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February

India lost against South Africa in Nagpur test

India lost their first test against South Africa in Nagpur. South Africa won by an innings and 6 runs. India tried hard to save the game, but South Africa showed good work in field and got 20 wickets of India with a day left in the test match. Sachin batted well and scored a century. Tail hander batsman’s also showed some resistance but at last the best team won the match.

Hashim Amla is declared as man of the match for his great batting of 256*. South Africa leads the series by 1-0. The second and the last test match will be played in one of the famous ground; it is Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. This second test match will start from February 14th. India will have pressure on their back to win the second test so that they can draw the test series. If they loose this test series they won’t stay in NO 1 test rankings long.

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