{"id":6636,"date":"2012-01-04T01:12:48","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T23:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/cricket-majestic-kallis-and-petersen-put-south-africa-in-command\/"},"modified":"2012-01-04T01:12:48","modified_gmt":"2012-01-03T23:12:48","slug":"cricket-majestic-kallis-and-petersen-put-south-africa-in-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-majestic-kallis-and-petersen-put-south-africa-in-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-Majestic Kallis and Petersen put South Africa in command"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

By Ken Borland<\/span><\/p>\n

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CAPE TOWN<\/span> Jan 3 (Reuters) – Jacques Kallis and Alviro
\nPetersen hit centuries to drive South Africa into a commanding
\nposition on the first day of the third test against Sri Lanka at
\nNewlands on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

South Africa, trying to win a series at home for the first
\ntime in three years, had slipped to 56 for two after being sent
\nin to bat, before Kallis and Petersen rescued them with a
\n205-run partnership. The hosts ended the day on 347 for three.<\/p>\n

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Kallis was unbeaten on 159 while Petersen, playing his first
\ntest since January last year, notched up his second test century
\nbefore falling for 109.<\/p>\n

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Kallis has now completed a full set of centuries against
\nevery other test-playing nation, the second South African after
\ncurrent coach Gary Kirsten and 12th batsman overall to do so.<\/p>\n

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On a ground where he now averages 78.19, Kallis hammered 21
\nfours and a six in his 41st century in his 150th test, driving
\nthe ball with immense authority.<\/p>\n

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Petersen gazed with admiration from the other end at
\nKallis’s imperious innings before notching up a brilliant
\ncentury of his own, hitting 13 fours and a six.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

He used his feet beautifully and drove with sweet timing,
\nscoring heavily on the leg-side. But Petersen eventually fell in
\nthe ninth over after tea when he was caught by a diving
\nTillakaratne Dilshan at short-cover after driving loosely at a
\nslower ball from left-arm seamer Chanaka Welegedara.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

AB de Villiers then came in and played some handsome strokes
\nagainst a toothless attack as he breezed to 45 not out by the
\nclose.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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