South Africa 477/5 at tea on second day in Nagpur Test

February 6th, 2010 more images more imagesNAGPUR - South Africa has made 291 runs for the loss of two wickets thanks to the stunning 34th Test hundred from Jacques Kallis on the first day of their first cricket Test against India on Saturday. By the end of the day's play, Jacques Kallis (159) and Hashim Amla (115) remained on the crease.

February 6th, 2010 more images more imagesNAGPUR - Scoreboard at tea in the first cricket Test between India and South Africa here Saturday. South Africa first innings: Graeme Smith b Khan 6 Ashwell Prince c Dhoni b Khan 0 Hashim Amla batting 60 Jacques Kallis batting 120 Extras: (b 4, lb 1, nb 2) 7 Total: (for two wickets in 62 overs) 193 Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Prince, 4.3 overs), 2-6 (Smith, 6.3) Bowling: Zaheer Khan 12 4 30 2 Ishant Sharma 11 1 24 0 Harbhajan Singh 16 0 68 0 Amit Mishra 19 2 57 0 Virender Sehwag 4 1 9 0 Toss: South Africa, who chose to bat Umpires: Steve Davis (Australia) and Ian Gould (England) TV umpire: Amiesh Saheba Match referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

February 6th, 2010 more images more imagesNAGPUR - The following is the scoreboard at stumps on the first day of the first cricket Test between India and South Africa here Saturday: South Africa: first innings Graeme Smith b Khan 6 Ashwell Prince c Dhoni b Khan 0 Hashim Amla batting 115 Jacques Kallis batting 159 Extras (b-4, lb-2, nb-5) 11 Total (for two wickets in 91 overs) 291 Fall of wickets 1-5 (Prince, 4.3 overs), 2-6 (Smith, 6.3) Bowling Zaheer Khan 20 5 67 2 Ishant Sharma 17 2 44 0 Harbhajan Singh 21 0 81 0 Amit Mishra 26 2 71 0 Virender Sehwag 7 1 22 0 Toss: South Africa chose to bat Umpires: Steve Davis (Australia) and Ian Gould (England) TV umpire: Amiesh Saheba (India) Match referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

February 6th, 2010 NAGPUR - South Africa were 291 for two at stumps on the first day of their first cricket Test against India here Saturday. Jacques Kallis (159) and Hashim Amla (115) were at the crease.

February 6th, 2010 NAGPUR - South Africa were 90 for the loss of two wickets at lunch on the opening day of the first cricket Test against India here Saturday. South Africa, after losing openers Graeme Smith and Ashwell Prince early, recovered through Jacques Kallis (55) and Hashim Amla (24).

February 6th, 2010 NAGPUR - South Africa reached 193 for two at tea against India on the first day of the first cricket Test here Saturday. Jacques Kallis was unbeaten on 120 while Hashim Amla made an unbeaten 60.

February 5th, 2010 more images more imagesNAGPUR - South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the first of the two-Test cricket series against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here Saturday. India were forced to make four changes, three of these owing to injuries, from the side that played in the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka a fortnight ago.

February 4th, 2010 DUBAI/NAGPUR -The battle for supremacy atop the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship table will come to a head in India over the next fortnight with the home side putting its mace on the line and South Africa primed to take possession. In addition, there is the not insignificant matter of the annual 175,000-dollar prize on offer to the side reaching the 1 April cut-off date in top spot.

February 3rd, 2010 NAGPUR - Vincent Barnes, the bowling coach of South African cricket team contended that although the Indian tour is hectic, the players are a focussed lot. Addressing a news conference after the draw of the stumps on the first day of the two-day practice match against India's Board President's XI here on Tuesday, Barnes said: "We are quite focussed.

January 31st, 2010 MUMBAI - South Africa's cricket team arrived in India on Saturday to play two tests and three one-day internationals against the host country. The Proteas, who arrived at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai late on Saturday night, will take on India, the world's number one ranked test nation, after facing a tumultuous week back home, during which coach Mickey Arthur resigned due to differences with the South African cricket board and the selection committee was sacked and replaced by an interim one.

January 25th, 2010 KARACHI - In a bid to compensate for a cancelled test series that Pakistan was going to host in October, Cricket South Africa has offered to host a full test series for the South Asian country at the end of the year. South Africa was originally scheduled to visit Pakistan for a three-test series and five one-day internationals but the tour is unlikely to go ahead due to the ongoing offensive against the Taliban and other militants in parts of the country.

January 15th, 2010 MUMBAI - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Friday, the Test series to be played between India and South Africa would begin on February 6 in Nagpur. Both the teams will be given a three-day break before the second match of the series that will be played in Kolkata on February 14.

January 15th, 2010 MUMBAI - The Indian cricket board Friday announced the dates for the series against South Africa starting Feb 6 with the first Test in Kanpur. The second Test will be played in Kolkata Feb 14-18.

January 3rd, 2010 MUMBAI - India will host South Africa for a short tour of two Tests and three One-day International next month. While the Indian cricket board is yet to decide on the dates, the Tour Programme and Fixtures Committee that met here Sunday decided that Kolkata and Nagpur will host the Tests and the ODIs will be played at Kanpur, Jaipur and Ahmedabad.

December 16th, 2009 Cape Town (S. Africa), - Off-spinner Graeme Swann is confident that England can win the cricket series and the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, given the talent and skill at its disposal.