Zaheer out as India bat v South Africa

 

Zaheer out as India bat v South Africa

South Africa won the toss and sent India in to bat after a rain delay on the first day of the first Test match at SuperSport Park here on Thursday.

By (AFP)

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Published: Thu 16 Dec 2010, 6:59 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:24 AM

Heavy rain overnight and during the morning delayed the start by four and a half hours.

There was a good covering of grass on the pitch, which was expected to help the fast bowlers.

India went into the match without injured left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan. Fellow left-armer Jaidev Unadkat replaced Khan, winning his first Test cap.

South Africa picked left-arm fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe ahead of all-rounder Ryan McLaren.

There were due to be 48 overs of play, a prospect which seemed unlikely earlier in the day when heavy rain blanketed the ground, flooding nearby roads and causing a river near the ground to overflow.

Teams:

South Africa: Graeme Smith (capt), Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, Dale Steyn, Paul Harris, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Jaidev Unadkat, Ishant Sharma, Sree Sreesanth.

Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS), Ian Gould (ENG)

TV umpire: Shaun George (RSA)

Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)


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