result
2nd Test, Ahmedabad, Apr 3 - 7 2008, South Africa tour of India
(94.2 ov)76 & 328
494/7d
South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs
player of the match

South Africa
India 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wasim Jaffer | c Smith b Ntini | 9 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 64.29 | ||
Virender Sehwag | b Steyn | 6 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
Rahul Dravid | b Steyn | 3 | 26 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 11.54 | ||
VVS Laxman | b Ntini | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | ||
Sourav Ganguly | b Ntini | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
MS Dhoni † | c †Boucher b Morkel | 14 | 22 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 63.64 | ||
Irfan Pathan | not out | 21 | 17 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 123.53 | ||
Anil Kumble (c) | b Morkel | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Steyn | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | ||
RP Singh | c Smith b Steyn | 0 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Sreesanth | b Steyn | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Extras | (b 4, lb 11, nb 2, w 2) | 19 | |||||||
TOTAL | (20 Ov, RR: 3.80, 109 Mts) | 76 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Wasim Jaffer, 3.3 ov), 2-24 (Virender Sehwag, 4.4 ov), 3-30 (VVS Laxman, 7.1 ov), 4-30 (Sourav Ganguly, 7.3 ov), 5-53 (Rahul Dravid, 13.1 ov), 6-55 (MS Dhoni, 14.2 ov), 7-55 (Anil Kumble, 14.4 ov), 8-56 (Harbhajan Singh, 15.4 ov), 9-76 (RP Singh, 19.3 ov), 10-76 (Sreesanth, 19.6 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dale Steyn | 8 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 2.88 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Makhaya Ntini | 6 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3.00 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Morne Morkel | 6 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 3.33 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
South Africa 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Graeme Smith (c) | lbw b Sreesanth | 34 | 42 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 80.95 | ||
Neil McKenzie | c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 42 | 73 | 122 | 8 | 0 | 57.53 | ||
Hashim Amla | c Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh | 16 | 34 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 47.06 | ||
Jacques Kallis | b Sreesanth | 132 | 275 | 359 | 14 | 1 | 48.00 | ||
Ashwell Prince | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | ||
AB de Villiers | not out | 217 | 333 | 480 | 17 | 2 | 65.17 | ||
Mark Boucher † | lbw b Kumble | 21 | 48 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 | ||
Morne Morkel | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | ||
Paul Harris | not out | 9 | 22 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 40.91 | ||
Extras | (b 2, lb 14, w 4) | 20 | |||||||
TOTAL | (141.2 Ov, RR: 3.49, 625 Mts) | 494/7d | |||||||
Did not bat: Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-78 (Graeme Smith, 15.3 ov), 2-100 (Neil McKenzie, 23.4 ov), 3-101 (Hashim Amla, 25.4 ov), 4-117 (Ashwell Prince, 29.5 ov), 5-373 (Jacques Kallis, 109.4 ov), 6-439 (Mark Boucher, 128.4 ov), 7-452 (Morne Morkel, 133.2 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sreesanth | 23 | 4 | 87 | 2 | 3.78 | 103 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RP Singh | 21 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 3.86 | 90 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Irfan Pathan | 21.2 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 3.98 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Harbhajan Singh | 40 | 5 | 135 | 4 | 3.38 | 161 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Anil Kumble | 33 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 2.36 | 145 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India 2nd INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virender Sehwag | lbw b Ntini | 17 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 85.00 | ||
Wasim Jaffer | c de Villiers b Kallis | 19 | 53 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 35.85 | ||
Rahul Dravid | c de Villiers b Morkel | 17 | 41 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 41.46 | ||
VVS Laxman | c †Boucher b Morkel | 35 | 45 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 77.78 | ||
Sourav Ganguly | c †Boucher b Steyn | 87 | 149 | 229 | 8 | 0 | 58.39 | ||
MS Dhoni † | c Smith b Ntini | 52 | 132 | 200 | 5 | 0 | 39.39 | ||
Irfan Pathan | not out | 43 | 77 | 120 | 4 | 1 | 55.84 | ||
Anil Kumble (c) | b Harris | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 | ||
Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Steyn | 4 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | ||
RP Singh | c Kallis b Steyn | 8 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 72.73 | ||
Sreesanth | b Ntini | 17 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 130.77 | ||
Extras | (b 5, lb 7, nb 5, w 7) | 24 | |||||||
TOTAL | (94.2 Ov, RR: 3.47, 448 Mts) | 328 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Virender Sehwag, 7.2 ov), 2-64 (Rahul Dravid, 18.1 ov), 3-70 (Wasim Jaffer, 19.6 ov), 4-125 (VVS Laxman, 33.4 ov), 5-235 (Sourav Ganguly, 69.3 ov), 6-268 (MS Dhoni, 77.5 ov), 7-273 (Anil Kumble, 80.5 ov), 8-292 (Harbhajan Singh, 86.1 ov), 9-306 (RP Singh, 90.4 ov), 10-328 (Sreesanth, 94.2 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dale Steyn | 23 | 1 | 91 | 3 | 3.96 | 100 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Makhaya Ntini | 16.2 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 2.69 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Morne Morkel | 20 | 0 | 87 | 2 | 4.35 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Jacques Kallis | 10 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 2.60 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Harris | 25 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 2.72 | 112 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad | |
