order batsmen Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis scored half-centuries Wednesday as South Africa's two-day warmup game against the Indian Cricket Board President's XI ended in a draw in the central city of Nagpur. Amla top-scored with 72 and Kallis made 63 before they both retired to provide the lower order some batting practice ahead of the opening test that begins Saturday in Nagpur. Captain Graeme Smith (45) and his opening partner Ashwell Prince (42) were the other major contributors in South Africa's first-innings total of 354. The Indian Cricket Board President's XI was bowled out for 318 Tuesday and play stopped at the end of South Africa's innings. Young Indian spinners Piyush Chawla and Ravichandran Ashwin caused problems for the touring side's lower-order batsmen. Leg-spinner Chawla claimed 4-88 and off-break bowler Ashwin returned figures of 3-96. Scores: Indian Cricket Board President's XI 318 (Abhishek Nayar 100, Shikhar Dhawan 70, Rohit Sharma 20; Morne Morkel 3-24, Wayne Parnell 3-66) drew with South Africa 354 (Hashim Amla 72, Jacques Kallis 63, Graeme Smith 45, Ashwell Prince 42; Piyush Chawla 4-88, Ravichandran Ashwin 3-96). Kiwis blow away Tigers New Zealand blew away Bangladesh in a Twenty20 match by beating the visitors by 10 wickets in Hamilton Wednesday. Opting to bat first Bangladesh was bowled out for 78 in 17.3 overs. New Zealand then romped to victory in 8.2 overs as opener Bendon McCullum hit an unbeaten 56 in 27 balls. Scores: Bangladesh 78 (Tamim Iqbal 14, Raqibul Hasan 18, Vettori 3-6, Nathan McCullum 2-15). New Zealand 79 for 0 (McCullum 56* from 27 balls).
