South Africa and India draw thrilling series

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa and India drew the  third and final test at Newlands on Thursday to also share the  spoils 1-1 in an enthralling series between the world’s  top-ranked test teams.
The final day finished with India, who needed 340 to win in  90 overs, reaching 166 for three.
Virender Sehwag’s dismissal for 11, caught in the slips off  Morne Morkel, effectively ended any ideas India had of tackling  their daunting run-chase, and South Africa’s enthusiasm was also  cooled by Gautam Gambhir’s staunch resistance.
The left-hander produced a top-class display of gritty  defence as he scored 64 in four-and-a-half hours before gloving  a lifter from Dale Steyn down the leg side, wicketkeeper Mark  Boucher taking a good diving catch.
Gambhir found a perfect partner for his match-saving antics  in Rahul Dravid, who plodded to a dogged 31 against a South  African attack that looked ill-equipped to take advantage of a  wearing pitch.
Sachin Tendulkar (14 not out) and Vangipurappu Laxman (32  not out) then batted together for the last 82 minutes before  play was called off eight overs early as the captains agreed  there was no prospect of an outright result.
Morkel, Steyn and Lonwabo Tsotsobe took a wicket apiece,  while left-arm spinner Paul Harris bowled 30 overs without  success as he failed to make the same use of the rough Indian  off-spinner Harbhajan Singh had relished on the fourth day.