SPORT LD SA 2

For most part of the day, Indian bowling was made to look
ordinary by Petersen and Amla as they combined for a 209-run
second-wicket stand before the middle order collapse let them
the visitors down.

After losing skipper Graeme Smith (4), who was castled by
Zaheer, South Africa recovered brilliantly through the
partnership between Amla and Petersen which came off 304
balls.
For two sessions, South Africa were firmly in command
before Zaheer took the prized scalps of both Amla and Petersen
soon after the tea break.
From there on, Harbhajan also got into the groove as he
dismissed all-rounder Jacques Kallis (10). VVS Laxman, who had
dropped Amla at slips when the batsman was on 60, made amends
for his earlier blooper when he took a tumbling catch off
Harbhajan to get rid of Kallis.
Laxman, who has just recovered from a finger injury, took
a running catch from the slip to complete it at the fine leg
in 66th overs of the match.
It opened the account for Harbhajan at his happy-hunting
ground as the off-spinner put himself in line for yet another
hat-trick at Eden Gardens bringing back the memories of 2001
series against Australia.
In an eventful 68th over, Harbhajan roared back into his
eluding form dismissing Ashwell Prince (1) and Jean-Paul
Duminy (0) -- both trapped leg before -- to script an
exceptional turnaround for India. More PTI TAP
RBT


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