century-scoring list with 34 . Amla then added another 108 with A.B. De Villiers , who made a brisk 53 off 88 deliveries , and rode his luck as he was dropped twice on 149 , as they broke South Africa 's record for the fourth wicket in matches between the two teams . De Villiers fell to part-time bowler Virender Sehwag and then Harbhajan removed J.P. Duminy for just nine to have the Proteas 476-5 , but then Mark Boucher contributed 39 to a stand of 78 with Amla before becoming Zaheer Khan 's third victim , and captain Graeme Smith called the innings to a close with 40 minutes left in the day . India openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag survived four overs from pace bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel with some positive batting , and will start Monday 's play on 12 and nine respectively as they seek to make inroads into a massive first-innings deficit . They will do well to take the lead of Amla , who was steady throughout his 473-ball innings , hitting 22 boundaries and scoring 55 , 45 and 38 in Saturday 's three sessions . While India relied
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Hashim Amla compiled his first double century after Jacques Kallis again fell short of the landmark as South Africa continued to punish India 's bowlers on day two of the first cricket Test in Nagpur . Amla was unbeaten on 253 when the tourists declared on 558-6 in the final session on Sunday , then India safely reached stumps at 25-0 in a clash between the top two teams in the five-day format . It is the highest score made by a South African No. 3 batsman , and the highest by any from his country against India . Amla extended his third-wicket partnership with Kallis to a South African record of 340 before his senior partner fell for 173 , having added just 14 to his overnight tally in a subdued second part of his innings . It was the first time any pair have put on a triple century in any matches between the two nations . Kallis edged a delivery from off-spinner Harbhajan Singh onto his pads , and Murali Vijay took the catch at short leg to end a 351-ball knock that put the all-rounder into third equal on the all-time Test