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NAGPUR. — Hashim Amla returns to the scene of a personal triumph looking to revive both his and South Africa’s fortunes when the third Test cricket against India starts in Nagpur tomorrow.

The Proteas captain hit an unbeaten 253, the second highest of his 23 three-figure knocks in Test cricket, at the same VCA stadium on the outskirts in Nagpur in 2010.

Fiery pace bowler Dale Steyn then picked up a 10-wicket haul in the same match, including a career-best 7-51 in the first innings, to fashion South Africa’s emphatic win by an innings and six runs.

The top-ranked tourists, down 1-0 in the current four-match series, will hope to recreate the same magic as they battle to preserve their nine-year unbeaten series record on foreign soil. — AFP.