result
1st Test, Johannesburg, Dec 15 - 18 2006, India tour of South Africa
249 & 236
(86.5 ov, target 402)84 & 278
India won by 123 runs
player of the match
India
India 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | lbw b Ntini | 9 | 40 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 22.50 | ||
| Virender Sehwag | c †Boucher b Pollock | 4 | 26 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 | ||
| Rahul Dravid (c) | c Smith b Kallis | 32 | 83 | 151 | 5 | 0 | 38.55 | ||
| Sachin Tendulkar | c de Villiers b Kallis | 44 | 89 | 113 | 7 | 0 | 49.43 | ||
| VVS Laxman | c †Boucher b Ntini | 28 | 67 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 41.79 | ||
| Sourav Ganguly | not out | 51 | 101 | 180 | 4 | 1 | 50.49 | ||
| MS Dhoni † | c Pollock b Ntini | 5 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Anil Kumble | c Kallis b Nel | 6 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Zaheer Khan | lbw b Pollock | 9 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 39.13 | ||
| Sreesanth | c Amla b Pollock | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Vikram Singh | c & b Pollock | 29 | 19 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 152.63 | ||
| Extras | (lb 15, nb 6, w 11) | 32 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (79.5 Ov, RR: 3.11, 374 Mts) | 249 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Wasim Jaffer, 9.6 ov), 2-14 (Virender Sehwag, 10.5 ov), 3-83 (Sachin Tendulkar, 35.4 ov), 4-110 (Rahul Dravid, 41.6 ov), 5-156 (VVS Laxman, 56.5 ov), 6-167 (MS Dhoni, 61.6 ov), 7-188 (Anil Kumble, 66.5 ov), 8-205 (Zaheer Khan, 73.4 ov), 9-205 (Sreesanth, 73.6 ov), 10-249 (Vikram Singh, 79.5 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 10.1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 2.55 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 18 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 3.16 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Pollock | 17.5 | 7 | 39 | 4 | 2.18 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Nel | 18.5 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 2.38 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 15 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 4.46 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
South Africa 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith (c) | lbw b Sreesanth | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41.66 | ||
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Sehwag b Khan | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Hashim Amla | c Laxman b Sreesanth | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Jacques Kallis | c Laxman b Sreesanth | 12 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 85.71 | ||
| Ashwell Prince | c †Dhoni b Kumble | 24 | 60 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| AB de Villiers | c Sehwag b Khan | 6 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 42.85 | ||
| Mark Boucher † | b Sreesanth | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
| Shaun Pollock | lbw b Sreesanth | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Andre Nel | c Khan b Singh | 21 | 24 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 87.50 | ||
| Makhaya Ntini | b Kumble | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Dale Steyn | not out | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 2, nb 1, w 3) | 6 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (25.1 Ov, RR: 3.33, 131 Mts) | 84 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Graeme Smith, 1.6 ov), 2-5 (Herschelle Gibbs, 2.4 ov), 3-5 (Hashim Amla, 3.6 ov), 4-21 (Jacques Kallis, 7.3 ov), 5-33 (AB de Villiers, 12.5 ov), 6-38 (Mark Boucher, 15.2 ov), 7-45 (Shaun Pollock, 17.1 ov), 8-84 (Ashwell Prince, 24.4 ov), 9-84 (Makhaya Ntini, 24.5 ov), 10-84 (Andre Nel, 25.1 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 10 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 3.20 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sreesanth | 10 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 4.00 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Vikram Singh | 3.1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.52 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India 2nd INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | c Smith b Nel | 4 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | ||
| Virender Sehwag | c Gibbs b Nel | 33 | 29 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 113.79 | ||
| Rahul Dravid (c) | c †Boucher b Pollock | 1 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | ||
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Pollock | 14 | 22 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 63.63 | ||
