Right from the first session India dominated Proteas to win the Kanpur test and Squared the series 1-1. Being a bowlers Sreesanth and Ishant batted beautifully to give India a lead of 60 runs. Proteas started their 2nd innings with inform Smith and McKenzie. Proteas strong batting lineup shattered by the bowling of Bajji & co on a Spinner friendly pitch. Proteas never controlled their innings to be dismissed for just 121 runs which gave India a target of 62 to win the test. With just 62 runs away to square the series, Sehwag played aggressively but failed to capitalize on the start he provided to be dismissed for 22 runs after scoring back to back 6 of Harris. Jaffer followed him to the pavilion. But Dravid and Ganguly made sure they are going to reach the target without losing any more wicket. As a whole, India took revenge to win the test in just 3 days as Proteas did it at ahmedabad. With this win, India is now ranked 2nd in the ICC test ranking.
MoM : S Ganguly (Dada) for his 87 on a difficult pitch to bat on.
MoS : H Singh (Bajji) for his consistent performance throughout the series.
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