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Test no. 1871

South Africa in India Test Series - 2nd Test
India v South Africa

2007/08 season

Played at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, on 3,4,5 April 2008 (5-day match)

Result South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs


India 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	W Jaffer	c Smith b Ntini	9	17	14	2	0	64.28
	V Sehwag	b Steyn	6	23	12	1	0	50.00
	R Dravid	b Steyn	3	51	26	0	0	11.53
	VVS Laxman	b Ntini	3	13	7	0	0	42.85
	SC Ganguly	b Ntini	0	3	2	0	0	0.00
	MS Dhoni	c Boucher b Morkel	14	33	22	3	0	63.63
	IK Pathan	not out	21	39	17	3	0	123.52
	A Kumble	b Morkel	0	3	2	0	0	0.00
	Harbhajan Singh	lbw b Steyn	1	5	6	0	0	16.66
	RP Singh	c Smith b Steyn	0	19	11	0	0	0.00
	S Sreesanth	b Steyn	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 4, lb 11, w 2, nb 2)	19

	Total	(all out; 20 overs; 109 mins)	76	(3.80 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-16 (Jaffer, 3.3 ov), 2-24 (Sehwag, 4.4 ov), 3-30 (Laxman, 7.1 ov), 4-30 (Ganguly, 7.3 ov), 5-53 (Dravid, 13.1 ov), 6-55 (Dhoni, 14.2 ov), 7-55 (Kumble, 14.4 ov), 8-56 (Harbhajan Singh, 15.4 ov), 9-76 (Singh, 19.3 ov), 10-76 (Sreesanth, 19.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
DW Steyn	8	2	23	5	2.87	(1nb, 2w)
M Ntini	6	1	18	3	3.00
M Morkel	6	1	20	2	3.33	(1nb)


South Africa 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	GC Smith	lbw b Sreesanth	34	80	42	6	0	80.95
	ND McKenzie	c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh	42	122	73	8	0	57.53
	HM Amla	c Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh	16	48	34	2	0	47.05
	JH Kallis	b Sreesanth	132	359	275	14	1	48.00
	AG Prince	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	2	14	9	0	0	22.22
	AB de Villiers	not out	217	480	333	17	2	65.16
	MV Boucher	lbw b Kumble	21	82	48	1	0	43.75
	M Morkel	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	1	19	12	0	0	8.33
	PL Harris	not out	9	38	22	1	0	40.90
	Extras	(b 2, lb 14, w 4)	20

	Total	(7 wickets dec; 141.2 overs; 625 mins)	494	(3.49 runs per over)

Did not bat DW Steyn, M Ntini

Fall of wickets1-78 (Smith, 15.3 ov), 2-100 (McKenzie, 23.4 ov), 3-101 (Amla, 25.4 ov), 4-117 (Prince, 29.5 ov), 5-373 (Kallis, 109.4 ov), 6-439 (Boucher, 128.4 ov), 7-452 (Morkel, 133.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
S Sreesanth	23	4	87	2	3.78	(1w)
RP Singh	21	2	81	0	3.85
IK Pathan	21.2	3	85	0	3.98	(3w)
Harbhajan Singh	40	5	135	4	3.37
A Kumble	33	2	78	1	2.36
SC Ganguly	3	0	12	0	4.00


India 2nd innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	V Sehwag	lbw b Ntini	17	32	20	1	2	85.00
	W Jaffer	c de Villiers b Kallis	19	97	53	2	0	35.84
	R Dravid	c de Villiers b Morkel	17	55	41	2	0	41.46
	VVS Laxman	c Boucher b Morkel	35	77	45	6	0	77.77
	SC Ganguly	c Boucher b Steyn	87	229	149	8	0	58.38
	MS Dhoni	c Smith b Ntini	52	200	132	5	0	39.39
	IK Pathan	not out	43	120	77	4	1	55.84
	A Kumble	b Harris	5	12	12	1	0	41.66
	Harbhajan Singh	lbw b Steyn	4	23	18	0	0	22.22
	RP Singh	c Kallis b Steyn	8	23	11	2	0	72.72
	S Sreesanth	b Ntini	17	19	13	2	1	130.76
	Extras	(b 5, lb 7, w 7, nb 5)	24

	Total	(all out; 94.2 overs; 448 mins)	328	(3.47 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-31 (Sehwag, 7.2 ov), 2-64 (Dravid, 18.1 ov), 3-70 (Jaffer, 19.6 ov), 4-125 (Laxman, 33.4 ov), 5-235 (Ganguly, 69.3 ov), 6-268 (Dhoni, 77.5 ov), 7-273 (Kumble, 80.5 ov), 8-292 (Harbhajan Singh, 86.1 ov), 9-306 (Singh, 90.4 ov), 10-328 (Sreesanth, 94.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
DW Steyn	23	1	91	3	3.95	(2w)
M Ntini	16.2	3	44	3	2.69
M Morkel	20	0	87	2	4.35	(5nb, 1w)
JH Kallis	10	3	26	1	2.60
PL Harris	25	4	68	1	2.72

Toss India, who chose to bat first
Series South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0

Player of the match AB de Villiers (South Africa)

Umpires BR Doctrove (West Indies) and AL Hill (New Zealand)
TV umpire SL Shastri
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire AY Dandekar

Close of play
3 Apr day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 223/4 (JH Kallis 60*, AB de Villiers 59*, 64 ov)
4 Apr day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 494/7 (AB de Villiers 217*, PL Harris 9*, 141.2 ov)
5 Apr day 3 - India 2nd innings 328 (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

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