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SA batsmen have their turn
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00
Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis scored
half-centuries on Wednesday as South Africa's two-day warm-up game
against the Indian Cricket Board President's XI ended in a draw in
the central city of Nagpur.
Amla top-scored with 72 and Kallis made 63 before they both
retired to provide the lower order some batting practice ahead of
the opening test that begins Saturday in Nagpur.
Captain Graeme Smith (45) and his opening partner Ashwell Prince
(42) were the other major contributors in South Africa's
first-innings total of 354.
The Indian Cricket Board President's XI was bowled out for 318
on Tuesday and play stopped at the end of South Africa's innings.
Young Indian spinners Piyush Chawla and Ravichandran Ashwin
caused problems for the touring side's lower-order batsmen.
Leg-spinner Chawla claimed 4-88 and off-break bowler Ashwin
returned figures of 3-96.
South Africa will play two tests and three one-dayers on its
tour to India.