Tendulkar, Harbhajan give India slight upper hand

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Cape Town: Sachin Tendulkar cracked his 51st Test century in difficult conditions as India eked out a slender 2-run first innings lead and then scalped two quick wickets to take a slight upper hand in the series-deciding third Test against South Africa.

Tendulkar held the innings together brilliantly to not only notch up his second century in the series but also pull India out of trouble and keep its hopes alive for a first ever series triumph on South African soil.

Apart from Tendulkar's heroic 146, Gautam Gambhir (93) and Harbhajan Singh (40) were the other notable contributors as India scored 364 in response to South Africa's first innings total of 362.

Text: PTI

Images: AP

Image: India's Sachin Tendulkar, right, celebrates his century as he talks to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, left, during the third Test cricket match against South Africa played in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan 4, 2011.

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