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Test no. 1823
 India in South Africa Test Series - 1st Test
South Africa v India 		2006/07 season

Played at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, on 15,16,17,18 December 2006 (5-day match)

Result India won by 123 runs

India 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
W Jaffer lbw b Ntini 9 42 40 2 0 22.50
V Sehwag c wicketkeeperBoucher b Pollock 4 46 26 0 0 15.38
captain R Dravid c Smith b Kallis 32 151 83 5 0 38.55
SR Tendulkar c de Villiers b Kallis 44 113 89 7 0 49.43
VVS Laxman c wicketkeeperBoucher b Ntini 28 104 67 5 0 41.79
SC Ganguly not out 51 180 101 4 1 50.49
wicketkeeper MS Dhoni c Pollock b Ntini 5 23 20 0 0 25.00
A Kumble c Kallis b Nel 6 23 15 1 0 40.00
Z Khan lbw b Pollock 9 32 23 0 0 39.13
S Sreesanth c Amla b Pollock 0 3 2 0 0 0.00
VRV Singh c & b Pollock 29 27 19 6 0 152.63
    Extras (lb 15, w 11, nb 6) 32
    Total (all out; 79.5 overs; 374 mins) 249 (3.11 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-14 (Jaffer, 9.6 ov), 2-14 (Sehwag, 10.5 ov), 3-83 (Tendulkar, 35.4 ov), 4-110 (Dravid, 41.6 ov), 5-156 (Laxman, 56.5 ov), 6-167 (Dhoni, 61.6 ov), 7-188 (Kumble, 66.5 ov), 8-205 (Khan, 73.4 ov), 9-205 (Sreesanth, 73.6 ov), 10-249 (Singh, 79.5 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 DW Steyn 10.1 3 26 0 2.55 (2nb)
 M Ntini 18 1 57 3 3.16
 SM Pollock 17.5 7 39 4 2.18
 A Nel 18.5 5 45 1 2.38 (1nb, 1w)
 JH Kallis 15 0 67 2 4.46 (3nb, 2w)

South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
captain GC Smith lbw b Sreesanth 5 8 12 0 0 41.66
HH Gibbs c Sehwag b Khan 0 12 4 0 0 0.00
HM Amla c Laxman b Sreesanth 0 11 6 0 0 0.00
JH Kallis c Laxman b Sreesanth 12 21 14 3 0 85.71
AG Prince c wicketkeeperDhoni b Kumble 24 105 60 2 0 40.00
AB de Villiers c Sehwag b Khan 6 23 14 1 0 42.85
wicketkeeper MV Boucher b Sreesanth 5 12 6 1 0 83.33
SM Pollock lbw b Sreesanth 5 11 10 1 0 50.00
A Nel c Khan b Singh 21 50 24 2 1 87.50
M Ntini b Kumble 0 2 1 0 0 0.00
DW Steyn not out 0 3 1 0 0 0.00
    Extras (b 2, w 3, nb 1) 6
    Total (all out; 25.1 overs; 131 mins) 84 (3.33 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-5 (Smith, 1.6 ov), 2-5 (Gibbs, 2.4 ov), 3-5 (Amla, 3.6 ov), 4-21 (Kallis, 7.3 ov), 5-33 (de Villiers, 12.5 ov), 6-38 (Boucher, 15.2 ov), 7-45 (Pollock, 17.1 ov), 8-84 (Prince, 24.4 ov), 9-84 (Ntini, 24.5 ov), 10-84 (Nel, 25.1 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 Z Khan 10 3 32 2 3.20
 S Sreesanth 10 3 40 5 4.00 (1nb, 2w)
 VRV Singh 3.1 0 8 1 2.52 (1w)
 A Kumble 2 1 2 2 1.00

