DURBAN, Nov 23: Jacques Kallis struck a flawless century before South Africa's fast bowlers sealed a crushing 157-run win in the second One-day International against India at Kingsmead late on Wednesday (partially reported in Wednesday’s edition).

Kallis made 119 not out as South Africa reached 248 for eight after they won the toss and batted on a well-grassed pitch in the day-night clash.

India were then skittled out for just 91 in reply, with Andre Nel taking four for 13 and Kallis following up his batting effort by taking three for three.

It was a record margin of runs for South Africa against India and gave South Africa a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after the opening encounter in Johannesburg last Sunday was rained out.

South Africa's total was always likely to be too much for India on a fast, bouncy pitch but the match was evenly balanced while India's leading two batsmen, Sachin Tendulkar and captain Rahul Dravid, were together.

The match turned irrevocably in South Africa's favour when Dravid was bowled by Charl Langeveldt for 18 and Tendulkar was bowled by Nel three balls later for 35.

From being 62 for two in the 16th over, India were 62 for four.

The remaining batsmen proved hopelessly incapable against fast, hostile bowling, with Nel producing a career-best performance, sparked by his dismissal of Tendulkar.

India's master batsman was trapped on the crease by a fast ball which cut back sharply and knocked out his off stump from an inside edge.

Neither Mahendra Dhoni nor Suresh Raina looked comfortable but they put on 20 before the last six wickets tumbled for nine runs.

It was an ignominious end for India after their bowlers and fielders, marshaled by captain Rahul Dravid, kept the South African batsmen in check for much of the innings despite Kallis' fine knock.

The home side were wobbling at 209 for seven with 26 balls left but Kallis and tailender Nel put on 39 for the eighth wicket before Nel was run out for 22 off the last ball of the innings.

It was Kallis' 14th One-day international century but his first in 25 matches against India - the only major cricket nation missing from his list of hundreds.

He had been dismissed three times in the 90s against India.

Indian pace bowlers Munaf Patel, Zaheer Khan and Ajit Agarkar each took two wickets.

In India’s turn, Wassim Jaffer, making his ODI debut in the absence of the injured Virender Sehwag, lasted only three balls before being bowled for nought by Shaun Pollock.

Tendulkar played some glorious strokes but Pollock had Mohammad Kaif caught at backward point for eight.

Then came the match-clinching double blow as Dravid and Tendulkar were out in quick succession. Dravid was bowled off an inside edge by Langeveldt before Tendulkar went in almost identical fashion. —AFP

Scoreboard

SOUTH AFRICA

G.C Smith lbw b Zaheer Khan 1

L. Bosman lbw b Zaheer Khan 22

J.N. Kallis not out 119

H.H. Gibbs c Dhoni b Patel 2

A.B. de Villiers st Dhoni b Mongia 41

M.V. Boucher c Zaheer Khan b Patel 23

J. Kemp c Dhoni b Agarkar 8

S.M. Pollock c Tendulkar b Agarkar 0

A. Nel run out (Agarkar) 22

EXTRAS: (LB-1, W-9) 10

TOTAL: (8 wkts, 50 overs) 248

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-3, 2-47, 3-63, 4-150, 5-196, 6-209, 7-209, 8-248

BOWLING: Patel 10-2-39-2, Zaheer Khan 8-0-53-2 (4w), Agarkar 9-1-47-2, Tendulkar 9-1-33-0, Harbhajan Singh 10-0-59-0, Mongia 4-0-16-1.

Did not bat: C Langeveldt, M Ntini.

INDIA

W. Jaffer b Pollock 0

S.R Tendulkar b Nel 35

M. Kaif c Gibbs b Pollock 8

R. Dravid b Langeveldt 18

M.S. Dhoni c Boucher b Nel 14

S. Raina c Kallis b Nel 4

D. Mongia c Kemp b Kallis 1

Harbhajan Singh lbw b Kallis 1

A.B Agarkar b Kallis 6

Zaheer Khan c Boucher b Nel 1

M.M. Patel not out 0

EXTRAS: (NB-2, W-1) 3

TOTAL: (29.1 overs) 91

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-0, 2-39, 3-62, 4-62, 5-82, 6-83, 7-83, 8-84, 9-85

BOWLING: Pollock 7-2-17-2, Ntini 6-0-32-0 (1w), Langeveldt 4-0-26-1 (2nb), Nel 8-2-13-4, Kallis 4.1-1-3-3.

RESULT: South Africa won by 157 runs.

MAN OF MATCH: Jacques Kallis (RSA).

UMPIRES: B Doctrove (WIS), I Howell (RSA)

TV UMPIRE: B Jerling (RSA).

MATCH REFEREE: C Broad (ENG).