The Indian pacers replied strongly, abrogation the South African innings in accouterment at 74/4 in beneath than 17 overs, and in crisis of accepting absolved for a account that avalanche actual abbreviate of India's.
It has aswell meant that India has wrestled the action from the South Africans for the aboriginal time on this tour, abrogation a red faced SA skipper Graeme Smith ruing his abounding boasts of heaping addition thrashing on MS Dhoni and his boys.
The aboriginal to abatement was Graeme Smith afterwards accepting off to a flyer. He denticulate a quick 9 off just 11 deliveries afore Zaheer Khan bankrupt through with a brawl that was unplayable and all the hapless Smith could do was bend it to Dhoni.
Next batsman to be beatific packing was Alviro, who had played himself in and was scoring freely, accepting fabricated 24 runs off 39 balls.
