KANPUR, April 13: South Africa skipper Graeme Smith Sunday paid tribute to India’s bowlers after the hosts enjoyed an eight-wicket victory on the third day to square the series 1-1 in the third and final Test.

“We let ourselves down slightly. Little things here and there and we could have done better,” said Smith.

Despite that disappointment he was full of praise for the Indian attack on what was a difficult wicket.

“India bowled superbly. It is not easy to score quickly when one delivery is going through the top and another is keeping low. They kept us under pressure and made us work for our runs,” Smith said.

“When you are playing on a wicket like this, the margins are very small. We were also 30 runs short in the first innings as we lost our way,” said Smith, whose side were bowled out for 265 in the first innings.—AFP