India in South Africa

who would have thought this. The Indians bowlers have wilted. they have a small matter of overcoming the defect of 484 runs. And I am glad for Kallis - the double century finally came after eluding him for sooooo long.

Kallis deserved it. I have great respect for him. Fantastic player and his innings was oozing with class.

AB de Villiers is the best upcming batsman by a long way. He just showed his capabilities today. Very stylish and can play at any speed. Amla was great too. He could have gone on a bit longer, he was looking very good.

Very difficult for India to save this especially with Gambhir and Sehwag gone. Dravid has been looking good since his 191 against NZ. He'll have to go on and use all his experience to bat throughout the day. The rest of the batting will have to bat around him. Actually, Sachin and him should stay out there for at least 2 sessions together to make the final scorecard look better in case of a loss (which is highly probable).

Take a bow you little master. He amazes me all the time I watch him and yet hie is the most humble man you would see out there on the pitch

Yes it was really important - but at best India could have only drawn the game had the toss gone in their favour. Becasue this line up just does not have enough to take 20 Safricans wickets - helpful conditions or not.

Just a few pointers, India's lost was always inevitable after that first innings cheap total.

no comments in here for a while, but we have a game on our hands. SA are 127 for 9 responding to India's 205, Zaheer's return having made a difference clearly.

Zaheer did make all the difference in the end. The conditions were almost tailor made for him and Harbhajan did a good supporting job. They'll have to maintain this for the rest of the series.

Well another collapse by the Indians. Dravid, Tendulkar and Vijay going cheaply. Sehwag got a start but fell early once again. Laxman has looked good this Test and hopefully might go on to make another big second innings score. Pujara showed some good patience. He definitely has the talent to make it big.

I don't know how the pitch will behave tomorrow. That will be the most important factor. The harder it is to bat, the higher the chances of an Indian win as chasing over 250 seems hard in the 4th innings. However, if the pitch eases up, SA might be able to chase it down. Of course, the first innings is crucial for both sides. India can't lose wickets and SA have to get 2 wickets.

Just caught up on the highlights. Some brilliant fielding by the Indians. I don't think there was any better way for Dravid to reach 200 catches. Pujara and Harbhajan's catches were spectacular as well. No one saw them coming. Ishant and Sreesanth, though, have to find some sort of form. They could well be the reason for a 2-0 maybe even 3-0 drubbing this series.

What a fightback by Laxman and Zaheer. Laxman has been in great form recently and his performances under pressure have always been great. He has also learned to play with the tail very well. And Zaheer Khan, the man who made all the difference in the end. Great line and good use of conditions created pressure for RSA and he seems to have a good influence on the younger bowlers. Harbhajan was great once again and it's goods to seem him among the wickets again.

What a way to set up the series! Hopefully there will be a winner. South Africa still favorites in my opinion but I guess anything is possible at this point.

Good win, makes the final test not a dead game.  Both team have all to play for and I don't think Cape Town would help bowlers as much as Durban and Centurion on day 1 did.

Originally posted by sam_ahmed Being an Indian I may sound very odd but Smith is right, lack of UDRS has cost RSA very very dearly in this match. Perhaps the result could have been different with technology in place. Zaheer was plumb on 10, AB and Boucher were clearly not out.

Very true. BCCI should realize that UDRS helps the Indians too not just the opponents.

match is evenly balanced with RSA leading by 50 with 8 wickets in hand. absolutely anything is possible here!

this continues to be a cracker of a match, SA leading by 140 with 4 wickets intact, and being held together inevitably by Kallis despite him being injured.

Kallis has taken the game away from India I would say... terrific stuff from Boucher as well and Steyn contributed just when it was needed the most.

At 130/6 RSA were down and out and I have to say India has a golden chance of conquering the final frontier, but Kallis it is who has made all the difference. Lead now 305 with 2 wickets in hand.

Jacques Kallis is no less than Sachin or Ponting or Lara... 40th test century... 2nd on the list now... what a Player!

Yes. I think Kallis and the lower middle order has taken the game away from the Indians. Their conribution in both the innings were significant. 300-310 would have made it very ineresting if India didn't lose early wickets. But with 340 to chase, only two results are possible.