Tendulkar, Steyn light up pulsating day at Newlands

Jan 04, 2011

It was a nervy start for India as Sachin Tendulkar was forced to play and miss often, in addition to the odd leave•Associated Press

Gautam Gambhir also survived some testing times as India survived a hostile opening spell•Associated Press

At times he got too adventurous, but South Africa could not dislodge him•AFP

Dale Steyn took over after lunch, blowing Cheteshwar Pujara and MS Dhoni away seam movement•AFP

Steyn sent him back, but not before the pair had added 76•AFP

Zaheer Khan could not replicate Steyn's brilliance when South Africa batted ...•AFP

He reached his half-century off the first over, but the struggle continued •AFP

Attrition was the name of the game for most of the session ...•AFP

Gambhir fell seven short of his ton, Paul Harris getting one to spit from a length•AFP

Tendulkar top-edged a lifter over the wicket-keeper for six to reach his 51st Test ton•AFP

Tendulkar eventually fell to Morne Morkel...•AFP

... while Sreesanth's antics had little to do with his bowling•AFP

... though Tendulkar looked to play the horizontal bat shots•AFP

Tendulkar was more comfortable against spin, but VVS Laxman's unfortunate run out exposed India's lower half to the second new ball•Associated Press

Harbhajan Singh held one end up with some pluck and luck•AFP

But Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth swung India into a slender lead•AFP

With the sun setting on a riveting day, Harbhajan provided the final twist, nailing Graeme Smith and Paul Harris to leave things even again•AFP