Kallis and Amla give SA control

Feb 06, 2010

Graeme Smith chose to bat in Nagpur. India were already on the back foot, having lost VVS Laxman and his replacement Rohit Sharma to injuries•AFP

Smith didn't last long either, bowled through the bat-pad gap for 6 by Zaheer•AFP

They added 84 for the third wicket before lunch•AFP

Amla played second fiddle but steadily moved towards his century•AFP

Zaheer Khan gave the hosts an early boost, but the caught behind off Ashwell Prince had come off the arm guard•AFP

Jacques Kallis steadied the innings•AFP

Kallis scored fluently against the spinners•AFP

It was a moment to savour when he got there•AFP

Hashim Amla was cautious during a testing first session•AFP

Kallis celebrated his 34th Test century, drawing level with Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara•AFP

The pair added 285 and took South Africa to stumps•Associated Press