India level series with 87-run win
India emphasised that they are poor travellers no more by pulling off a series-levelling win in Durban, where they had suffered one of their worst Test defeats in 1996
26/12Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Durban, Dec 26-29 2010
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![India]( "India")
205 & 228 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
131 & 215 (72.3 ov)
Player of the Match
26/12Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Durban, Dec 26-29 2010
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![India]( "India")
205 & 228 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
131 & 215 (72.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Dhoni downplays Kingsmead achievement
In typical fashion, MS Dhoni has sought to downplay the Durban win, saying this win is as special as ones that came in Kanpur, Eden Gardens or anywhere else
South Africa's Durban blues
South Africa have lost their last three Test matches in Durban, but their captain Graeme Smith can't seem to figure out why
Poor batting cost South Africa - Smith
Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has said their batting cost them victory in the second Test against India in Durban
Smith calls for uniformity in UDRS
Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has once again called for the ICC to establish uniformity in the use of the UDRS
Famous victory part of a winning habit
India's celebrations after one of their best away wins were a sign of their increasing familiarity with Test success overseas
India exorcise demons of 1996
Fourteen years ago, in Durban, India suffered one of their worst defeats in Tests. What has changed since then? We spoke to three players who featured in that Test
Day 3
VVS Laxman stars on pulsating day
The Durban Test continued to be a cracker, with the game see-sawing on the third day before bad light ended play with both teams level
South Africa take confidence from Perth chase
The memory of their 414-run chase against Australia at the WACA in 2008, will make South Africa confident they can get the 303 they need to beat India in Durban
Sreesanth, Smith and sparks
The contest between the two top teams in the world is heating up, and some of it is boiling over, with Paul Harris alleging that Sreesanth must have said something personal for Graeme Smith to react the way he did
VVS Laxman does it once again
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that, under pressure, VVS Laxman is one of the best in the world in this era
Smith's statement, and Ishant's lack of luck
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day of the third day of the Durban Test between South Africa and India
Day 2
Series comes alive after wicket-fest
A Kingsmead-record 18 wickets went down on a wildly fluctuating second day on which India clawed their way back into contention in the series
SA's failure to adapt costs them dear
South Africa's failure to adapt their approach to the unexpected threat posed by India's bowlers led to their collapse in the first innings
Harbhajan says the pitch has runs in it
Harbhajan Singh said though there was extra bounce in the Kingsmead wicket, it also took precise bowling in fast-scoring conditions to succeed as a bowler
We expected India to bounce back - de Villiers
AB de Villiers offered no excuses after South Africa were bundled out for 131 in their first innings against India in Durban
Zaheer Khan shows why he is 'the man'
As a versatile, thinking bowler who doesn't rely on pace for his wickets, and, more importantly, as the fast bowling captain and coach of the team, Zaheer Khan transforms India's attack from average to potent
Zaheer's bunny, and catch No. 200
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day of the second day of the Durban Test between South Africa and India
Day 1
Venomous Steyn leaves India reeling
India batted marginally better than they did on the first day in Centurion, but another exhibition of top-class fast bowling from Dale Steyn put South Africa in charge
Steyn provides bowling master class
The Kingsmead pitch was as green as advertised and Dale Steyn took full advantage with some high-class swing bowling
'Anything above 250 a good score' - Laxman
VVS Laxman says anything above 250 will be a good total since he expects the Kingsmead pitch not to flatten out the way the one in Centurion did
Vijay turns the leave in to a scoring shot
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day of the first day of the Durban Test between South Africa and India
Others
'There are no easy catches in the slips'
The first man to take 200 catches in Test cricket, Rahul Dravid speaks about what it takes to stand in the cordon
'Durban among toughest wickets I've played' - Laxman
VVS Laxman ranks Durban "up there" with the best wins of his career, especially because on the first day the batsmen had to counter "one of the most challenging wickets I have played on in my career".
Laxman's second-innings act
VVS Laxman's classy batting, and some inspired bowling set up another overseas win for India at a venue where they had a poor record
The secret of Zaheer's success
He has learnt the art of bringing the ball back into the right-hander too and also sacrificed a bit of pace for accuracy
'Because of VVS, India came close to winning a Test series in South Africa'
Ashish Nehra picks the best performance he saw this decade
The tough get going
The conditions were the most difficult Laxman had encountered in his career. Tailor-made, in other words
Hand injury puts Gambhir in doubt
Gautam Gambhir is not a sure starter for the crucial Boxing Day Test in Durban. He was hit on his left hand, around the knuckles area, and it has swollen a bit
India ready for Kingsmead Test
The day before arguably India's biggest Test of 2010, Ms Dhoni said India treats every Test the same, and is focused on taking care of the small things