December 15-19, 2006

South Africa v India, 1st Test, Johannesburg

India 249 (Ganguly 51*, Pollock 4-39) and 236 (Laxman 73) beat South Africa 84 (Sreesanth 5-40) and 278 (Prince 97) by 123 runs
Scorecard

Day 4
Bulletin - India secure historic win
Verdict - Burning the form book
Reactions - How the Wanderers was won
Moments - Did Ganguly really bounce Kallis?
Quotes - 'We showed fight, character' - Dravid
Quotes - 'They played better than us' - Smith
Stats - Full marks for full length
Audio - Ravi Shastri - A classic case of believing in your ability
Gallery - India make history at the Wanderers

Day 3
Bulletin - Prince stands between India and famous win
Verdict - The hard work finally pays
Ganguly quotes - 'With the right team, you are always going to get results'
Audio - Ravi Shastri - Zaheer Khan was the allround star
Stats - A new low for Gibbs
Tour Diary - What is in an anthem?

Day 2
Bulletin - Sreesanth inspires South Africa's annihilation
Verdict - The emperor's new clothes
Analysis - A display to bowl you over
Tribute Pollock joins the 400-wickets club
Audio - Ravi Shastri - Sreesanth's performance propelled India
Quotes - The talk with Donald helped - Sreesanth
Arthur quotes - 'India showed us the right lengths to bowl'
Stats - South Africa rocked by pace blitz
Gallery - Sreesanth stars in wicket-fest

Day 1
Bulletin - Pace battery pegs India back
Verdict - Not quite the expected horror story
Quotes - It wasn't easy to bat at all' - Chappell
Audio - Match evenly balanced
Stats - India's top order exposed again
Gallery - India struggle against pace barrage

Preview package

Preview - India face trial by pace
Quotes - 'It's dangerous to write us off' - Dravid
Quotes - 'We'll be looking for some big performances' - Smith
Key contests - Head to head
Stats - India are overwhelming underdogs
Audio - Venkatesh Prasad: Aggression and adjustment are crucial

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Stories

'Potch was the turning point' - Chappell

'To be a good team, you need a strong leadership group'

Gobind to lead KZN XI against Indians

'They played better than us' - Smith

'We showed fight, character' - Dravid

How the Wanderers was won

'India showed us the right lengths to bowl' - Arthur

Keeping the promise

Sreesanth on song

The emperor's new clothes

The Pollock story in numbers

The talk with Donald helped - Sreesanth

'It wasn't easy to bat at all' - Chappell

Matches

South Africa v India at Johannesburg

Series/Tournaments

India tour of South Africa

Teams

India

South Africa

Picture Gallery

India make history at the Wanderers

Sreesanth stars in Wanderers wicket-fest

Pace battery pegs India back

Audio and Video

Sreesanth's performance propelled India