da blaze casino： Once the players woke up to sunny skies in Centurion, it was only a matter of time before South Africa took the final two wickets that stood between them and a 1-0 lead in the series
The Bulletin by George Binoy20-Dec-2010
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da bet7k： This was South Africa’s first innings win against India at home and fourth overall against them. Four of India’s seven innings defeats since 1990 have come against South Africa.
This is only the second time that South Africa have won the first Test of a home series against a major Test side since beating New Zealand in 2007.
India’s total of 459 is the seventh highest third innings score in defeats.
The victory improves South Africa’s win-loss ratio in Centurion to 12, the best among all home grounds to have hosted at least five Tests. Their only loss at Centurion was a two-wicket defeat against England in 2000.
This was the fifth occasion that South Africa won by an innings after losing less than five wickets in the entire match.
Once the players woke up to clear skies in Centurion, it was only a matter of time before South Africa took the final two wickets that stood between them and a 1-0 lead in the series. The other question was whether they could inflict an innings defeat on India, something they had never done at home. They did, dismissing the tailenders in less than six overs on the fifth day, while Sachin Tendulkar remained unbeaten on 111.The length of South Africa’s wait was going to be determined by Tendulkar’s approach, and once he showed no intention of farming the strike, exposing Sreesanth and Jaidev Unadkat by taking singles, the home team knew Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn wouldn’t make them field for too long.Sreesanth prodded forward to a short of a length delivery outside off from Morkel, and AB de Villiers caught the thick edge comfortably at second slip. Unadkat faced 10 out of the 14 balls following Sreesanth’s dismissal and the Test ended when he fended a short ball from Steyn to gully.