CAPE TOWN, Jan 2: Wasim Jaffer scored his third Test century on Tuesday to lead India to 254 for three wickets on day one of the third and final Test against South Africa.
Jaffer's 116 took him past 1,000 test runs, but was ended when he edged the second new ball delivery from Dale Steyn to Jacques Kallis at second slip. It was Kallis' 100th catch in Tests, going alongside his 8,072 runs and 202 wickets.
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He reached his century off the 19 balls and his innings lasted through lunch and tea, totaling exactly six hours, and contained 15 fours in a chanceless innings.
Sachin Tendulkar was on 28 at the close, together with V.V.S. Laxman on 4.
Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik built an opening partnership of 153, but Karthik was dismissed with the first ball after tea, giving debut-making left-arm spinner Paul Harris his first Test wicket.
Karthik was adjudged to have got an inside edge onto his pad and looped up a simple catch to Hashim Amla at short leg.
He had been dropped on 32 by Graeme Smith at first slip off the bowling of Shaun Pollock. A surprise choice as opener, Karthik withstood a short-pitched barrage from Jacques Kallis just before tea.
India captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and was the only other batsman to fall on a tough day for the bowlers. He was on 29 when he edged a lifting delivery from Pollock for wicketkeeper Mark Boucher to take an easy catch.
The three-match series is tied at 1-1 after India won the first Test by 123 runs and South Africa the second by 174 runs.
Harris worked hard, bowling 24 overs on his first day in Test cricket, and finished with 1-74. Pollock had 1-32, and Steyn took 1-41 in 20 overs.
Jaffer's 116 took him past 1,000 test runs, but was ended when he edged the second new ball delivery from Dale Steyn to Jacques Kallis at second slip. It was Kallis' 100th catch in Tests, going alongside his 8,072 runs and 202 wickets.
Scorecard
He reached his century off the 19 balls and his innings lasted through lunch and tea, totaling exactly six hours, and contained 15 fours in a chanceless innings.
Sachin Tendulkar was on 28 at the close, together with V.V.S. Laxman on 4.
Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik built an opening partnership of 153, but Karthik was dismissed with the first ball after tea, giving debut-making left-arm spinner Paul Harris his first Test wicket.
Karthik was adjudged to have got an inside edge onto his pad and looped up a simple catch to Hashim Amla at short leg.
He had been dropped on 32 by Graeme Smith at first slip off the bowling of Shaun Pollock. A surprise choice as opener, Karthik withstood a short-pitched barrage from Jacques Kallis just before tea.
India captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and was the only other batsman to fall on a tough day for the bowlers. He was on 29 when he edged a lifting delivery from Pollock for wicketkeeper Mark Boucher to take an easy catch.
The three-match series is tied at 1-1 after India won the first Test by 123 runs and South Africa the second by 174 runs.
Harris worked hard, bowling 24 overs on his first day in Test cricket, and finished with 1-74. Pollock had 1-32, and Steyn took 1-41 in 20 overs.
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