Matches (10)
SL v AUS (1)
SA-W in ENG (1)
IRE v IND (1)
County DIV1 (4)
County DIV2 (3)
RESULT
2nd Test, Kolkata, November 28 - December 02, 2004, South Africa tour of India
South Africa FlagSouth Africa
305 & 222
India FlagIndia
(T:117) 411 & 120/2

India won by 8 wickets

Player Of The Match
2/54 & 7/87
harbhajan-singh
Player Of The Series
262 runs
virender-sehwag
Summary
Scorecard
Commentary
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South Africa 1st INNINGS 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Graeme Smith (c)c †Karthik b Pathan023000.00
Andrew Hall c †Karthik b Khan713311053.84
Jacques Rudolph  b Khan611622097037.65
Jacques Kallis  b Ganguly12125939912046.71
Hashim Amla  b Pathan2449504048.97
Boeta Dippenaar c †Karthik b Pathan11217008.33
Zander de Bruyn c †Karthik b Khan1566781022.72
Shaun Pollock c Dravid b Kumble1860942030.00
Justin Ontong not out 1661863026.22
Thami Tsolekile †c & b Harbhajan Singh1553621028.30
Makhaya Ntini c Pathan b Harbhajan Singh022000.00
Extras(lb 17, nb 10)27
TOTAL121.3 Ov (RR: 2.51)305
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Graeme Smith, 0.2 ov), 2-21 (Andrew Hall, 5.6 ov), 3-130 (Jacques Rudolph, 50.2 ov), 4-176 (Hashim Amla, 62.3 ov), 5-182 (Boeta Dippenaar, 66.4 ov), 6-230 (Zander de Bruyn, 85.2 ov), 7-261 (Jacques Kallis, 100.2 ov), 8-273 (Shaun Pollock, 105.5 ov), 9-305 (Thami Tsolekile, 121.1 ov), 10-305 (Makhaya Ntini, 121.3 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Irfan Pathan3177232.321487001
0.2 to GC Smith, . 0/1
62.3 to HM Amla, . 176/4
66.4 to HH Dippenaar, . 182/5
Zaheer Khan2776432.371407009
5.6 to AJ Hall, . 21/2
50.2 to JA Rudolph, . 130/3
85.2 to Z de Bruyn, . 230/6
Anil Kumble3067612.531409000
105.5 to SM Pollock, . 273/8
Sourav Ganguly931411.55472000
100.2 to JH Kallis, . 261/7
Harbhajan Singh21.365422.511016000
121.1 to TL Tsolekile, . 305/9
121.3 to M Ntini, . 305/10
Sachin Tendulkar30802.66100000
India 1st INNINGS 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Virender Sehwag c Smith b Ntini8811818911274.57
Gautam Gambhir lbw b Pollock722311031.81
Rahul Dravid  b Hall802473288032.38
Sachin Tendulkar  b de Bruyn2054823037.03
Sourav Ganguly (c)lbw b de Bruyn40731305054.79
VVS Laxman c Ontong b Ntini3885964044.70
Dinesh Karthik †lbw b Pollock461472176031.29
Irfan Pathan c Smith b Ntini24751052032.00
Anil Kumble c Kallis b Ntini826360030.76
Harbhajan Singh c Dippenaar b Ontong1432512043.75
Zaheer Khan not out 1132361034.37
Extras(lb 19, nb 10, w 6)35
TOTAL150.1 Ov (RR: 2.73)411
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Gautam Gambhir, 6.6 ov), 2-144 (Virender Sehwag, 41.4 ov), 3-189 (Sachin Tendulkar, 60.1 ov), 4-238 (Rahul Dravid, 81.2 ov), 5-267 (Sourav Ganguly, 91.5 ov), 6-308 (VVS Laxman, 104.4 ov), 7-366 (Irfan Pathan, 130.2 ov), 8-382 (Anil Kumble, 138.5 ov), 9-387 (Dinesh Karthik, 141.4 ov), 10-411 (Harbhajan Singh, 150.1 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Shaun Pollock451310122.2422511119
6.6 to G Gambhir, . 17/1
141.4 to KD Karthik, . 387/9
Makhaya Ntini44911242.5420511010
41.4 to V Sehwag, . 144/2
104.4 to VVS Laxman, . 308/6
130.2 to IK Pathan, . 366/7
138.5 to A Kumble, . 382/8
Justin Ontong18.117914.347411100
150.1 to Harbhajan Singh, . 411/10
Andrew Hall2756812.511217001
81.2 to R Dravid, . 238/4
Zander de Bruyn1643222.00773000
60.1 to SR Tendulkar, . 189/3
91.5 to SC Ganguly, . 267/5
South Africa 2nd INNINGS 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Graeme Smith (c)c Laxman b Harbhajan Singh7112416911057.25
Andrew Hall c †Karthik b Harbhajan Singh21631043133.33
Jacques Rudolph lbw b Harbhajan Singh31480021.42
