Long extended session and South Africa has 42 overs to bowl. Kallis has a side strain, so his usual contribution will be lacking. So it is down to 3 pacers and Tsotsobe. Difficult as it is to believe, if India can ride out the next few overs, they can take the game away from South Africa.
Harris is trying to bowl slowly -- at 82 kmph -- and his first over looks very good. Only one single and then a long hop that Gambhir gratefully dispatches -- if India can take a bunch of singles and work him around without risk that will make a huge difference, and put South Africa under huge pressure.
South Africa need to either get wickets or keep the run rate down. Morkel beats Tendulkar with a beauty, and then bowls a half volley on leg stump. Sachin has scored 4000 of his Test runs with a flick, and he doesn't miss out. Tendulkar standing outside the crease and straight drives Morkel for 4. He needs to reign in the aggression a bit, but both those were riskless shots.
Bharat
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