Toss | India, elected to bat first |
Series | South Africa tour of India |
Season | 2007/08 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() AB de Villiers |
Series result | South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0 |
Match number | Test no. 1871 |
Hours of play (local time) | 09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.12 |
Match days | 3,4,5 April 2008 - day match (5-day match) |
Umpires | ![]() Billy Doctrove![]() Tony Hill |
TV Umpire | ![]() Suresh Shastri |
Reserve Umpire | ![]() Anil Dandekar |
Match Referee | ![]() Roshan Mahanama |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 03 Apr - day 1 -South Africa 1st innings 223/4 (Jacques Kallis 60*, AB de Villiers 59*, 64 ov)
Fri, 04 Apr - day 2 -South Africa 1st innings 494/7 (AB de Villiers 217*, Paul Harris 9*, 141.2 ov)
Sat, 05 Apr - day 3 -India 2nd innings 328/10 (94.2 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- India 1st innings
- Drinks: India - 30/3 in 7.1 overs (R Dravid 1)
- India: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (80 balls), Extras 17
- Innings Break: India - 76/10 in 20.0 overs (IK Pathan 21)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Lunch: South Africa - 1/0 in 1.0 overs (GC Smith 1, ND McKenzie 0)
- Drinks: South Africa - 45/0 in 9.0 overs (GC Smith 26, ND McKenzie 11)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 9.4 overs (59 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (GC Smith 26, ND McKenzie 19, Ex 8)
- Drinks: South Africa - 78/1 in 15.3 overs (ND McKenzie 36)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 22.4 overs (138 balls), Extras 9
- Tea: South Africa - 100/2 in 23.4 overs (HM Amla 15)
- Drinks: South Africa - 135/4 in 36.0 overs (JH Kallis 23, AB de Villiers 8)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 41.2 overs (250 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: South Africa - 164/4 in 48.0 overs (JH Kallis 39, AB de Villiers 21)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls (JH Kallis 27, AB de Villiers 23, Ex 0)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 58.6 overs (356 balls), Extras 10
- JH Kallis: 50 off 117 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 98 balls (5 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 204 balls (JH Kallis 47, AB de Villiers 55, Ex 0)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 223/4 in 64.0 overs (JH Kallis 60, AB de Villiers 59)
Day 2
- Drinks: South Africa - 249/4 in 76.0 overs (JH Kallis 63, AB de Villiers 80)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 76.3 overs (461 balls), Extras 12
- New Ball Taken: South Africa 261/4 after 81.3 overs (JH Kallis 71, AB de Villiers 84)
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 328 balls (JH Kallis 62, AB de Villiers 85, Ex 3)
- Drinks: South Africa - 267/4 in 85.0 overs (JH Kallis 75, AB de Villiers 85)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 91.5 overs (553 balls), Extras 13
- AB de Villiers: 100 off 174 balls (11 x 4)
- Lunch: South Africa - 306/4 in 93.0 overs (JH Kallis 97, AB de Villiers 102)
- JH Kallis: 100 off 228 balls (12 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 200 runs in 401 balls (JH Kallis 93, AB de Villiers 105, Ex 3)
- Drinks: South Africa - 339/4 in 103.0 overs (JH Kallis 116, AB de Villiers 116)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 104.4 overs (631 balls), Extras 14
- 5th Wicket: 250 runs in 477 balls (JH Kallis 115, AB de Villiers 133, Ex 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 373/5 in 109.4 overs (AB de Villiers 133)
- South Africa: 400 runs in 114.4 overs (692 balls), Extras 19
- AB de Villiers: 150 off 241 balls (15 x 4)
- Tea: South Africa - 413/5 in 117.0 overs (AB de Villiers 159, MV Boucher 9)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (AB de Villiers 32, MV Boucher 13, Ex 5)
- Drinks: South Africa - 439/6 in 128.4 overs (AB de Villiers 173)
- South Africa: 450 runs in 131.6 overs (796 balls), Extras 19
- AB de Villiers: 200 off 320 balls (17 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: South Africa - 484/7 in 140.0 overs (AB de Villiers 208, PL Harris 8)
- Rain: South Africa - 494/7 in 141.2 overs (AB de Villiers 217, PL Harris 9)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 494/7 in 141.2 overs (AB de Villiers 217, PL Harris 9)
Day 3
- India 2nd innings
- Drinks: India - 37/1 in 9.0 overs (W Jaffer 9, R Dravid 2)
- India: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (72 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: India - 64/1 in 17.0 overs (W Jaffer 19, R Dravid 17)
- Lunch: India - 95/3 in 25.0 overs (VVS Laxman 19, SC Ganguly 10)
- India: 100 runs in 27.3 overs (168 balls), Extras 13
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (VVS Laxman 26, SC Ganguly 23, Ex 3)
- Drinks: India - 125/4 in 33.4 overs (SC Ganguly 23)
- India: 150 runs in 40.5 overs (250 balls), Extras 15
- Drinks: India - 165/4 in 45.0 overs (SC Ganguly 40, MS Dhoni 22)
- SC Ganguly: 50 off 86 balls (5 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls (SC Ganguly 27, MS Dhoni 22, Ex 1)
- Tea: India - 191/4 in 57.0 overs (SC Ganguly 59, MS Dhoni 28)
- India: 200 runs in 60.4 overs (369 balls), Extras 16
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 195 balls (SC Ganguly 61, MS Dhoni 36, Ex 3)
- Drinks: India - 233/4 in 68.0 overs (SC Ganguly 87, MS Dhoni 40)
- India: 250 runs in 72.1 overs (440 balls), Extras 18
- MS Dhoni: 50 off 122 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: India - 265/5 in 77.0 overs (MS Dhoni 52, IK Pathan 20)
- New Ball Taken: India 283/7 after 85.1 overs (IK Pathan 28, Harbhajan Singh 4)
- India: 300 runs in 88.5 overs (541 balls), Extras 24