Kolkata, Feb 18 (Inditop.com) Hashim Amla stood rock solid as South Africa were battling at lunch on the fifth day to save the second cricket Test against India here Thursday.
South Africa lost Ashwell Prince (23) and AB de Villiers (3) in the morning session to reach 164 for five at lunch. Amla, who has had an outstanding series, was batting on 68 while Jean Paul Duminy was still to open his account.
Resuming at 115 for three, Amla and Prince added 43 runs before Harbhajan Singh struck.
Harbhajan set up Prince nicely before the left hander misread a well-flighted delivery and gave a simple catch to Ishant Sharma at mid-off. Prince played 80 balls for his 23 and struck one boundary.
De Villiers was foxed by a googly from Amit Mishra and was dismissed leg before.
Amla, who has scored more than 400 runs in the series so far, held the South African innings at the other end. The right hander played 205 balls and hit nine fours.