India 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
W Jaffer c Smith b Nel 4 17 9 1 0 44.44
V Sehwag c Gibbs b Nel 33 39 29 6 0 113.79
captain R Dravid c wicketkeeperBoucher b Pollock 1 16 9 0 0 11.11
SR Tendulkar b Pollock 14 43 22 3 0 63.63
VVS Laxman c Smith b Ntini 73 253 154 12 0 47.40
SC Ganguly c wicketkeeperBoucher b Ntini 25 61 38 4 0 65.78
wicketkeeper MS Dhoni c wicketkeeperBoucher b Pollock 18 35 25 3 0 72.00
A Kumble c Prince b Nel 1 13 11 0 0 9.09
Z Khan c wicketkeeperBoucher b Ntini 37 107 80 3 2 46.25
S Sreesanth not out 6 14 7 0 1 85.71
VRV Singh run out (sub [DL Makalima]/wicketkeeperBoucher) 11 11 4 2 0 275.00
    Extras (b 2, lb 10, w 1) 13
    Total (all out; 64.4 overs; 308 mins) 236 (3.64 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-20 (Jaffer, 3.5 ov), 2-37 (Dravid, 6.6 ov), 3-41 (Sehwag, 7.5 ov), 4-61 (Tendulkar, 16.1 ov), 5-119 (Ganguly, 28.1 ov), 6-147 (Dhoni, 36.3 ov), 7-148 (Kumble, 39.2 ov), 8-218 (Laxman, 62.4 ov), 9-219 (Khan, 62.6 ov), 10-236 (Singh, 64.4 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 M Ntini 15.4 2 77 3 4.91 (1w)
 A Nel 19 4 58 3 3.05
 SM Pollock 16 4 33 3 2.06
 JH Kallis 11 2 30 0 2.72
 GC Smith 3 0 26 0 8.66

South Africa 2nd innings (target: 402 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
HH Gibbs c Tendulkar b Khan 0 2 4 0 0 0.00
captain GC Smith c Sehwag b Sreesanth 10 35 27 1 0 37.03
HM Amla c wicketkeeperDhoni b Sreesanth 17 56 30 2 0 56.66
JH Kallis c Ganguly b Sreesanth 27 108 72 4 0 37.50
AG Prince b Kumble 97 327 223 11 0 43.49
AB de Villiers run out (Khan) 17 63 42 3 0 40.47
wicketkeeper MV Boucher lbw b Khan 23 80 41 3 0 56.09
SM Pollock b Kumble 40 67 41 6 1 97.56
A Nel lbw b Kumble 6 18 12 1 0 50.00
DW Steyn not out 6 42 24 0 0 25.00
M Ntini c Sehwag b Khan 8 28 20 1 0 40.00
    Extras (lb 8, nb 19) 27
    Total (all out; 86.5 overs; 415 mins) 278 (3.20 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-0 (Gibbs, 0.4 ov), 2-22 (Smith, 7.6 ov), 3-34 (Amla, 11.6 ov), 4-84 (Kallis, 29.6 ov), 5-120 (de Villiers, 44.1 ov), 6-164 (Boucher, 60.3 ov), 7-231 (Pollock, 74.3 ov), 8-245 (Nel, 78.3 ov), 9-264 (Prince, 80.1 ov), 10-278 (Ntini, 86.5 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 Z Khan 22.5 5 79 3 3.45
 S Sreesanth 25 8 59 3 2.36 (5nb)
 VRV Singh 18 4 67 0 3.72 (8nb)
 SC Ganguly 1 0 11 0 11.00 (2nb)
 A Kumble 20 4 54 3 2.70

Toss India, who chose to bat first
Series India led the 3-match series 1-0

Player of the match S Sreesanth (India)

Umpires MR Benson (England) and DJ Harper (Australia)
TV umpire KH Hurter
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire ZTA Ndamane

Close of play
15 Dec day 1 - India 1st innings 156/5 (SC Ganguly 14*, 56.5 ov)
16 Dec day 2 - India 2nd innings 146/5 (VVS Laxman 42*, MS Dhoni 17*, 35 ov)
17 Dec day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 163/5 (AG Prince 54*, MV Boucher 23*, 58 ov)
18 Dec day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 278 (86.5 ov) - end of match

