Ind vs SA 2nd Test : Ind close to series-levelling win by down 7th wkt

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Published on: Dec 29, 2010

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Durban: The fight for Test supremacy is set to reach its peak on the fourth day of the second Test with South Africa needing 192 runs and India seven wickets to win. But for weather interruption, there is all possibility that the winner will be decided on Wednesday itself.

Durban: The fight for Test supremacy is set to reach its peak on the fourth day of the second Test with South Africa needing 192 runs and India seven wickets to win. But for weather interruption, there is all possibility that the winner will be decided on Wednesday itself.

With six full sessions left to play, South Africa can take their time to score the remaining runs but such tactics may allow Indians to create pressure that could result in wickets.

The best man to do exactly that for India is none other than Harbhajan Singh. With bounce and turn available on a fourth-day wicket, the off-spinner is the key figure in the Indian attack that is otherwise pace-heavy.

Zaheer Khan's reverse swing may also come into play as the ball gets older and if both Zaheer and Harbhajan bowl well in tandem, a series-levelling Indian win is on the cards.

The wicket of Jacques Kallis remains pivotal for both India and South Africa. His early dismissal would be an ideal beginning for India, but if the veteran stays for any length of time, a South African victory is more or less certain.

If India go on to win the series, they would owe it to VVS Laxman whose gritty 96 took the Indian lead past 300 on day three, a psychological advantage that can play on the mind of South Africa on Wednesday.

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