Sachin Tendulkar survived a dropped catch to stand firm for India on the second day of the second Test against South Africa on Wednesday.
Updated at 8.15 pm
Bad light stopped play for the day, with India 103/3
Telford Vice
DURBAN (South Africa): Sachin Tendulkar survived a dropped catch to stand firm for India on the second day of the second Test against South Africa on Wednesday.
At tea, Tendular had scored 37 in India's 93 for three in reply to South Africa's first innings of 328, which had been anchored by Ashwell Prince's 121.
South Africa squandered a chance to dismiss Tendulkar for 21 when medium pacer Andrew Hall found the outside edge of the Indian stalwart's bat.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith at first slip dropped what should have been a regulation catch.
South Africa resumed on 257 for eight, and Prince, who was 98 not out, reached his century in the third over of the day when he drove Shanta Sreesanth through the covers for four.
Prince and debutant Morne Morkel added 39 for the ninth wicket before Sreesanth had Prince smartly caught by Vangipurappu Laxman at second slip, reaching above his head to take the catch.
The patient Prince, who took guard after South Africa were reduced to 28 for three on Tuesday, was ninth out after batting for five hours during which he faced 212 balls and hit 16 fours.
Morkel, who scored a polished unbeaten 31, and Makhaya Ntini shared another 32 runs in a useful partnership for the last wicket.
Leg spinner Anil Kumble ended the innings when he trapped Ntini in front for 16.
Sreesanth took four for 109 while Kumble claimed three for 62.
Fast bowler Andre Nel struck with the fifth ball of India's reply when Virender Sehwag edged a drive to second slip, where AB de Villiers dived backward and to his right to take a spectacular catch.
Sehwag had faced just the one ball and Iindia had only five runs on the board.
Opener Wasim Jaffer and Rahul Dravid were separated in the third over after lunch, when Nel trapped Dravid in front for 11.
India were 61 for three an hour later when fast bowler Ntini had Jaffer caught by De Villiers at second slip for 26.
Scoreboard (Bad light stopped play. Play has not yet been called off)
South Africa first innings (overnight 257-8)
G Smith c Tendulkar b Zaheer Khan 5
A de Villiers c Tendulkar b Sreesanth 9
H Amla lbw b Zaheer Khan 1
H Gibbs c Dhoni b Sreesanth 63
A Prince c Laxman b Sreesanth 121
M Boucher b Sreesanth 53
S Pollock c Sehwag b Singh 11
A Hall lbw b Kumble 0
A Nel b Kumble 0
M Morkel not out 31
M Ntini lbw b Kumble 16
Extras (lb3, nb14, w1) 18
Total (91.3 overs) 328
Falls: 1-8, 2-13, 3-28, 4-122, 5-222, 6-256, 7-257, 8-257, 9-296
Bowling: Zaheer Khan 23-7-83-2 (4nb, 1w), Sreesanth 24-4-109-4 (3nb), Singh 13-1-60-1 (3nb), Kumble 28.3-1-62-3 (3nb), Ganguly 3-1-11-0 (2nb).
India, first innings
W Jaffer c De Villiers b Ntini 26
V Sehwag c De Villiers b Nel 0
R Dravid lbw b Nel 11
S Tendulkar not out 46
V Laxman not out 10
Extras (lb6, nb3, w1) 10
Total (3 wkts, 38.4overs) 103
Falls: 1-5, 2-35, 3-61
Bowling: Nel 12-2-26-2, Ntini 8-4-12-1 Morkel 6-0-33-0 (3nb, 1w), Pollock 8.4-6-6-0, Hall 4-0-20-0.
To bat: S Ganguly, M Dhoni, A Kumble, Zaheer Khan, S Sreesanth, V Singh.
Umpires: M Benson (ENG), Asad Rauf (PAK). TV umpire: I Howell (RSA). Match referee: R Mahanama (SRI).
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