result
1st Test, Chennai, Mar 26 - 30 2008, South Africa tour of India
(109 ov)540 & 331/5d
627
Match drawn
player of the match
India
South Africa 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith (c) | c Laxman b Kumble | 73 | 97 | 157 | 13 | 0 | 75.25 | ||
| Neil McKenzie | c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 94 | 156 | 230 | 18 | 0 | 60.25 | ||
| Hashim Amla | run out (Sreesanth/†Dhoni/Kumble) | 159 | 262 | 406 | 20 | 0 | 60.68 | ||
| Jacques Kallis | c Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh | 13 | 42 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 30.95 | ||
| Ashwell Prince | c & b Kumble | 23 | 60 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 38.33 | ||
| AB de Villiers | c †Dhoni b Sreesanth | 44 | 58 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 75.86 | ||
| Mark Boucher † | c Dravid b Sehwag | 70 | 146 | 216 | 9 | 0 | 47.94 | ||
| Morne Morkel | c & b Harbhajan Singh | 35 | 54 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 64.81 | ||
| Paul Harris | c †Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 5 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 | ||
| Dale Steyn | c Singh b Harbhajan Singh | 15 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 71.42 | ||
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 5, nb 1, w 1) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (152.5 Ov, RR: 3.53, 679 Mts) | 540 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-132 (Graeme Smith, 33.3 ov), 2-196 (Neil McKenzie, 50.5 ov), 3-244 (Jacques Kallis, 64.6 ov), 4-291 (Ashwell Prince, 81.3 ov), 5-357 (AB de Villiers, 97.6 ov), 6-456 (Hashim Amla, 126.4 ov), 7-510 (Mark Boucher, 143.5 ov), 8-520 (Morne Morkel, 146.6 ov), 9-529 (Paul Harris, 150.2 ov), 10-540 (Dale Steyn, 152.5 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP Singh | 23 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 4.82 | 96 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sreesanth | 26 | 5 | 104 | 1 | 4.00 | 122 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 45 | 11 | 106 | 2 | 2.35 | 214 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 44.5 | 4 | 164 | 5 | 3.65 | 178 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 11 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 3.36 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | c Kallis b Harris | 73 | 166 | 250 | 6 | 1 | 43.97 | ||
| Virender Sehwag | c McKenzie b Ntini | 319 | 304 | 530 | 42 | 5 | 104.93 | ||
| Rahul Dravid | c Kallis b Ntini | 111 | 291 | 396 | 15 | 0 | 38.14 | ||
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Kallis b Ntini | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Sourav Ganguly | c †Boucher b Harris | 24 | 29 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 82.75 | ||
| VVS Laxman | c & b Harris | 39 | 64 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 60.93 | ||
| MS Dhoni † | c †Boucher b Steyn | 16 | 33 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 48.48 | ||
| Anil Kumble (c) | b Steyn | 3 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | ||
| Harbhajan Singh | b Steyn | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| RP Singh | b Steyn | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Sreesanth | not out | 4 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 26.66 | ||
| Extras | (b 20, lb 10, nb 4, w 4) | 38 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (155.1 Ov, RR: 4.04, 760 Mts) | 627 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-213 (Wasim Jaffer, 52.6 ov), 2-481 (Virender Sehwag, 111.4 ov), 3-481 (Sachin Tendulkar, 113.3 ov), 4-526 (Sourav Ganguly, 123.5 ov), 5-573 (Rahul Dravid, 135.4 ov), 6-598 (MS Dhoni, 144.2 ov), 7-610 (Anil Kumble, 148.2 ov), 8-610 (Harbhajan Singh, 148.4 ov), 9-612 (RP Singh, 150.4 ov), 10-627 (VVS Laxman, 155.1 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 32 | 3 | 103 | 4 | 3.21 | 139 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 28 | 3 | 128 | 3 | 4.57 | 114 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Morne Morkel | 25 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 3.04 | 115 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Harris | 53.1 | 6 | 203 | 3 | 3.81 | 212 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 14 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 5.07 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashwell Prince | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil McKenzie | not out | 155 | 339 | 445 | 13 | 1 | 45.72 | ||
| Graeme Smith (c) | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 35 | 30 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 116.66 | ||
| Hashim Amla | c Dravid b Kumble | 81 | 148 | 200 | 9 | 0 | 54.72 | ||
| Jacques Kallis | c Singh b Harbhajan Singh | 19 | 40 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 47.50 | ||
| Ashwell Prince | c Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 | ||
| AB de Villiers | c Ganguly b Sehwag | 11 | 41 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 26.82 | ||