Jacques Kallis c & b Harbhajan Singh55981334056.12
Hashim Amla c Laxman b Harbhajan Singh220240010.00
Boeta Dippenaar c Sehwag b Kumble2880025.00
Zander de Bruyn not out 32721032044.44
Shaun Pollock c Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh627190022.22
Justin Ontong c †Karthik b Harbhajan Singh022000.00
Thami Tsolekile † b Kumble1430025.00
Makhaya Ntini c Dravid b Kumble1219262063.15
Extras(b 12, lb 2, nb 3)17
TOTAL74.4 Ov (RR: 2.97)222
Fall of wickets: 1-77 (Andrew Hall, 23.1 ov), 2-81 (Jacques Rudolph, 25.6 ov), 3-126 (Graeme Smith, 39.1 ov), 4-138 (Hashim Amla, 45.2 ov), 5-147 (Boeta Dippenaar, 48.1 ov), 6-183 (Jacques Kallis, 61.3 ov), 7-193 (Shaun Pollock, 67.1 ov), 8-193 (Justin Ontong, 67.3 ov), 9-194 (Thami Tsolekile, 68.2 ov), 10-222 (Makhaya Ntini, 74.4 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Irfan Pathan511703.40254000
Zaheer Khan502204.40234003
Anil Kumble34.478232.361589000
48.1 to HH Dippenaar, . 147/5
68.2 to TL Tsolekile, . 194/9
74.4 to M Ntini, . 222/10
Harbhajan Singh3038772.901275100
23.1 to AJ Hall, . 77/1
25.6 to JA Rudolph, . 81/2
39.1 to GC Smith, . 126/3
45.2 to HM Amla, . 138/4
61.3 to JH Kallis, . 183/6
67.1 to SM Pollock, . 193/7
67.3 to JL Ontong, . 193/8
India 2nd INNINGS (Target: 117 runs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Virender Sehwag c Smith b Ntini1018231055.55
Gautam Gambhir lbw b Rudolph2656735046.42
Rahul Dravid not out 471041234045.19
Sachin Tendulkar not out 3264733150.00
Extras(lb 1, nb 4)5
TOTAL39.4 Ov (RR: 3.02)120/2
Did not bat: Sourav Ganguly (c), VVS Laxman, Dinesh Karthik †, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan 
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Virender Sehwag, 5.3 ov), 2-60 (Gautam Gambhir, 17.4 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Shaun Pollock712203.14333002
Makhaya Ntini401112.75202000
5.3 to V Sehwag, . 15/1
Justin Ontong10.414404.12465102
Jacques Rudolph812413.00322000
17.4 to G Gambhir, . 60/2
Graeme Smith711602.28321000
Andrew Hall32200.66160000
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MATCH DETAILS
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first
Series
Season2004/05
Player Of The Match
India
Harbhajan Singh
Player Of The Series
India
Virender Sehwag
Series resultIndia won the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 1724
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
Hashim Amla
Hashim Amla
Umpires
Australia
Daryl Harper
Australia
Simon Taufel
TV Umpire
India
Ivaturi Shivram
Match Referee
New Zealand
Jeff Crowe
CLOSE OF PLAY
Sun, 28 Nov - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 227/5 (Jacques Kallis 103*, Zander de Bruyn 15*, 83.3 ov)
Mon, 29 Nov - day 2 - India 1st innings 129/1 (Virender Sehwag 82*, Rahul Dravid 33*, 39 ov)
Tue, 30 Nov - day 3 - India 1st innings 359/6 (Dinesh Karthik 35*, Irfan Pathan 21*, 125 ov)
Wed, 01 Dec - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 172/5 (Jacques Kallis 52*, Zander de Bruyn 9*, 58 ov)
Thu, 02 Dec - day 5 - India 2nd innings 120/2 (39.4 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
  • South Africa 200 in 69.5 overs
  • Score at Lunch: India 36/1 in 10 overs (Gambhir 16*, Dravid 9*)
  • India 50 in 12.3 overs
  • India 100 in 33.2 overs
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The attacking intent

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India Innings
PLAYER NAMERB
V Sehwagcaught1018
G Gambhirlbw2656
R Dravidnot out47104
SR Tendulkarnot out3264
Extras(lb 1, nb 4)
Total120(2 wkts; 39.4 ovs)
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