McKenzie, Amla dominate as Test ends in dull draw

Mar 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•AFP

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

Sourav Ganguly energises himself on another humid day in Chennai•AFP

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AB de Villiers made 11 before he was dismissed by Sehwag •Getty Images

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

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

It was Kallis' second failure of the match•AFP

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