looked well on course to avenge their innings defeat in the first Test at Centurion last week.

DURBAN, South Africa, Dec 27, 2010 (AFP)

INDIA, first innings
(overnight 183-6)
V. Sehwag
c Kallis b Steyn			25
M. Vijay c Boucher b Steyn		19
R. Dravidc Boucher b Steyn		25
S. Tendulkarc Kallis b Tsotsobe		13
V. Laxmanc Tsotsobe b Steyn		38
C. Pujarac Boucher b Tsotsobe		19
M. Dhonic Petersen b Steyn		35
Harbhajan Singhc De Villiers b Steyn	21
Zaheer Khanc Boucher b Morkel		 0
I. Sharmanot out			 1
S. Sreesanthc Boucher b Morkel		 0

Extras (b1, lb2, nb2, w4)		 9
TOTAL (65.1 overs)			205
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Sehwag), 2-48 (Vijay), 3-79 (Tendulkar), 4-117 (Dravid), 5-130 (Laxman),
 6-156 (Pujara), 7-190 (Harbhajan), 8-193 (Khan), 9-205 (Dhoni).
Bowling: Steyn 19-6-50-6, Morkel 19.1-3-68-2 (nb2), Tsotsobe 11-3-40-2 (w1), Kallis 8-2-18-0 (w1), Harris 8-1-26-0.

SOUTH AFRICA, 
first innings
A. Petersen
b Khan					24
G. Smith c Dhoni b Khan			 9
H. Amlalbw b Harbhajan			33
J. Kallisrun out (Sharma)		10
A. de Villiersc Dhoni b Srteesanth	 0
A. Princeb Khan				13
M. Bouchernot out			16
D. Steync Dravid b Harbhajan		 1
P. Harrisc Pujara b Harbhajan		 0
M. Morkelc Harbhajan b Sharma		10
L. Tsotsobec Vijay b Harbhajan		 0
Extras (lb2, n12, w1)			15
TOTAL (37.2 overs)	131
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Smith), 2-46 (Petersen), 3-67 (Kallis), 4-74 (De Villiers), 
5-96 (Amla), 6-100 (Prince), 7-103 (Steyn), 8-103 (Harris), 9-127 (Morkel)
Bowling: Khan 13-2-36-3, Sreesanth 8-0-41-1 (nb5, w1), Sharma 9-2-42-1 (nb7), Harbhajan Singh 7.2-2-10-4.

INDIA, second innings
V. Sehwagc Boucher b Tsotsobe		32
M. Vijayc Amla b Morkel			 9
R. Dravidc Boucher b Tsotsobe		 2
S. Tendulkarc De Villiers b Steyn	 6
V. Laxmannot out 			23
C. Pujaranot out			10
EXTRAS (b2, lb4, w4)			10
TOTAL (4 wkts, 30.5 overs)		92
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-42 (Sehwag), 2-44 (Vijay), 3-48 (Dravid), 4-56 (Tendulkar)
BOWLING: Steyn 7-1-27-1 (w1), Morkel 7-1-17-1 (w1), Tsotsobe 6.5-2-16-2 (w1), Kallis 6-1-18-0 (w1), Harris 4-1-8-0