Calm and composed South Africa take series

Jan 06, 2007

South Africa surprised India by promoting Shaun Pollock ahead of Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, Herschelle Gibbs and Mark Boucher•AFP

AFP

Rain called on Cape Town and halted play for close to four hours•AFP

Zaheer Khan got India's first breakthrough for the day, sending back Smith to a brilliant catch by Dinesh Karthik•AFP

Smith heaps praise on Ashwell Prince for a job well done•AFP

AFP

But also had some worrisome moments•AFP

Smith brought up his fifty soon after play resumed. It was his third consecutive half-century•AFP

Ashwell Prince's unbeaten 38 was all about patience and determination as he saw South Africa home in the company of Jacques Kallis•AFP

Smith and Herschelle Gibbs share a light moment after the win•AFP

Smith and Pollock scored at over five an over and stole sharp singles•AFP

The ploy of sending Pollock early worked superbly as he scored a quick 37•AFP

Prince officially confirms South Africa's series win•AFP

The mood in the other camp was..well...this picture speaks for itself...•AFP