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South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 1st day

Jaffer's ton sets up day one for India

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Dinesh Karthik ducks under a short one, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 1st day, January 2, 2007

Dinesh Karthik, replacing Virender Sehwag as opener, had a good outing though he had to work hard to see off the new ball

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Wasim Jaffer lines up to pull a short one, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 1st day, January 2, 2007

After his poor dismissal in the second innings of the Durban Test where his weak pull shot was caught by Andre Nel at mid-on Wasim Jaffer looked at lot more confident at Newlands, pulling and driving with ease

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Wasim Jaffer acknowledges the cheers after his half-century, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 1st day, January 2, 2007

Jaffer looked good and got to his fifty from 124 balls interspersed with eight fours

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Dinesh Karthik celebrates his fifty, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, January 2, 2007

Karthik got his second Test fifty from 144 balls

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Wasim Jaffer cover drives during his hundred, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 1st day, January 2, 2007

Jaffer got runs all around the ground and reached his third Test hundred after tea

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Dinesh Karthik leans into a cover drive, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 1st day, January 2, 2007

Karthik lent able support to Jaffer with his 63...

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Hashim Amla catches Dinesh Karthik, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, January 2, 2007

... before Karthik was caught by Hashim Amla off Paul Harris, South African left-arm spinner, making his Test debut

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Dinesh Karthik and Wasim Jaffer added 153 runs for the first wicket, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 1st day, January 2, 2007

... and the two added 153 runs for the first wicket...

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Wasim Jaffer celebrates his third Test hundred, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, 1st day, January 2, 2007

Having been criticised for not contributing to the team cause in the second Test, Jaffer must have relieved off some pressure with his hundred at Newlands

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Graeme Smith rallies his side against India, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, 1st day, January 2, 2007

Graeme Smith could not have been a happy man to see India win the toss and bat with such ease

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South African team-mates congratulate Shaun Pollock after he got the wicket of Rahul Dravid, South Africa v India, Durban, 2nd Test, 1st day, January 2, 2007

Shaun Pollock got the wicket of Rahul Dravid for 29

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Rahul Dravid reacts after being caught behind off Shaun Pollock for 29, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, 1st day, January 2, 2007

Dravid has not had a good series with 32 being his highest score

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Sachin Tendulkar sways to avoid a bouncer, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, 1st day, January 2, 2007

Sachin Tendulkar has averaged 30.25 in the series with 63 being his highest score

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Sachin Tendulkar drives the ball square, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, 1st day, January 2, 2007

He will hope to better that in this Test

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Sachin Tendulkar drives the ball square, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, 1st day, January 2, 2007

India ended day one at 254 for 3 - Jaffer's hundred giving a slow but steady start to their bid to win the series decider

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