South Africa vs India 2018: Top 5 Tests between South Africa and India

#3 India vs South Africa, Kolkata 2010

Harbhajan Singh cleaned up as Hashim Amla's twin hundreds went in vain

In a dramatic Test at Eden Gardens, South Africa, having elected to bat, were cruising at 218/1 on the first afternoon. Debutant Alviro Petersen got a hundred in the company of Hashim Amla, who had hit 253* in his previous innings of the tour. But then started a collapse which saw South Africa fold up for only 296. Zaheer Khan removed both Petersen and Amla, 114, before Harbhajan Singh joined in the fun to get rid of three middle-order batsmen. Both Jacques Kallis and Ashwell Prince fell in the twenties and neither of AB de Villiers and JP Duminy entered double figures.

By the second morning, Virender Sehwag had started his assault on the visiting bowlers as India began at a run rate of over seven an over. After Gautam Gambhir and Murali Vijay departed, Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar strung together 249 at a quick pace for the third wicket to demoralize the bowlers. Sehwag struck 165 and Tendulkar 106; and as if that was not enough, VVS Laxman and captain MS Dhoni went undefeated in a stand of 259 for the seventh wicket, scripting 143* and 132*, respectively.

Then entered rain and bad light to affect the game. South Africa, 347 behind in the first innings, finished Day Four on 115/3 with Amla standing. By tea on the final day, they were seven down but Amla was still present. The final hour of the day began with India needing one wicket to level the series, which Harbhajan duly got, taking 5/59 in the innings and leaving behind Amla on 123.

India 643/6 dec (Sehwag 165, Laxman 143*) beat South Africa 296 (Amla 114, Peterson 100; Zaheer 4/90) and 290 (Amla 123*; Harbhajan 5/59, Mishra 3/78) by an innings and 57 runs