IND vs SA, South Africa tour of India 2007/08, 2nd Test at Ahmedabad, April 03 - 05, 2008

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Wasim Jaffer	c Smith b Ntini	9	14	17	2	0	64.28

Virender Sehwag	b Steyn	6	12	23	1	0	50.00

Rahul Dravid	b Steyn	3	26	51	0	0	11.53

VVS Laxman	b Ntini	3	7	13	0	0	42.85

Sourav Ganguly	b Ntini	0	2	3	0	0	0.00

MS Dhoni †	c †Boucher b Morkel	14	22	33	3	0	63.63

Irfan Pathan	not out	21	17	39	3	0	123.52
Anil Kumble (c)	b Morkel	0	2	3	0	0	0.00

Harbhajan Singh	lbw b Steyn	1	6	5	0	0	16.66

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 Mins)	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	2.87	41	3	0	2	1
4.4 to V Sehwag, what an important wicket for South Africa! Steyn pitches it outside off and gets it to come back inwards, Sehwag shapes to cut but is cramped for room and he manages a thick inside edge onto his offstump. 24/2 13.1 to R Dravid, superb delivery and India are staring down the barrel here! Steyn pitches that on a good length in line with offstump, the ball seams away just a shade, a circumspect Dravid shapes to drive straight, misreads the movement and the ball just shaves the top of offstump. 53/5 15.4 to Harbhajan Singh, the downward slide continues.... Steyn, after straying down the leg side the previous two balls, pitches this on middle and leg and gets it to straighten, Harbhajan fails to pick the full delivery and is too late on the flick, the ball hits him on the pads in line with the stumps and Doctrove raises the finger. 56/8 19.3 to RP Singh, how does any tailender play that? Steyn bangs it in short of a length on middle, the bounce really squares up RP and the pace too gets the better of him as he tries to fend it off, he fails to keep the ball down and the ball lobs off the top half of his bat and goes to Smith at first slip. 76/9 19.6 to S Sreesanth, Steyn completes the demolition job with a five-for! Steyn pitches this on a good length on offstump and gets it to straighten, Sreesanth is rooted to the crease and gets squared up by the pace, the ball crashes onto the offstump and pegs it back. 76/10
Makhaya Ntini	6	1	18	3	3.00	30	3	0	0	0
3.3 to W Jaffer, Ntini strikes early! Pitches that on a good length just a shade outside off and comes in towards Jaffer, he half heartedly pokes at it and gets a thick outside edge which travels low to Smith at first slip who dives to his left and grabs it with both hands. 16/1 7.1 to VVS Laxman, costly leave and India are in tatters already! Ntini bowls that from wide of the crease, the ball comes in with the angle, Laxman shapes to leave it and expects it to sail over the offstump but the bounce catches him by surprise as the ball just shaves the top of offstump. The South Africans are ecstatic after losing the toss. 30/3 7.3 to SC Ganguly, It's all happening at Motera! Ntini pitches that on a fullish length in line with offstump, Ganguly doesn't know whether to play at it or just leave it, he's caught in two minds and pokes his bat out rather half heartedly and gets a thick inside edge to peg the middle stump back. 30/4
Morne Morkel	6	1	20	2	3.33	28	3	0	0	1
14.2 to MS Dhoni, terrible shot.... Morlkel sprays that on a full length outside off, the invitation was there for a booming offdrive but Dhoni completely forgot to move his feet, he gets a thick edge and Boucher accepts that with glee. 55/6 14.4 to A Kumble, it gets better and better for South Africa! Morkel bangs on in short on the region of offstump and comes back in. Kumble is forced on the hop and fails to fend that off as he chops it onto his middle stump. 55/7

South Africa 1st Innings

BATTING		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	47.05

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	65.16
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	40.90
Extras	(b 2, lb 14, w 4)	20
TOTAL	141.2 Ov (RR: 3.49, 625 Mins)	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
15.3 to GC Smith, the change of bowling works and India finally strike! Sreesanth pitches it just outside the line of legstump from over the wicket, Smith stays at the crease and tries to tuck it to the on side, he's struck in line of offstump, Sreesanth pleads and Tony Hill raises his finger after pondering over it for a while. 78/1 109.4 to JH Kallis, Sreesanth gets the first breakthrough of the day.... He pitches that just outside the off stump and Kallis is in two minds whether to play it or leave it, he opts to shoulder arms but it's too late as he gets a thick inside edge which pegs the middle stump back. 373/5
RP Singh	21	2	81	0	3.85	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	3.37	161	9	2	0	0
23.4 to ND McKenzie, at the stroke of tea.... Harbhajan pitches it outside off and gets turn into the right-hander, McKenzie gets across very hastily but the turn takes a thick outside edge to Dravid at first slip. It was a rare lapse in concentration from McKenzie who looked really solid. He wasn't sure whether to play or leave it. 100/2 25.4 to HM Amla, Harbhajan strikes again.... He pushes it flat on middle and leg, he tries to tuck it to the on side but gets a thin edge onto his pad and Jaffer at forward short leg takes a straightforward catch. 101/3 29.5 to AG Prince, India strike back and how.....Harbhajan comes round the wicket to Prince, it pitches just in line with offstump, the ball grips on the surface and straightens, Prince leaves a big gap between pad and bat as he tries to defend and the ball strikes him in line with off stump, Tony Hill has an easy decision. 117/4 133.2 to M Morkel, plumb.... Bowls from round the wicket and bowls that flatter, Morkel gets forward to defend but leaves gap between pad and bat, the ball straightens and hits him on the backpad in line with legstump. Hill ponders for a while and gives it out. 452/7
Anil Kumble	33	2	78	1	2.36	145	3	1	0	0
128.4 to MV Boucher, Kumble finally gets a wicket.... Pitches on middle and comes on straight, Boucher opts to stay on the backfoot but the ball skids through a lot quicker and traps him in line with legstump, Doctrove is convinced. 439/6
Sourav Ganguly	3	0	12	0	4.00	14	2	0	0	0

