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1st Test, Bloemfontein, Nov 3 - 6 2001, India tour of South Africa
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India

379 & 237
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South Africa

(target 54)563 & 54/1
South Africa won by 9 wickets
Player Of The Match
Shaun Pollock, SA
4/91 & 6/56
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India 1st INNINGS
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Shiv Sunder Das  b Hayward950552018.00
Rahul Dravid c Kallis b Pollock210150020.00
VVS Laxman c †Boucher b Hayward32305041106.66
Sachin Tendulkar c McKenzie b Ntini15518423323184.23
Sourav Ganguly (c)c Kirsten b Kallis1418223077.77
Virender Sehwag  b Pollock10517327219060.69
Deep Dasgupta †c †Boucher b Pollock34711155047.88
Anil Kumble c †Boucher b Kallis627211022.22
Javagal Srinath c Gibbs b Hayward110240010.00
Zaheer Khan c †Boucher b Pollock042000.00
Ashish Nehra not out 011000.00
Extras(lb 7, nb 7, w 7)21
TOTAL(95.1 Ov, RR: 3.98, 405 Mts)379
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Rahul Dravid, 4.2 ov), 2-43 (Shiv Sunder Das, 13.5 ov), 3-51 (VVS Laxman, 15.2 ov), 4-68 (Sourav Ganguly, 20.3 ov), 5-288 (Sachin Tendulkar, 67.5 ov), 6-351 (Virender Sehwag, 84.4 ov), 7-372 (Anil Kumble, 89.6 ov), 8-378 (Deep Dasgupta, 94.2 ov), 9-379 (Zaheer Khan, 94.5 ov), 10-379 (Javagal Srinath, 95.1 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Shaun Pollock2789143.3712812116
Nantie Hayward20.357033.419711000
Jacques Kallis2268723.9510514161
Makhaya Ntini14.427114.846012000
Lance Klusener613205.33225000
Nicky Boje512104.20213000
South Africa 1st INNINGS
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Herschelle Gibbs c Khan b Srinath10714520416273.79
Gary Kirsten  b Kumble7313219812055.30
Jacques Kallis c Laxman b Nehra6813821410049.27
Neil McKenzie lbw b Kumble681341457050.74
Boeta Dippenaar  b Srinath2062815032.25
Lance Klusener c & b Kumble10812419518187.09
Shaun Pollock (c)c Das b Srinath011000.00
Mark Boucher †c Dravid b Srinath47851105155.29
Nicky Boje c †Dasgupta b Nehra626311023.07
Makhaya Ntini c †Dasgupta b Srinath23233741100.00
Nantie Hayward not out 046000.00
Extras(b 7, lb 11, nb 16, w 4, pen 5)43
TOTAL(143 Ov, RR: 3.93, 610 Mts)563
Fall of wickets: 1-189 (Gary Kirsten, 43.5 ov), 2-197 (Herschelle Gibbs, 44.4 ov), 3-327 (Neil McKenzie, 81.5 ov), 4-359 (Jacques Kallis, 96.6 ov), 5-377 (Boeta Dippenaar, 101.3 ov), 6-377 (Shaun Pollock, 101.4 ov), 7-498 (Mark Boucher, 127.3 ov), 8-517 (Nicky Boje, 134.3 ov), 9-548 (Lance Klusener, 141.2 ov), 10-563 (Makhaya Ntini, 142.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Javagal Srinath33614054.2414823121
Ashish Nehra22312125.5099210111
Zaheer Khan2679803.7611814210
Anil Kumble501213232.6423416101
Sachin Tendulkar702703.85304001
Virender Sehwag502204.40180102
India 2nd INNINGS
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Shiv Sunder Das c †Boucher b Hayward629611713064.58
Rahul Dravid c Kirsten b Pollock1117200064.70
VVS Laxman c Kallis b Pollock2963875046.03
Sachin Tendulkar c Gibbs b Kallis1535602042.85
Sourav Ganguly (c)c †Boucher b Ntini3071945042.25
Virender Sehwag  b Pollock3136496086.11
Deep Dasgupta †c †Boucher b Pollock431420012.90
Anil Kumble lbw b Hayward419251021.05
Javagal Srinath c McKenzie b Pollock1625392064.00
Zaheer Khan c †Boucher b Pollock022000.00
Ashish Nehra not out 1729311158.62
Extras(b 4, lb 8, nb 6)18
