Ind vs SA 1st Test Result - SA won by an Inning and 6 runs, Hashim Aamla Man of the Match

Test no.2 team South Africa beat no.1 test team India by an inning and 6 runs and move one step closer for top spot on Tuesday, 9th February, 2010 at Nagpur. South Africa now leading the 2 match series by 1-0.

India started the day with 66/2 with Tendulkar on 15 and Vijay on 15, trailing by 257 runs. India lost Vijaya nd Badrinath before lunch but Tendulkar and Dhoni 70 runs in 26 runs as Tendulkar completed his 46th century. Zaheer, Harbhajan and saha made some quick runs to avoid inning defeat but felt short by 6 runs.

Dale Steyn bowled beautifully in this match and took 10 wickets in the match. Hashim Aamla got man of the Match for his unbeaten 253 runs in first inning.

Match Summary:

South Africa 1st Inning - 558/6 dec. in 176 overs (Amla 253*, Kallis 173, de Villiers 53, Zaheer 3-96)

India 1st Inning - 233 all out in 64.4 overs (Sehwag 109, Badrinath 56, Steyn 7-51)

India 2nd Inning - 319 all out in 107.1 overs (Tendulkar 100, Steyn 3-57, Harris 3-76)

Toss - South Africa who chose to bat first.

Man of the Match - HashimAamla (South Africa)

Result - South Africa won by an innings and 6 runs

Series - South Africa led the 2-match series 1-0.