{"id":6674,"date":"2012-01-05T01:17:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T23:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/update-3-cricket-kallis-and-de-villiers-put-south-africa-on-top\/"},"modified":"2012-01-05T01:17:03","modified_gmt":"2012-01-04T23:17:03","slug":"update-3-cricket-kallis-and-de-villiers-put-south-africa-on-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-3-cricket-kallis-and-de-villiers-put-south-africa-on-top\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 3-Cricket-Kallis and de Villiers put South Africa on top"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ken Borland<\/p>\n

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CAPE TOWN<\/span> Jan 4 (Reuters) – Jacques Kallis completed
\nhis second test double century and AB de Villiers scored an
\nunbeaten 160 to put South Africa in control of the third and
\ndeciding test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Their combined efforts enabled South Africa, seeking their
\nfirst series win at home in three seasons, to declare 40 minutes
\nbefore tea on the second day on 580 for four.<\/p>\n

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At the close, Sri Lanka were 149 for two after captain
\nTillakaratne Dilshan had scored a quickfire 78. Sri Lanka’s
\nleading batsmen Kumar Sangakkara (35 not out) and Mahela
\nJayawardene (seven not out) were still at the crease.<\/p>\n

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Kallis, one of only four players to amass more than 12,000
\ntest runs, had not exceeded 200 runs in an innings until his 201
\nnot out against India at Centurion in December, 2010.<\/p>\n

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The 36-year-old, who resumed on 159, needed just 65
\ndeliveries on Wednesday to reach his second double century, in
\n394 minutes and 280 balls, with 29 fours and a six.<\/p>\n

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“Both my double centuries have been special but especially
\ngetting one at Newlands, and with the series at 1-1, we needed a
\nbig performance and it was nice to be the one to do it,” Kallis
\ntold reporters after silencing the critics who were ready to
\nwrite him off following his first pair in test cricket in Durban
\nlast week.<\/p>\n

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“After Durban, it was nice to be able to get in and cash in
\non a good pitch. It was great to see that after just one bad
\ngame, people were saying my eyes had gone, I was too old … I
\nmean come on.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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