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India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day

Batsmen put South Africa in command

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Graeme Smith negates the spin with a sweep during his 73, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day, March 26, 2008

Graeme Smith made full use of the advantage gained from batting first, scoring 73 and adding 132 for the first wicket with Neil McKenzie

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Neil McKenzie beats Graeme Smith to a half-century, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day, March 26, 2008

McKenzie, who was in prime form, beat Smith to a fifty

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Neil McKenzie flicks one off his legs, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day, March 26, 2008

His first 20 runs came only in boundaries

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Anil Kumble brought himself on in the 11th over, but did not find success before lunch, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day, March 26, 2008

Anil Kumble brought himself on in the 11th over, but found success only after lunch when he dismissed Smith. India conceded 127 runs in the second session, taking two wickets

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Neil McKenzie lines up to face a delivery, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day, March 26, 2008

McKenzie continued to dominate, and went on to score 94, an innings which featured 18 boundaries

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Harbhajan Singh dismisses Neil McKenzie six runs short of his century, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day, March 26, 2008

He fell to Harbhajan Singh six runs short of his century

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Some fun and games between Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh , India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day, March 26, 2008

Harbhajan also bagged the wicket of Jacques Kallis

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Hashim Amla gets some respite from the heat, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day, March 26, 2008

Hashim Amla found the hot and humid conditions in Chennai a bit demanding ...

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Hashim Amla guides the ball through the leg side, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day, March 26, 2008

... but he too got going on a placid pitch

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Umpire Asad Rauf has a breather, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day, March 26, 2008

The conditions were tough on the umpires as well. Asad Rauf relaxes during a break

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Anil Kumble celebrates after taking a catch off his own bowling to dismiss Ashwell Prince, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day, March 26, 2008

Kumble put in a diving effort to complete a caught-and-bowled off Ashwell Prince late in the day

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Hashim Amla looks on as the the ball beats Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 1st day, March 26, 2008

Amla, however, remained unbeaten on 85 as South Africa ended the day at 304 for 4

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