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India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day

McKenzie, Amla dominate as Test ends in dull draw

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Hashim Amla goes onto the offensive against India's spinners, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

The two batsmen, Hashim Amla and Neil McKenzie, were cagey early on, but then Amla started to assert himself with some lovely shots

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Neil McKenzie pushes at one during his watchful hundred , India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

McKenzie was less aggressive in the morning, and survived a vociferous appeal from Anil Kumble just before lunch

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Sreesanth moves to field off his own bowling, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Sreesanth made a real hash of a mistimed slog-sweep off Amla, running in from the deep

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RP Singh rues a dropped return catch off Hashim Amla, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

RP Singh gave Amla a second life, dropping a return catch

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Hashim Amla scored 81 in South Africa's second innings, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Amla's beautifully-paced 81 was instrumental in blunting the Indian spin threat

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Sourav Ganguly energises himself on day five, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Sourav Ganguly energises himself on another humid day in Chennai

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Neil McKenzie scored his second hundred in as many Tests, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

McKenzie eased quietly into the 80s by the time lunch was taken with South Africa 212 for 2

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Irfan Pathan reaches out in vain to take a catch, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Irfan Pathan tried in vain to take a catch as India found wickets hard to come by

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Neil McKenzie cashed in on a comatose track to hit his fourth hundred, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

After missing out on a century in the first innings, McKenzie ensured his circumspection paid off

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RP Singh celebrates his good catch at square leg, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

RP made amends of sorts with a good diving catch at square leg to get rid of Jacques Kallis

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Jacques Kallis failed for the second time in the match, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

It was Kallis' second failure of the match

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Wasim Jaffer pouches a catch off Ashwell Prince, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Ashwell Prince fell soon after, with Wasim Jaffer pouching a catch at forward short-leg

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AB de Villiers chips one high in the air, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

AB de Villiers made 11 before he was dismissed by Sehwag

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VVS Laxman rolls his arm over, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Part-timer VVS Laxman was also given a bowl as both teams went through the motions

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Neil McKenzie looks to play the ball off his pads, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

McKenzie remained unbeaten on 155 as the match ended in a draw after South Africa declared their second innings at 331 for 5

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Virender Sehwag was the obvious choice for Man of the Match, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Virender Sehwag was the obvious choice for Man of the Match

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