South Africa beat host India by an inning and 6 runs on the 4th day of 1st test match at Nagpur. Dale Steyn took 10 wickets in the match while Hashim Aamla got man of the match for his 253 not out in 1st inning.

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.

Ind v SA 1st Test Live Scorecard - India vs South Africa First Test Live Commentary, Nagpur

First test match of the 2 match series between India and South Africa for the top test ranking will starts from Saturday, 6th February, 2010 at Vidarbh Cricket Association starting from 9.30 AM IST.

Watch and enjoy the live scorecard with ball by ball commentary of 1st test match between India and South Africa.

India v South Africa 1st Test Live Score Card With ball by ball Commentary:

India vs South Africa 1st Teast Preview, Teams at Nagpur - Ind vs SA First Test Squads

The battle for the top test ranking will begin as the top two teams India and South Africa starts from Saturday, 6th February to Wednesday, 10th February, 2010 at Vidarbha Cricket Association, Nagpur and the timing will be 04:00 GMT, 09:30 IST. India leading the Test ranking by 5 Points to South Africa.

India will be under pressure to retain their ranking and absance of Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh will affect them a lot. M Vijay and Badrinath has great opportunity to prove themselves as their inclusion in the team is almost confirm.

South Africa will try hard to beat India at home and get no 1 test ranking and mainly depend on captain Graem Smith, Kallis, Hashim Amla and AB deVilliers. Dale steyn contribution will be important while spinners Paul Harris and John Botha's form will be crucial for them.

Indian Team, Squad for 1st Test at Nagpur:

Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, S Badrinath, MS Dhoni (capt/wk), M Vijay/Sudeep Tyagi, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha.

South African Team, Squad for 1st Test at Nagpur:

Graeme Smith (C), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher (wk), Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Johan Botha, Paul Harris.

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Indian Team, Squad for 1st Test vs South Africa - Dravid, Yuvraj out, Badrinath, Mithun in

Indian selectors announced the team for 1st test starting from Saturday, 6th February, 2010 at Nagpur. Tamil Nadu Batsman S Badrinath included in the team and likely make his debut as 2 batsmen Dravid and Yuvraj out due to injury while Karnataka fast bowler Abhimanyu Mithun will replace injured Sreesanth.

Bengal wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha replaced Dinsh Karthik, who shown poor form in Bangladesh as a back up of MS Dhoni.

Find the complete list of Indian players for 1st test against South Africa.

Indian Test Squad, Team for 1st Test:

MS Dhoni (capt/wk)
Virender Sehwag,
Gautam Gambhir
S Badrinath
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Amit Mishra
Pragyan Ojha
Ishant Sharma
M Vijay
Sudeep Tyagi
Abhimanyu Mithun
Wriddhiman Saha