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* Broad takes five wickets to bring drama to final day
* England set 253 off 39 overs
By Richard Sydenham
LEEDS, England, Aug 6 (Reuters) – England and South Africa
drew the second test on Monday after some late drama that
offered each team an unlikely sniff of victory on the fifth and
final day at Headingley.
The match seemed to be heading for an inevitable, mundane
draw at lunch until Kevin Pietersen (three for 52) and Stuart
Broad (five for 69) shared eight wickets as South Africa slumped
from 120 without loss to 258 for nine.
At that point, South Africa captain Graeme Smith bravely
declared the innings and set England the difficult target of 253
in 39 overs.
They were on 130 for four when the teams shook hands with
six overs remaining after a both sides each had a dip at
victory.
South Africa stayed 1-0 ahead in the three-match series with
one to play at Lord’s starting on August 16.
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