India 2nd Innings

BATTING		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	35.84

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	77.77

Sourav Ganguly	c †Boucher b Steyn	87	149	229	8	0	58.38

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	41.66

Harbhajan Singh	lbw b Steyn	4	18	23	0	0	22.22

RP Singh	c Kallis b Steyn	8	11	23	2	0	72.72

Sreesanth	b Ntini	17	13	19	2	1	130.76

Extras	(b 5, lb 7, nb 5, w 7)	24
TOTAL	94.2 Ov (RR: 3.47, 448 Mins)	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	3.95	100	8	3	2	0
69.3 to SC Ganguly, Ganguly goes, that is a big wicket, fullish delivery, not much foot movement as he flashes at it. The outside edge lands in Boucher's hands. Ganguly was quite upset at the decision. There was a puff of dust as the ball left the bat, and the bat may have struck the pitch which might have been the sound the umpire heard.. 235/5 86.1 to Harbhajan Singh, good comeback by Steyn after that shocker, he gets his line spot on and the length is good as it pitches just outside the line of offstump and comes back in, Harbhajan gets a half prod forward and the ball hits him in line with middle stump. 292/8 90.4 to RP Singh, after softening him up with bouncers, Steyn bangs in another short one and forces him to play at it, he fends it off uneasily, arches backwards and the edge flies to Kallis who cups his hands at second slip. 306/9
Makhaya Ntini	16.2	3	44	3	2.69	78	4	0	0	0
7.2 to V Sehwag, first blood to Ntini, he delivers that from wide of the crease and lands it on a good length just outside the line of offstump and gets it to move in slightly with the angle, Sehwag gets a half stride forward and meets the ball in the middle of the pads in line with middle and leg stumps, Hill is convinced. 31/1 77.5 to MS Dhoni, wild shot and South Africa accept that with glee, Ntini pitches it up wide outside off and invites Dhoni to play a booming cover drive, he stays rooted to the crease and stretches out for the stroke, he gets a thick edge low to Smith at first slip. 268/6 94.2 to S Sreesanth, clips the offstump and it's all over....Sreesanth gives room, dances down the track and attempts another flat-batted biff but he misses and the ball just clips the top of offstump and removes the bails. 328/10
Morne Morkel	20	0	87	2	4.35	86	12	0	1	5
18.1 to R Dravid, shortly after the drinks break... Morkel lands one in short of a length at a very lively pace and gets it to leap on Dravid, he's too late on the hop as he tries to fend it off and only manages a thick outside edge which travels quickly to de Villiers at third slip. 64/2 33.4 to VVS Laxman, Morkel gets a breakthrough against the run of play, he pitches it up much fuller outside off and the ball holds its line, Laxman stays planted to the crease and goes for a cover drive away from his body, Boucher and the rest are convinced he nicked it, Morkel reconfirms with Tony Hill, the stump mics didn't really pick up a sound so it's uncertain whether he edged it or not. The snickometer showed a feather touch so a good decision by Hill. 125/4
Jacques Kallis	10	3	26	1	2.60	44	2	0	0	0
19.6 to W Jaffer, another one bites the dust..... Kallis pitches it up outside off and gets it to shape away after pitching, it was in the slot to drive but Jaffer fails to cover the line, he ends up getting a thick edge to de Villiers at second slip. 70/3
Paul Harris	25	4	68	1	2.72	112	7	1	0	0
80.5 to A Kumble, gives it a lot of air on middle and leg, Kumble is a little late in getting down to the pitch of the ball and it creeps through the gate and hits middle stump. 273/7

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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 (94.2 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

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

MATCH DETAILS

Sardar Patel 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 (5-day match)
Umpires	Billy Doctrove Tony Hill
TV Umpire	Suresh Shastri
Reserve Umpire	Anil Dandekar
Match Referee	Roshan Mahanama

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India Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
V Sehwag	lbw	17	20
W Jaffer	caught	19	53
R Dravid	caught	17	41
VVS Laxman	caught	35	45
SC Ganguly	caught	87	149
MS Dhoni	caught	52	132
IK Pathan	not out	43	77
A Kumble	bowled	5	12
Harbhajan Singh	lbw	4	18
RP Singh	caught	8	11
S Sreesanth	bowled	17	13
Extras	(b 5, lb 7, nb 5, w 7)
Total	328(10 wkts; 94.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
DW Steyn	23	1	91	3	3.95
M Ntini	16.2	3	44	3	2.69
M Morkel	20	0	87	2	4.35 (5 nb)
JH Kallis	10	3	26	1	2.6
PL Harris	25	4	68	1	2.72

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	31	Wasim Jaffer	Virender Sehwag
2nd	33	Rahul Dravid	Wasim Jaffer
3rd	6	VVS Laxman	Wasim Jaffer
4th	55	Sourav Ganguly	VVS Laxman
5th	110	Sourav Ganguly	MS Dhoni
6th	33	MS Dhoni	Irfan Pathan
7th	5	Anil Kumble	Irfan Pathan
8th	19	Harbhajan Singh	Irfan Pathan
9th	14	Irfan Pathan	RP Singh
10th	22	Irfan Pathan	Sreesanth

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