De Villiers-Kallis stand drives South Africa to 267/4 at tea

Indian bowlers managed just one wicket even as retiring all-rounder Jacques Kallis and A B de Villiers' 127-run fourth wicket stand helped South Africa reach 267 for four at tea on day three of their second and final cricket Test here today.
Countering the loss of three wickets in the first session, the two batsmen brought up their half-centuries in the post-lunch session and the Proteas now trail by only 67 runs, after India scored 334 runs in their first innings.
Kallis was unbeaten on 61 runs, off 180 balls with nine fours. JP Duminy (13) was giving him company at the other end after de Villiers departed following a 117-ball 74, studded with nine boundaries.

Ravindra Jadeja (3-77) was the pick of the Indian bowlers, with Mohammad Shami (1-62) the only other wicket-taker of the innings.
Zaheer Khan (0-46) and Ishant Sharma (0-65) toiled hard, but failed to provide any breakthroughs. Rohit Sharma (0-11) was again deployed in this session as skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni seemed to be missing a second spinner on this dry pitch.
After the lunch break, Kallis and de Villiers looked set for a big partnership, starting from the 68-run mark.

South Africa started at 181/3 as the runs came in quickly. Both batsmen stroked boundaries at will, as the pace bowlers searched for some reverse swing. Zaheer was punished in particular, but de Villiers also aggressive intent against Jadeja, not letting the spinners settle down.

He brought up his half-century in the 62nd over of the innings. It was his 34th fifty in 89 Tests. The 100-run partnership came three overs later, as runs continued to come unabated.
In their eagerness to score quickly, South Africa almost lost a wicket when the two batsmen were involved in a huge mix-up in the 69th over.