| VVS Laxman | c Smith b Ntini | 73 | 154 | 253 | 12 | 0 | 47.40 | ||
| Sourav Ganguly | c †Boucher b Ntini | 25 | 38 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 65.78 | ||
| MS Dhoni † | c †Boucher b Pollock | 18 | 25 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 72.00 | ||
| Anil Kumble | c Prince b Nel | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | ||
| Zaheer Khan | c †Boucher b Ntini | 37 | 80 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 46.25 | ||
| Sreesanth | not out | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 85.71 | ||
| Vikram Singh | run out (sub [DL Makalima]/†Boucher) | 11 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 275.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 10, w 1) | 13 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (64.4 Ov, RR: 3.64, 308 Mts) | 236 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Wasim Jaffer, 3.5 ov), 2-37 (Rahul Dravid, 6.6 ov), 3-41 (Virender Sehwag, 7.5 ov), 4-61 (Sachin Tendulkar, 16.1 ov), 5-119 (Sourav Ganguly, 28.1 ov), 6-147 (MS Dhoni, 36.3 ov), 7-148 (Anil Kumble, 39.2 ov), 8-218 (VVS Laxman, 62.4 ov), 9-219 (Zaheer Khan, 62.6 ov), 10-236 (Vikram Singh, 64.4 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makhaya Ntini | 15.4 | 2 | 77 | 3 | 4.91 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Nel | 19 | 4 | 58 | 3 | 3.05 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Pollock | 16 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 2.06 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 11 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2.72 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.66 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd INNINGS (target: 402 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Tendulkar b Khan | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Graeme Smith (c) | c Sehwag b Sreesanth | 10 | 27 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 37.03 | ||
| Hashim Amla | c †Dhoni b Sreesanth | 17 | 30 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 56.66 | ||
| Jacques Kallis | c Ganguly b Sreesanth | 27 | 72 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 37.50 | ||
| Ashwell Prince | b Kumble | 97 | 223 | 327 | 11 | 0 | 43.49 | ||
| AB de Villiers | run out (Khan) | 17 | 42 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 40.47 | ||
| Mark Boucher † | lbw b Khan | 23 | 41 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 56.09 | ||
| Shaun Pollock | b Kumble | 40 | 41 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 97.56 | ||
| Andre Nel | lbw b Kumble | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Dale Steyn | not out | 6 | 24 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Makhaya Ntini | c Sehwag b Khan | 8 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 8, nb 19) | 27 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (86.5 Ov, RR: 3.20, 415 Mts) | 278 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Herschelle Gibbs, 0.4 ov), 2-22 (Graeme Smith, 7.6 ov), 3-34 (Hashim Amla, 11.6 ov), 4-84 (Jacques Kallis, 29.6 ov), 5-120 (AB de Villiers, 44.1 ov), 6-164 (Mark Boucher, 60.3 ov), 7-231 (Shaun Pollock, 74.3 ov), 8-245 (Andre Nel, 78.3 ov), 9-264 (Ashwell Prince, 80.1 ov), 10-278 (Makhaya Ntini, 86.5 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 22.5 | 5 | 79 | 3 | 3.45 | 106 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sreesanth | 25 | 8 | 59 | 3 | 2.36 | 126 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Vikram Singh | 18 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 3.72 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 20 | 4 | 54 | 3 | 2.70 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
| New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | |
| Toss | India, elected to bat first |
| Series | India tour of South Africa |
| Season | 2006/07 |
| Player Of The Match | Sreesanth |
| Series result | India led the 3-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 1823 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 10.00 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.30-15.50, Close 18.30 |
| Match days | 15,16,17,18 December 2006 - day (5-day match) |
| Umpires | Daryl HarperMark Benson |
| TV Umpire | Karl Hurter |
| Reserve Umpire | Zed Ndamane |
| Match Referee | Roshan Mahanama |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 15 Dec - day 1 - India 1st innings 156/5 (Sourav Ganguly 14*, 56.5 ov)
Sat, 16 Dec - day 2 - India 2nd innings 146/5 (VVS Laxman 42*, MS Dhoni 17*, 35 ov)
Sun, 17 Dec - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 163/5 (Ashwell Prince 54*, Mark Boucher 23*, 58 ov)
Mon, 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