India v South Africa
South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs
South Africa in India Test Series, Match 23 April 2008 to 5 April 2008Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Indiabatted first
76 & 32894.2 ov
South Africa
494/7d141.2 ov
India won the toss and chose to batPlayer of the match AB de Villiers
India innings
7620 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Jaffer | c GC Smith b M Ntini | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 64.3 |
| V Sehwag | b DW Steyn | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| R Dravid | b DW Steyn | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| VVS Laxman | b M Ntini | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| SC Ganguly | b M Ntini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MS Dhoni | c MV Boucher b M Morkel | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 63.6 |
| IK Pathan | not out | 21* | 17 | 3 | 0 | 123.5 |
| A Kumble | b M Morkel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw b DW Steyn | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| RP Singh | c GC Smith b DW Steyn | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| S Sreesanth | b DW Steyn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 4, lb 11, w 2, nb 2 | 19 | ||||
| Total | all out, 20 overs, run rate 3.80 | 76 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 500
1-16 W Jaffer2-24 V Sehwag3-30 VVS Laxman4-30 SC Ganguly5-53 R Dravid6-55 MS Dhoni7-55 A Kumble8-56 Harbhajan Singh9-76 RP Singh10-76 S Sreesanth
South Africa innings
494/7d141.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC Smith | lbw b S Sreesanth | 34 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 81.0 |
| ND McKenzie | c R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 42 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 57.5 |
| HM Amla | c W Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh | 16 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 47.1 |
| JH Kallis | b S Sreesanth | 132 | 275 | 14 | 1 | 48.0 |
| AG Prince | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 217* | 333 | 17 | 2 | 65.2 |
| MV Boucher | lbw b A Kumble | 21 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 43.8 |
| M Morkel | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| PL Harris | not out | 9* | 22 | 1 | 0 | 40.9 |
| Extras | b 2, lb 14, w 4 | 20 | ||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 141.2 overs, run rate 3.50 | 494 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 500
1-78 GC Smith2-100 ND McKenzie3-101 HM Amla4-117 AG Prince5-373 JH Kallis6-439 MV Boucher7-452 M Morkel
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Sreesanth | 23 | 4 | 87 | 2 | 3.78 | 98 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RP Singh | 21 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 3.86 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IK Pathan | 21.2 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 3.98 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 40 | 5 | 135 | 4 | 3.38 | 158 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A Kumble | 33 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 2.36 | 144 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India innings
32894.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Sehwag | lbw b M Ntini | 17 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 85.0 |
| W Jaffer | c AB de Villiers b JH Kallis | 19 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 35.8 |
| R Dravid | c AB de Villiers b M Morkel | 17 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 41.5 |
| VVS Laxman | c MV Boucher b M Morkel | 35 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 77.8 |
| SC Ganguly | c MV Boucher b DW Steyn | 87 | 149 | 8 | 0 | 58.4 |
| MS Dhoni | c GC Smith b M Ntini | 52 | 132 | 5 | 0 | 39.4 |
| IK Pathan | not out | 43* | 77 | 4 | 1 | 55.8 |
| A Kumble | b PL Harris | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41.7 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw b DW Steyn | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| RP Singh | c JH Kallis b DW Steyn | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 72.7 |
| S Sreesanth | b M Ntini | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 130.8 |
| Extras | b 5, lb 7, w 7, nb 5 | 24 | ||||
| Total | all out, 94.2 overs, run rate 3.48 | 328 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 500
1-31 V Sehwag2-64 R Dravid3-70 W Jaffer4-125 VVS Laxman5-235 SC Ganguly6-268 MS Dhoni7-273 A Kumble8-292 Harbhajan Singh9-306 RP Singh10-328 S Sreesanth
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