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Johannesburg Test drawn

Manirekar, Amre pull shutters down

Sports Reporter
JOHANNESBURG , Nov 30: India survived a dramatic top-order slqmp against the fiery South Afri-
can p.icemen to force a draw in the second Test at the Wanderers here today, reports AFT.
Chasing a victory target of 318. the Indians were coasting along at 68 for no loss when Allan Donald and Craig Matthews swung the match around with four wickets in 30 balls to reduce the tourists to 73 for four.
Sanjay Manjrekar and Pravcen Amrc saved India the blushes with a defiant unbeaten 68 run stand for the fifth wicket which took their team to 141 for four at the close.
The in-form Manjrekar. with two first class centuries on tour under his belt, remained unbeaten on 32 with two fours after batting for three hours.
Amrc. who scored a match saving century on debut tn the drawn first Test in Durban, was 35 not out with three boundaries.
Resuming at Sunday s score of 15 for no loss, openers Ravi Shastri and Ajay Jadeja kept India in the hunt with a slow.
but determined start which realised 41 runs tn the two-hour morning session.
Backed by some 12,000 home fans. Donald and Matthews returned after lunch to slice through the Indian top order with an aggressive display of high quality pace bowling and put South Africa right on top.
The 27-year-old Donald Justified hts tag of 'White Lightening' by blasting out Jadeja and Sachin Tendulkar, while debutant Matthews accounted for vice captain Shastri and skipper Mohammad Azharuddln.
The beleaguered Indian captain's solitary run on Monday gives him a poor ag-«regate of 128 runs in 12 of is last 14 Test Innings since 1990.
Ills only notable contributions have been 106 against Australia in Adelaide earlier this year and 36 In the first Test of the current series in Durban.
There were still a minimum of 49 overs to be bowled after the fall of the fourth wicket, but Manjrekar and Amrc kept their cool to steer India away from Imminent trouble.
The pair saw off Donald and Matthews easily and then settled In to score freely against
the backup duo of Brian I McMillan and Hansie Oronje.
Jadeja, who made 43 with four boundaries, was the first to go when Donald moved a ball away and South African captain Kepler Wessels took an easy catch to his left at first slip.
Azharuddln promoted himself In the batting order to step up the scoring, but lasted only till the next over as debutant Matthews forced him to edge straight to wicket keeper Dave Richardson.
The 19-year-old Tendulkar had made one when Donald wrapped him on the pads In the next over and umpire Barry Lambson ruled him leg-before.
’ Tendulkar, who had played forward to a well-pitched delivery, appeared surprised by the decision before trudging back to the pavilion.
Shastri's dour innings of 23 In three hours and 15 minutes ended three overs Inter when he played on to Matthews In attempting a cover drive.
India went to tea without further damage as Amre and Manjrekar defied the four pronged attack for the rest of the afternoon session.
The rival teams will now be engaged in a series of seven day night limited overs inter
nationals from December 7 before playing the remaining two Tests in Port Elizabeth from December 26 and Cape Town from January 2.