| Mark Boucher † | not out | 11 | 46 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 23.91 | ||
| Extras | (b 8, lb 5, nb 1) | 14 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (109 Ov, RR: 3.03, 445 Mts) | 331/5d | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Graeme Smith, 10.3 ov), 2-210 (Hashim Amla, 56.6 ov), 3-264 (Jacques Kallis, 76.2 ov), 4-272 (Ashwell Prince, 78.6 ov), 5-306 (AB de Villiers, 94.3 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sreesanth | 12 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 3.50 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RP Singh | 9 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 4.77 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 34 | 1 | 101 | 3 | 2.97 | 144 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 20 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 2.85 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 22 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 2.50 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| VVS Laxman | 10 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1.90 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
| MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | |
| Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
| Series | South Africa tour of India |
| Season | 2007/08 |
| Player Of The Match | Virender Sehwag |
| Series result | 3-match series level 0-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 1870 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.42 |
| Match days | 26,27,28,29,30 March 2008 - day(5-day match) |
| Umpires | Asad RaufTony Hill |
| TV Umpire | Amiesh Saheba |
| Reserve Umpire | Shavir Tarapore |
| Match Referee | Roshan Mahanama |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Wed, 26 Mar - day 1 -South Africa 1st innings 304/4 (Hashim Amla 85*, AB de Villiers 10*, 90 ov)
Thu, 27 Mar - day 2 -India 1st innings 82 (Wasim Jaffer 25*, Virender Sehwag 52*, 21 ov)
Fri, 28 Mar - day 3 -India 1st innings 468/1 (Virender Sehwag 309*, Rahul Dravid 65*, 106 ov)
Sat, 29 Mar - day 4 -South Africa 2nd innings 131/1 (Neil McKenzie 59*, Hashim Amla 35*, 33 ov)
Sun, 30 Mar - day 5 -South Africa 2nd innings 331/5 (109 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 35/0 in 8.0 overs (GC Smith 17, ND McKenzie 16)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (79 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (GC Smith 20, ND McKenzie 30, Ex 2)
- Drinks: South Africa - 59/0 in 16.0 overs (GC Smith 22, ND McKenzie 35)
- ND McKenzie: 50 off 72 balls (11 x 4)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 23.2 overs (141 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 141 balls (GC Smith 44, ND McKenzie 54, Ex 2)
- Lunch: South Africa - 109/0 in 25.0 overs (GC Smith 53, ND McKenzie 54)
- GC Smith: 50 off 71 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 133/1 in 35.0 overs (ND McKenzie 57, HM Amla 0)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 38.2 overs (231 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: South Africa - 167/1 in 43.0 overs (ND McKenzie 76, HM Amla 14)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (ND McKenzie 30, HM Amla 21, Ex 1)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 52.2 overs (315 balls), Extras 4
- Tea: South Africa - 206/2 in 54.0 overs (HM Amla 31, JH Kallis 3)
- HM Amla: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 66.5 overs (402 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: South Africa - 272/3 in 75.0 overs (HM Amla 75, AG Prince 11)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 86.2 overs (519 balls), Extras 6
- End Of Day: South Africa - 304/4 in 90.0 overs (HM Amla 85, AB de Villiers 10)
Day 2
- New Ball Taken: South Africa 323/4 after 93.1 overs (HM Amla 87, AB de Villiers 27)
- HM Amla: 100 off 173 balls (14 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls (HM Amla 21, AB de Villiers 31, Ex 1)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 96.4 overs (581 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: South Africa - 358/5 in 99.0 overs (HM Amla 104, MV Boucher 0)
- Drinks: South Africa - 382/5 in 106.0 overs (HM Amla 117, MV Boucher 11)
- South Africa: 400 runs in 111.1 overs (668 balls), Extras 7
- Lunch: South Africa - 404/5 in 113.0 overs (HM Amla 124, MV Boucher 26)
- HM Amla 100 in 254 minutes
- South Africa 400 in 501 minutes
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls (HM Amla 22, MV Boucher 30, Ex 0)
- HM Amla: 150 off 248 balls (19 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 449/5 in 124.0 overs (HM Amla 157, MV Boucher 38)
- South Africa: 450 runs in 124.2 overs (747 balls), Extras 7
- MV Boucher: 50 off 99 balls (8 x 4)
- South Africa: 500 runs in 139.6 overs (842 balls), Extras 8
- Tea: South Africa - 501/6 in 140.0 overs (MV Boucher 62, M Morkel 25)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (MV Boucher 24, M Morkel 26, Ex 1)
- India 1st innings
- Drinks: India - 47/0 in 10.0 overs (W Jaffer 19, V Sehwag 24)
