Indian Pacers hit hard but Pollock steadies the innings….

NDIA fast bowler Shanta Sreesanth took 3-53 to lead his side's fightback on the fourth day of the second Test in Durban today.

South Africa was 6-192 in its second innings, a lead of 280 runs.

India was dismissed for 240 in reply to South Africa's first innings of 328.

A.B. de Villiers and Graeme Smith took their opening stand to 99 before medium pacer Vikram Singh had de Villiers caught by V.V.S. Laxman at second slip for 47.

Sreesanth trapped Hashim Amla leg before for 0 seven balls later, and he uprooted Smith's off-stump in his next over.Smith had hit 11 fours in making 58.

South Africa immediately slumped to 4-121 when Ashwell Prince, a century maker in the first innings, edged the third ball he faced to Sourav Ganguly at first slip to be dismissed for 0.

Herschelle Gibbs scored nine runs before spooning a delivery from leg spinner Anil Kumble to substitute fielder Dinesh Karthik at short cover.

Left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan then reduced South Africa to 6-143 by dismissing Mark Boucher leg before for eight.

Shaun Pollock and Andrew Hall halted the slide with an unbroken stand of 49 for the seventh wicket.

But finally it’s Pollock and the Hall who have steadied the innings and have rescued Southafricans from the final collapse.

Pollock was 18 not out at lunch with Hall on 20.