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RESULT
1st Test, Bloemfontein, November 03 - 06, 2001, India tour of South Africa
India FlagIndia
379 & 237
South Africa FlagSouth Africa
(T:54) 563 & 54/1

South Africa won by 9 wickets

Player Of The Match
4/91 & 6/56
shaun-pollock
Summary
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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
TOTAL95.1 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
4.2 to R Dravid, . 7/1
84.4 to V Sehwag, . 351/6
94.2 to D Dasgupta, . 378/8
94.5 to Z Khan, . 379/9
Nantie Hayward20.357033.419711000
13.5 to SS Das, . 43/2
15.2 to VVS Laxman, . 51/3
95.1 to J Srinath, . 379/10
Jacques Kallis2268723.9510514161
20.3 to SC Ganguly, . 68/4
89.6 to A Kumble, . 372/7
Makhaya Ntini14.427114.846012000
67.5 to SR Tendulkar, . 288/5
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
TOTAL143 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
44.4 to HH Gibbs, . 197/2
101.3 to HH Dippenaar, . 377/5
101.4 to SM Pollock, . 377/6
127.3 to MV Boucher, . 498/7
142.6 to M Ntini, . 563/10
Ashish Nehra22312125.5099210111
96.6 to JH Kallis, . 359/4
134.3 to N Boje, . 517/8
Zaheer Khan2679803.7611814210
Anil Kumble501213232.6423416101
43.5 to G Kirsten, . 189/1
81.5 to ND McKenzie, . 327/3
141.2 to L Klusener, . 548/9
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
TOTAL69.4 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
6.1 to R Dravid, . 29/1
28.5 to VVS Laxman, . 108/2
53.3 to V Sehwag, . 195/6
61.3 to D Dasgupta, . 206/8
61.5 to Z Khan, . 206/9
69.4 to J Srinath, . 237/10
Nantie Hayward2387423.2110710001
29.1 to SS Das, . 108/3
60.1 to A Kumble, . 202/7
Jacques Kallis1535613.73719101
42.1 to SR Tendulkar, . 154/4
Makhaya Ntini1033913.90447000
51.1 to SC Ganguly, . 188/5
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
TOTAL14.4 Ov (RR: 3.68, 60 Mts)54/1
Did not bat: Neil McKenzie, Boeta Dippenaar, Lance Klusener, Shaun Pollock (c), Mark Boucher †, Nicky Boje, Makhaya Ntini, Nantie Hayward 
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Herschelle Gibbs, 3.1 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Javagal Srinath511302.60251001
Anil Kumble402315.75175001
3.1 to HH Gibbs, . 6/1
Ashish Nehra30903.00141000
Zaheer Khan2.40903.37111000
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MATCH DETAILS
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein
TossSouth Africa, elected to field first
Series
Season2001/02
Player Of The Match
South Africa
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
Sri Lanka
Asoka de Silva
South Africa
David Orchard
TV Umpire
South Africa
Ian Howell
Reserve Umpire
South Africa
Muhammed Nanabhay
Match Referee
England
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
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South Africa Innings
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HH Gibbslbw18
G Kirstennot out3048
JH Kallisnot out2134
Extras(nb 2)
Total54(1 wkt; 14.4 ovs)
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