Cricket: South Africa battling to save test

CALCUTTA - South Africa have seven wickets left to bat through three sessions to save the second test against India and win the two-match series after losing three for 109 runs Wednesday on a fourth day cut short by rain and bad light.

Hashim Amla was 49 not out and Ashwell Prince yet to score as the Proteas reached 115-3 after resuming on 6-0 at Eden Gardens.

India spinner Amit Mishra trapped captain Graeme Smith lbw for 20 and had Jacques Kallis caught by wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for 20 to finish with 2-15 from seven overs.

Alviro Petersen was the other wicket to fall, caught on 21 by Subramaniam Badrinath off Harbhajan Singh.

Only 34.1 overs were bowled due to rain and bad light.

India declared its first innings at 643-6 on Tuesday in reply to South Africa's 296.

South Africa won the first test by an innings an 6 runs at Nagpur last week.

- AP