South African Hashim Amla was elated after scoring his first overseas century in the first Test against India on Thursday. Amla’s 159 led the visitors to 540 all out before India reached 82 without loss by the close of the second day. The number three batsman handled the home spinners and the heat for almost seven hours to register his fourth Test century.
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/ 29 October 2006
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting praised his team’s complete display and said the six-wicket Champions Trophy victory over hosts India on Sunday had been ”reasonably easy”. ”It was a pretty complete game for us,” Ponting told reporters. ”To lose the toss on that wicket and to get to the total was great.