India won the match today at Centurion
India got a sensational 87-run victory against South Africa in the low-scoring second cricket Test to level the three-match series 1-1 in Durban today.
Indian bowlers put up a disciplined show to dismiss the hosts for 215 in 72.3 overs about an hour after the lunch break to record only their second Test triumph on South African soil, after setting a target of 303.
India had already lost the first Test at Centurion by an innings and 25 runs it showed great character and resilience to demolish the Protease in their own den and in conditions tailor-made to suit the home team.
As the last man Lonwabo Tsotsobe was run out, the Indians players jumped in joy and hugged each other and Coach Gary Kirsten and the other support staff stood up at the dressing room to applaud the players.
Harbhajan Singh (2/70), S Sreesanth (3/45) and Zaheer Khan (3/53) were the pick of the bowlers for India while Ashwell Prince was the top scorer for the South Africans with an unbeaten 39. Bowling from round the wicket, Harbhajan tossed one up on off and middle and got it to bite and straighten which struck de Villiers around the knee in front of the stumps and umpire Asad Rauf had no hestitation in raising the finger but replays later showed the ball was going above the stumps.
It was India’s second Test triumph in South Africa. The 123-run victory in the first Test at Johannesburg in 2006 was their first Test victory on South African soil.
The two teams will now travel to Cape Town for the third and final Test starting on Sunday.
