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South Africa 111/3 chasing 303 to win series
VVS Laxman missed his century,but he put his team in command of the Test against South Africa.
Written by Associated Press
Durban | December 28, 2010 03:48 PM IST
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India removed South Africa’s top three batsmen in the final session on Tuesday to edge toward a series-leveling win in the second test at Kingsmead.
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth took 2-30 and Harbhajan Singh 1-29 as South Africa was 111-3 in its second innings at stumps on day three,still 192 runs short of a challenging victory target of 303.
Sreesanth broke a 63-run opening partnership when Graeme Smith top-edged a hook shot and was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni for 37.
Alviro Petersen (26) and Hashim Amla (16) were also out to leave the home team hanging on in the match.
Jacques Kallis was 12 not out and AB de Villiers 17 not out.
Earlier,VVS Laxman made 96 to guide India to 228 all out in its second innings and take the lead past 300.
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