Match notes

  • Day 1
  • India 1st innings
  • Lunch: India - 19/2 in 14.0 overs (R Dravid 0, SR Tendulkar 4)
  • Drinks: India - 47/2 in 24.0 overs (R Dravid 8, SR Tendulkar 23)
  • India: 50 runs in 24.6 overs (152 balls), Extras 3
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 110 balls (R Dravid 13, SR Tendulkar 37, Ex 3)
  • Drinks: India - 76/2 in 34.0 overs (R Dravid 17, SR Tendulkar 40)
  • India: 100 runs in 39.2 overs (240 balls), Extras 12
  • Ground Delay: India - 101/3 in 39.4 overs (R Dravid 30, VVS Laxman 1)
  • Tea: India - 101/3 in 39.4 overs (R Dravid 30, VVS Laxman 1)
  • Rain: India - 101/3 in 39.4 overs (R Dravid 30, VVS Laxman 1)
  • Drinks: India - 140/4 in 50.0 overs (VVS Laxman 19, SC Ganguly 7)
  • India: 150 runs in 52.5 overs (326 balls), Extras 25
  • Bad Light: India - 156/5 in 56.5 overs (SC Ganguly 14)
  • End Of Day: India - 156/5 in 56.5 overs (SC Ganguly 14)
  • Day 2
  • India: 200 runs in 71.6 overs (441 balls), Extras 29
  • SC Ganguly: 50 off 99 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • South Africa 1st innings
  • Lunch: South Africa - 21/3 in 7.0 overs (JH Kallis 12, AG Prince 1)
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 17.4 overs (109 balls), Extras 5
  • Drinks: South Africa - 57/7 in 19.0 overs (AG Prince 15, A Nel 4)
  • India 2nd innings
  • Drinks: India - 45/3 in 10.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 4, VVS Laxman 0)
  • India: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (89 balls), Extras 3
  • Drinks: India - 90/4 in 22.0 overs (VVS Laxman 15, SC Ganguly 20)
  • India: 100 runs in 23.6 overs (145 balls), Extras 8
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (VVS Laxman 22, SC Ganguly 23, Ex 5)
  • End Of Day: India - 146/5 in 35.0 overs (VVS Laxman 42, MS Dhoni 17)
  • Tea: India - 0/0
  • Day 3
  • India: 150 runs in 41.1 overs (248 balls), Extras 10
  • VVS Laxman: 50 off 108 balls (10 x 4)
  • Drinks: India - 161/7 in 47.0 overs (VVS Laxman 53, Z Khan 2)
  • India: 200 runs in 59.1 overs (356 balls), Extras 12
  • 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 119 balls (VVS Laxman 29, Z Khan 21, Ex 2)
  • South Africa 2nd innings
  • Lunch: South Africa - 0/1 in 0.4 overs (GC Smith 0)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 34/3 in 12.0 overs (JH Kallis 0)
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 15.4 overs (98 balls), Extras 11
  • Tea: South Africa - 69/3 in 25.0 overs (JH Kallis 24, AG Prince 5)
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls (JH Kallis 27, AG Prince 17, Ex 6)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 97/4 in 36.0 overs (AG Prince 22, AB de Villiers 7)
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 37.6 overs (235 balls), Extras 14
  • Drinks: South Africa - 129/5 in 48.0 overs (AG Prince 43, MV Boucher 1)
  • AG Prince: 50 off 136 balls (4 x 4)
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 57.1 overs (351 balls), Extras 15
  • End Of Day: South Africa - 163/5 in 58.0 overs (AG Prince 54, MV Boucher 23)
  • Day 4
  • South Africa: 200 runs in 65.4 overs (405 balls), Extras 19
  • Drinks: South Africa - 207/6 in 69.0 overs (AG Prince 69, SM Pollock 25)
  • 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (AG Prince 16, SM Pollock 31, Ex 3)
  • South Africa: 250 runs in 79.0 overs (486 balls), Extras 24
  • New Ball Taken: South Africa 269/9 after 83.1 overs (DW Steyn 2, M Ntini 3)
  • Test Match Scorer: Firdose Moonda
  • Test Match Commentators: Anand Vasu & Sajan Nair

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