TOTAL(69.4 Ov, RR: 3.40, 283 Mts)237
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Rahul Dravid, 6.1 ov), 2-108 (VVS Laxman, 28.5 ov), 3-108 (Shiv Sunder Das, 29.1 ov), 4-154 (Sachin Tendulkar, 42.1 ov), 5-188 (Sourav Ganguly, 51.1 ov), 6-195 (Virender Sehwag, 53.3 ov), 7-202 (Anil Kumble, 60.1 ov), 8-206 (Deep Dasgupta, 61.3 ov), 9-206 (Zaheer Khan, 61.5 ov), 10-237 (Javagal Srinath, 69.4 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Shaun Pollock21.4105662.581129004
Nantie Hayward2387423.2110710001
Jacques Kallis1535613.73719101
Makhaya Ntini1033913.90447000
South Africa 2nd INNINGS (target: 54 runs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Herschelle Gibbs lbw b Kumble18110012.50
Gary Kirsten not out 3048604062.50
Jacques Kallis not out 2134494061.76
Extras(nb 2)2
TOTAL(14.4 Ov, RR: 3.68, 60 Mts)54/1
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Herschelle Gibbs, 3.1 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Javagal Srinath511302.60251001
Anil Kumble402315.75175001
Ashish Nehra30903.00141000
Zaheer Khan2.40903.37111000
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MATCH DETAILS
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein
TossSouth Africa, elected to field first
SeriesIndia tour of South Africa
Season2001/02
Player Of The Match
Shaun Pollock
Shaun Pollock
Series resultSouth Africa led the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 1564
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
Deep Dasgupta
Deep Dasgupta
Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag
Umpires
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Asoka de Silva
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David Orchard
TV Umpire
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Ian Howell
Reserve Umpire
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Muhammed Nanabhay
Match Referee
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Mike Denness
CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 03 Nov - day 1 - India 1st innings 372/7 (Deep Dasgupta 29*, 90 ov)
Sun, 04 Nov - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 327/3 (Jacques Kallis 49*, 81.5 ov)
Mon, 05 Nov - day 3 - India 2nd innings 96/1 (Shiv Sunder Das 54*, VVS Laxman 25*, 27 ov)
Tue, 06 Nov - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 54/1 (14.4 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
  • SC Ganguly goes to 3,000 test runs
  • Gangully dropped by Dippenaar when on 6
  • India 100, 110 minutes, 153 balls
  • SR Tendulkar 50 in 57 balls, 72 mins (9x4)
  • Hayward leaves the field in the 58th over with an injury
  • 200 Partnership (Tendulkar, Sehwag) 178 minutes, 258 balls
  • V Sehwag 100, on debut, 251 minutes 157 balls
  • New ball taken after 80 overs
Day 2
  • ND McKenzie 50, 92 minutes
  • JH Kallis 50, 164 minutes, 105 balls
Day 3
  • New ball taken after 94 overs
  • J Srinath takes his 200th test wicket, the 5th bowler to do so for India
  • L Klusener 100, 117 balls, 186 minutes
  • Penalty runs for the ball hitting the helmet
  • SS Das 50, 90 minutes, 79 balls
Day 4
  • JH Kallis takes his 100th test wicket, becomes the 8th to get 100 wickets and 3000 runs
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South Africa Innings
Player NameRB
HH Gibbslbw18
G Kirstennot out3048
JH Kallisnot out2134
Extras(nb 2)
Total54(1 wkts; 14.4 ovs)
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