December 21, 2013 10:05 PM

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1t Test heading for an exciting finish; SA 138/2 at close

Chasing 458 for victory, South Africa were 138 for two at close on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against India in Johannesburg on Saturday.South Africa need another 320 runs for a win with eight second innings wickets in hand. Alviro Petersen (76 batting) and Faf du Plessis (10 batting) were at the crease at stumps on another absorbing day's play which has set the stage for a thrilling finish. Earlier, India were all out scoring 421 runs in the second innings with giving a lead of 457 runs to South Africa. Cheteshwar Pujara scored 153 while Virat Kohli was out on 96. The second test will be played at Durban from the 26th of this month. Brief Scores:India: 280 & 421 in 120.4 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 153, Virat Kohli 96, Jacques Kallis 3/68).South Africa: 244 & 138 for 2 in 45 overs (Graeme Smith44, Alviro Petersen batting 76; Mohammed Shami 1/30).

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