Thursday, January 6, 2011

IND v SAF 3rd Test Result - Match Drawn without any fight, Kallis Man of Match & Series


IND v SAF 3rd Test Result - Match Drawn without any fight, Kallis Man of Match & Series

5th and final day of the 3rd test match was an anti-climax as ended in a draw without any fight from both side and they were happy to share the series with 1-1. India needed 340 runs and South Africa needed in 90 overs, as India started cautiously and gone more slow after early exit of Sehwag as managed only 53 runs in 1st session and finished on 166/3 with Gautam Gambhir managed 64 runs. South African bowlers managed 1 wickets in each session as none of the bowler was threatening.

Jacque Kallisgot Man of the Match for his 2 brilliant centuries in each inning as well as Man of the Series for 498 runs at an average ogf 166.00 with 3 centuries including maiden double century.

Match Summary:

South Africa 1st inning - 362 all out in 112.5 overs (Amla 59, Kallis 161, Sreesanth 5-144)

India 1st inning - 364 all out in 117.1 overs (Tendulkar 146, Gambhir 93, Steyn 5-75)

South Africa 2nd inning - 341 all out in 102 overs (Kallis 109*, Boucher 55, Harbhajan 7-120)

India 2nd inning - 166/3 in 82 overs (Gambhir 64)

Toss - India, who chose to bowl first.

Man of the Match - Jacques Kallis (South Africa)

Man of the Series - Jacques Kallis (South Africa)

Result - Match Drawn

Series - 3-match series drawn 1-1

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