- India: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (W Jaffer 21, V Sehwag 25, Ex 4)
- V Sehwag: 50 off 59 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- End Of Day: India - 82/0 in 21.0 overs (W Jaffer 25, V Sehwag 52)
Day 3
- India: 100 runs in 23.6 overs (144 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 144 balls (W Jaffer 34, V Sehwag 61, Ex 5)
- Drinks: India - 126/0 in 29.0 overs (W Jaffer 45, V Sehwag 76)
- W Jaffer: 50 off 107 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- India: 150 runs in 36.3 overs (220 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 220 balls (W Jaffer 54, V Sehwag 91, Ex 6)
- Drinks: India - 151/0 in 37.0 overs (W Jaffer 54, V Sehwag 91)
- V Sehwag: 100 off 116 balls (15 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Lunch: India - 176/0 in 46.0 overs (W Jaffer 60, V Sehwag 110)
- India: 200 runs in 51.1 overs (308 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 200 runs in 308 balls (W Jaffer 69, V Sehwag 126, Ex 6)
- Drinks: India - 219/1 in 55.0 overs (V Sehwag 140, R Dravid 0)
- V Sehwag: 150 off 171 balls (23 x 4, 1 x 6)
- India: 250 runs in 61.4 overs (373 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: India - 253/1 in 62.0 overs (V Sehwag 169, R Dravid 3)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (V Sehwag 41, R Dravid 7, Ex 2)
- V Sehwag: 200 off 194 balls (32 x 4, 2 x 6)
- India: 300 runs in 69.2 overs (419 balls), Extras 8
- Tea: India - 309/1 in 70.0 overs (V Sehwag 218, R Dravid 10)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 113 balls (V Sehwag 86, R Dravid 11, Ex 3)
- India: 350 runs in 78.4 overs (476 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: India - 359/1 in 80.0 overs (V Sehwag 250, R Dravid 26)
- V Sehwag: 250 off 225 balls (38 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 175 balls (V Sehwag 118, R Dravid 27, Ex 5)
- India: 400 runs in 89.5 overs (543 balls), Extras 16
- Drinks: India - 401/1 in 90.0 overs (V Sehwag 273, R Dravid 39)
- 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 241 balls (V Sehwag 147, R Dravid 43, Ex 12)
- R Dravid: 50 off 151 balls (6 x 4)
- V Sehwag: 300 off 278 balls (41 x 4, 5 x 6)
- India: 450 runs in 100.5 overs (610 balls), Extras 20
- 2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 316 balls (V Sehwag 172, R Dravid 65, Ex 15)
- End Of Day: India - 468/1 in 106.0 overs (V Sehwag 309, R Dravid 65)
Day 4
- New Ball Taken: India 468/1 after 106.1 overs (V Sehwag 309, R Dravid 65)
- 2nd Wicket partnership between Sehwag and Dravid lasted 278 minutes.
- Drinks: India - 481/3 in 113.3 overs (R Dravid 68)
- India: 500 runs in 116.6 overs (707 balls), Extras 25
- Drinks: India - 522/3 in 121.0 overs (R Dravid 84, SC Ganguly 20)
- Lunch: India - 547/4 in 131.0 overs (R Dravid 99, VVS Laxman 6)
- India: 550 runs in 131.3 overs (795 balls), Extras 26
- R Dravid: 100 off 272 balls (14 x 4)
- Drinks: India - 585/5 in 139.0 overs (VVS Laxman 23, MS Dhoni 8)
- India: 600 runs in 145.6 overs (882 balls), Extras 27
- Drinks: India - 600/6 in 146.0 overs (VVS Laxman 28, A Kumble 2)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- South Africa: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: South Africa - 50/0 in 9.0 overs (ND McKenzie 17, GC Smith 32)
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (ND McKenzie 17, GC Smith 32, Ex 1)
- Drinks: South Africa - 90/1 in 19.0 overs (ND McKenzie 33, HM Amla 20)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 20.4 overs (124 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (ND McKenzie 26, HM Amla 23, Ex 1)
- ND McKenzie: 50 off 86 balls (6 x 4)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 131/1 in 33.0 overs (ND McKenzie 59, HM Amla 35)
Day 5
- South Africa: 150 runs in 38.3 overs (231 balls), Extras 6
- HM Amla: 50 off 85 balls (6 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 176 balls (ND McKenzie 46, HM Amla 50, Ex 5)
- Drinks: South Africa - 160/1 in 42.0 overs (ND McKenzie 69, HM Amla 50)
- Drinks: South Africa - 188/1 in 50.0 overs (ND McKenzie 75, HM Amla 71)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 54.1 overs (326 balls), Extras 7
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 268 balls (ND McKenzie 68, HM Amla 79, Ex 6)
- Lunch: South Africa - 212/2 in 59.0 overs (ND McKenzie 88, JH Kallis 0)
- ND McKenzie: 100 off 184 balls (11 x 4)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 69.4 overs (419 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: South Africa - 253/2 in 70.0 overs (ND McKenzie 113, JH Kallis 14)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (ND McKenzie 29, JH Kallis 18, Ex 3)
- Tea: South Africa - 298/4 in 92.0 overs (ND McKenzie 139, AB de Villiers 9)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 92.6 overs (559 balls), Extras 10
- ND McKenzie: 150 off 312 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: South Africa - 324/5 in 104.0 overs (ND McKenzie 153, MV Boucher 6)
- New Ball Taken: South Africa 324/5 after 104.1 overs (ND McKenzie 153, MV Boucher 6)