Nagpur, February 07: Indian bowlers toiled without much success as South Africa rode on Hashim Amla’s maiden double century to tighten their grip over the first cricket Test here today.
Amla (253 not out) lit up the second day’s proceedings with his unbeaten marathon double century — a product of more than 11 hours of ceaseless vigil — even though the co-star of his 340-run partnership Jacques Kallis (173) missed the mark.
Among others, AB de Villiers (53) chipped in with a useful half-century before South Africa declared their first innings at 558 for six, hoping to make some early dents in the remaining four overs of the day.
–PTI