Ntini bowls South Africa to win over India

CRICKET: DURBAN, South Africa, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Makhaya Ntini bowled South Africa to victory in the second test against India on Saturday. South Africa won by 174 runs to level the series at 1-1 with one match left to play.

Fast bowler Ntini took five for 48 to help dismiss India, who needed 354 to win, for 179 in the seventh over after tea on the fifth day.

South Africa were dismissed for 328 in their first innings, to which India replied with 240.

South Africa declared their second innings closed on 265 for eight.

Bad light delayed the start of play by 55 minutes and allowed just 4.3 overs to be bowled before lunch.

Ntini made good use of his limited opportunity in the morning, however, when he claimed two wickets for one run in the 15 deliveries he bowled before bad light ended the session.

Ntini struck with the fifth ball of the day's play by trapping Sachin Tendulkar in front for a seven-ball duck with a delivery that would have hit the top of middle stump.

Nine balls later Wasim Jaffer, who batted patiently for his 28, attempted to pull a short delivery from Ntini and top-edged a catch to Andre Nel at mid-on.

Sourav Ganguly was dismissed for 26 in the 10th over after lunch when he steered a delivery from Ntini to Herschelle Gibbs in the gully.

SOUTH AFRICA - 1ST INNINGS: 328
INDIA - 1ST INNINGS: 240
SOUTH AFRICA - 2ND INNINGS: 265-8 dec
INDIA - 2ND INNINGS
(overnight 38-2)
W Jaffer c Nel b Ntini			28
V Sehwag c Smith b Ntini		 8
R Dravid c Boucher b Ntini           	 5
S Tendulkar lbw b Ntini              	 0
V Laxman b Nel                        	15
S Ganguly c Gibbs b Ntini           	26
M Dhoni c Boucher b Nel              	47
A Kumble c Amla b Hall               	11
Zaheer Khan c Hall b Nel              	21
S Sreesanth c Boucher b Hall          	10
V Singh not out                      	 0 
EXTRAS (B2, LB1, NB4, W1)             	 8
TOTAL (55.1 overs)                    	179
FALLS OF WICKETS: 1-14, 2-34, 3-38, 4-45, 
5-83, 6-85, 7-101, 8-160, 9-179 
BOWLING: Nel 16-4-57-3, Ntini 19-6-48-5, 
Pollock 9-5-20-0, Morkel 6-0-25-0 (4nb, 1w), 
Hall 5.1-1-26-2. (Reuters and AFP)