South Africa won the second Test against India within three days at , claiming victory by an innings and 90 runs at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad on Saturday, 5th April, 2008.
Sourav Ganguly stood on the burning deck nearly four hours for a fine 87 runs, he added 110 with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and 55 with VVS Laxman. Dhoni reached his half-century from and Irfan Pathan struck unbeaten 122 balls43 runs.
Following AB de Villiers' stunning unbeaten double century on Friday, the Proteas decided to declare on 494 for seven at the start of the day - a lead of 418 runs.
And they then worked their way through the India batting line-up to remove the hosts for 328 in their second outing and take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series.
Match Summary:
India 1st Inning - 76 All Out in 20 overs.
South Africa 1st Inning - 494/7 wickets dec. 141.2 overs.
India 2nd Inning - 328 All Out in 94.2 overs.
Toss - India, who chose to bat first.
Man of the Match - AB de Villiers (South Africa)
Result - South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs.
Series - South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0.
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