India -SA 1st Test in Madras, Man to Watch Harbhajan Singh
28 March, 2008
The visiting Team has already made a big mountain of runs against the Indian Team. Graeme Smith’s Team has scored 540/10 in almost 152.5 overs. This is a big target for Indian Batting lineup. In the first day of the first test match on 26th March South Africa managed to scored more than 300 runs with the loss of just 4 wicket. Captain Graeme Smith, Neil McKenzie all these two batsman completed their half century which is a strong 1st innings build up for any team. The satisfactory part of first day was that in blowing department Indian spinners got some advantage as the ball move a little. The two batsman Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie had made the world record in opening partnership against Bangladesh in the last tour in Chittagong. The scored 123 against Indian in Chennai. South Africa won the toss and their batsman shows full respect to their captain’s decision and bat very well. Neil McKenzie is a very talented player and he play more safely and with a cool mind.
Miss judgment of Harbhajan Singh’s ball made his out at his individual score of just 6 runs away from century. Neil McKenzie scored 94 and that is not the highest score. Hashim Amla had done the big thing. He scored a century (159) in Chennai using 19 boundary. He was run out by Vic captain MS Dhoni. The Man to watch in Madras Test is Harbhajan Singh. He manged to do the damage at the ending of the fast inning and took 5 wickets.
Neil McKenzie, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn are five victims of deadly spin of Harbhajan Singh.
In replay Indian are still in a strong position. The present score is 176/0. But to save followon another 165 runs is needed. The opening pair Wasim Jaffer & Virender Sehwag batting very well and Virender Sehwag manged to score another test century and make a good corection in his individual Score card. Till to bat Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni (W) so a lot of action is coming in the next 2 days. May be Anil Kumble scored another test century or Harbhajan Singh take another five wicket in the starting of 2nd inning of South Africa. Let Watch ![]()
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