result
2nd Test, Kolkata, Nov 28 - Dec 2 2004, South Africa tour of India
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South Africa

305 & 222
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India

(39.4 ov, target 117)411 & 120/2
India won by 8 wickets
player of the match
Harbhajan Singh
Summary
Scorecard
Commentary
Coverage
South Africa 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Graeme Smith (c)c †Karthik b Pathan023000.00
Andrew Hall c †Karthik b Khan713311053.85
Jacques Rudolph  b Khan611622097037.65
Jacques Kallis  b Ganguly12125939912046.72
Hashim Amla  b Pathan2449504048.98
Boeta Dippenaar c †Karthik b Pathan11217008.33
Zander de Bruyn c †Karthik b Khan1566781022.73
Shaun Pollock c Dravid b Kumble1860942030.00
Justin Ontong not out 1661863026.23
Thami Tsolekile †c & b Harbhajan Singh1553621028.30
Makhaya Ntini c Pathan b Harbhajan Singh022000.00
Extras(lb 17, nb 10)27
TOTAL(121.3 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
Zaheer Khan2776432.371407009
Anil Kumble3067612.531409000
Sourav Ganguly931411.56472000
Harbhajan Singh21.365422.511016000
Sachin Tendulkar30802.67100000
India 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Virender Sehwag c Smith b Ntini8811818911274.58
Gautam Gambhir lbw b Pollock722311031.82
Rahul Dravid  b Hall802473288032.39
Sachin Tendulkar  b de Bruyn2054823037.04
Sourav Ganguly (c)lbw b de Bruyn40731305054.79
VVS Laxman c Ontong b Ntini3885964044.71
Dinesh Karthik †lbw b Pollock461472176031.29
Irfan Pathan c Smith b Ntini24751052032.00
Anil Kumble c Kallis b Ntini826360030.77
Harbhajan Singh c Dippenaar b Ontong1432512043.75
Zaheer Khan not out 1132361034.38
Extras(lb 19, nb 10, w 6)35
TOTAL(150.1 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
Makhaya Ntini44911242.5520511010
Justin Ontong18.117914.357411100
Andrew Hall2756812.521217001
Zander de Bruyn1643222.00773000
South Africa 2nd INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Graeme Smith (c)c Laxman b Harbhajan Singh7112416911057.26
Andrew Hall c †Karthik b Harbhajan Singh21631043133.33
Jacques Rudolph lbw b Harbhajan Singh31480021.43
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 Kumble1219262063.16
Extras(b 12, lb 2, nb 3)17
TOTAL(74.4 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 Kumble34.478232.371589000
Harbhajan Singh3038772.901275100
India 2nd INNINGS (target: 117 runs)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Virender Sehwag c Smith b Ntini1018231055.56
Gautam Gambhir lbw b Rudolph2656735046.43
Rahul Dravid not out 471041234045.19
Sachin Tendulkar not out 3264733150.00
Extras(lb 1, nb 4)5
TOTAL(39.4 Ov, RR: 3.02)120/2
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Virender Sehwag, 5.3 ov), 2-60 (Gautam Gambhir, 17.4 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Shaun Pollock712203.14333002
Makhaya Ntini401112.75202000
Justin Ontong10.414404.13465102
Jacques Rudolph812413.00322000
Graeme Smith711602.29321000
Andrew Hall32200.67160000
MATCH DETAILS
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first
SeriesSouth Africa tour of India
Season2004/05
Player Of The Match
Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh
Player Of The Series
Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag
Series resultIndia won the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberTEST No. 1724
Match days - day match (5-day match)
Test debut
Hashim Amla
Hashim Amla
Umpires
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Daryl Harper
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Simon Taufel
TV Umpire
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Ivaturi Shivram
Match Referee
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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
  • South Africa 50 in 21.4 overs
  • Score at Lunch: South Africa 60/2 in 28 overs (Rudolph 26*, Kallis 25*)
  • South Africa 100 in 38.4 overs
  • Rudolph 50 in 132 balls, 4x6
  • Kallis 50 in 121 balls, 4x5
  • South Africa 150 in 54.4 overs
  • Score at Tea: South Africa 152/3 in 57 overs (Kallis 58*, Amla 12*)
  • South Africa 200 in 76.2 overs
Day 2
  • South Africa 250 in 97.3 overs
  • Score at Tea: South Africa 289/8 in 111 overs (Ontong 16*, Tsolekile 3* )
  • South Africa 300 in 119.2 overs
  • Score at Tea: India 48/1 in 14 overs (Sehwag 26*, Dravid 10*)
  • India 50 in 15.4 overs
  • Sehwag 50 in 79 balls, 4x6
  • India 100 in 31.5 overs
Day 3
  • India 150 in 43.2 overs
  • Score at Lunch : India 198/3 in 67 overs (Dravid 67*, Ganguly 7*)
  • Dravid 50 in124 balls, 4x7
  • India 200 in 69.1 overs
  • India 250 in 85.6 overs
  • Score at Tea: India 293/5 in 97 overs (Laxman 25*, Karthik 13*)
  • India 300 in 100.3 overs
  • India 350 in 122.1 overs
Day 4
  • India 400 in 146.6 overs
  • Score at Lunch: India 411/10 in 151.1 overs (Khan 11*)
  • South Africa 50 in 16.1 overs
  • smith 50 in 82 balls, 4x9
  • Score at Tea: South Africa 91/2 in 28 overs (Smith 52*, Kallis 4*)
  • South Africa 100 in 30.4 overs
  • South Africa 150 in 49.4 overs *Kallis 50 in 88 balls, 4x4
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
Match Coverage
All Match News
India v South Africa
South Africa in India, 2004-05,
No South Africa slump - Rhodes
Jonty Rhodes, in India for some promotional and charity work, gave a press conference at the end of the third day
'They made us work hard for runs' - Dravid
Rahul Dravid hopes to extend India's lead © Getty Images Ray Jennings threw a few punches at the post-day press conference on day three, in a move that may soon come to be known as the Jennings counterattack
The attacking intent
With the series at stake, South Africa's bowlers summoned up reserves of grit and discipline that they have often lacked in recent forays abroad
What's in a field?
No single detail about a Test match immediately reveals so much about the game as the look of the field - that is, the way the nine fielders available to the bowler are placed
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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