India beats South Africa in 2nd test, retains No. 1 spot

Kolkata:I ndia has claimed a dramatic win over South Africa on the final day of the second test to square the series 1-1 and retain top spot in test cricket's rankings.

Harbhajan Singh, who finished with five wickets, claimed the final scalp in South Africa's innings Thursday when he had Morne Morkel out lbw with only 13 minutes of play remaining.

South Africa's Hashim Amla remained unbeaten on a dogged 127. He combined well with the tail-end batsman to bring the visitors within a few minutes of forcing a draw and winning the series, but India bowled out South Africa for 289 and claimed victory by an innings and 58 runs.

Scores:

• South Africa 1st innings: 296 (Hashim Amla 114, Alviro Petersen 100, Zaheer Khan 4-90, Harbhajan Singh (3-64)
• India 1st innings: 643-6 declared (Virender Sehwag 165, V.V.S. Laxman 143 not out, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 132 not out, Sachin Tendulkar 106, Morne Morkel 2-115).
• South Africa 289 (Hashim Amla 127 not out" Harbhajan Singh 5-59, Amit Mishra 3-33)