Pace bowlers shine in tour opener
Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2010 | 12:55 PM
Pace bowlers Morne Morkel and Wayne Parnell shared six wickets today on the opening day of South Africa\'s two-day warm-up game against Indian Cricket Board President\'s Eleven at Nagpur.
Morkel claimed 3 for 24 and Parnell 3 for 66 in the Board President\'s Eleven total of 318 that featured a century from middle-order batsman Abhishek Nayar.
Nayar posted a composed knock of 100 and shared an innings-reviving, seventh-wicket stand of 181 with Shikhar Dhawan 70 after the team slumped to 114 for 6.
In reply, South Africa were 44 without loss at stumps, with skipper Graeme Smith on 30 and Ashwell Prince on 13.
South Africa will play two tests and three one-dayers on their tour to India. The opening test match begins Saturday in Nagpur.