India v South Africa 1st Test

South Africa tour of India - 2000 (1999/00) · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai · 24 February 2000

South Africa won by 4 wickets

South Africa won by 4 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 97 for India. Shaun Pollock took 4/24.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of India - 2000 (1999/00)
Ground: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Dates: 24 February 2000 to 26 February 2000
Toss: India, chose to bat
Result: South Africa won by 4 wickets
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar
Captains: Sachin Tendulkar (India), Hansie Cronje (South Africa)
Debuts: Wasim Jaffer (India), Murali Kartik (India), Nicky Boje (South Africa)
Umpires: DR Shepherd and S Venkataraghavan
Match referee: R Subba Row

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. Wasim Jaffer, Murali Kartik and Nicky Boje played their first Tests.

India batted first and made 225 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 97 off 163 balls, and Ajit Agarkar made 41. Jacques Kallis took 3 for 30 for South Africa. From 147 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 26 runs, to 173 for 9.

South Africa replied with 176 all out. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 50 off 139 balls, and Herschelle Gibbs made 47. Sachin Tendulkar took 3 for 10 for India. From 102 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 131 for 6. India led by 49 on first innings.

India made 113 all out in their second innings. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 37 off 127 balls. Shaun Pollock took 4 for 24 for South Africa. From 73 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 19 runs, to 92 for 9.

Set 163 to win, South Africa made 164 for 6. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 46 off 75 balls. Anil Kumble took 4 for 56 for India.

South Africa won by 4 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 225 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Wasim Jaffer	bowled	4	20
VVS Laxman	c Clive Eksteen	16	48
Rahul Dravid	bowled	22	79
Sachin Tendulkar	c Mark Boucher	97	163
Sourav Ganguly	c Pieter Strydom	2	24
Ajay Jadeja	c Shaun Pollock	12	59
Nayan Mongia	c Mark Boucher	0	1
Anil Kumble	run out (Allan Donald, Mark Boucher)	4	13
Ajit Agarkar	not out	41	42
Javagal Srinath	bowled	0	1
Murali Kartik	bowled	14	31

Extras 13 · Total 225 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Allan Donald	16	6	23	2
Shaun Pollock	19.2	6	43	2
Lance Klusener	10	0	53	0
Jacques Kallis	16	8	30	3
Clive Eksteen	6	0	26	0
Nicky Boje	5	0	17	0
Hansie Cronje	7	1	26	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Wasim Jaffer, 4.6 ov), 2-39 (VVS Laxman, 19.2 ov), 3-69 (Rahul Dravid, 30.5 ov), 4-96 (Sourav Ganguly, 37.5 ov), 5-147 (Ajay Jadeja, 58.6 ov), 6-151 (Nayan Mongia, 60.1 ov), 7-167 (Anil Kumble, 66.4 ov), 8-173 (Sachin Tendulkar, 67.3 ov), 9-173 (Javagal Srinath, 67.4 ov), 10-225 (Murali Kartik, 79.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	VVS Laxman and Wasim Jaffer	8	30
second	Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman	31	86
third	Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid	30	69
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly	27	42
fifth	Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja	51	127
sixth	Sachin Tendulkar and Nayan Mongia	4	7
seventh	Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble	16	39
eighth	Sachin Tendulkar and Ajit Agarkar	6	5
ninth	Javagal Srinath and Ajit Agarkar	0	1
tenth	Ajit Agarkar and Murali Kartik	52	70

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 176 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gary Kirsten	bowled	50	139
Herschelle Gibbs	c Sourav Ganguly	47	101
Jacques Kallis	c VVS Laxman	5	9
Hansie Cronje	c VVS Laxman	0	2
Pieter Strydom	c Ajit Agarkar	2	9
Lance Klusener	c VVS Laxman	33	58
Shaun Pollock	c Ajay Jadeja	0	4
Mark Boucher	c Nayan Mongia	3	16
Nicky Boje	bowled	14	37
Clive Eksteen	bowled	4	4
Allan Donald	not out	1	6

Extras 17 · Total 176 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Javagal Srinath	12	1	45	3
Ajit Agarkar	7	1	15	0
Anil Kumble	22	1	62	2
Murali Kartik	18	6	28	2
Sachin Tendulkar	5	1	10	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-90 (Herschelle Gibbs, 31.3 ov), 2-102 (Jacques Kallis, 34.3 ov), 3-102 (Hansie Cronje, 34.5 ov), 4-104 (Pieter Strydom, 37.4 ov), 5-131 (Gary Kirsten, 48.2 ov), 6-131 (Shaun Pollock, 48.6 ov), 7-144 (Mark Boucher, 53.5 ov), 8-169 (Lance Klusener, 61.2 ov), 9-173 (Clive Eksteen, 61.6 ov), 10-176 (Nicky Boje, 63.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs	90	189
second	Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis	12	18
third	Hansie Cronje and Gary Kirsten	0	2
fourth	Gary Kirsten and Pieter Strydom	2	17
fifth	Gary Kirsten and Lance Klusener	27	64
sixth	Shaun Pollock and Lance Klusener	0	4
seventh	Lance Klusener and Mark Boucher	13	29
eighth	Nicky Boje and Lance Klusener	25	45
ninth	Clive Eksteen and Nicky Boje	4	4
tenth	Allan Donald and Nicky Boje	3	12

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 113 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Wasim Jaffer	c Lance Klusener	6	22
VVS Laxman	c Mark Boucher	0	6
Rahul Dravid	bowled	37	127
Sachin Tendulkar	lbw	8	11
Sourav Ganguly	c Lance Klusener	31	42
Ajay Jadeja	c Mark Boucher	1	13
Anil Kumble	c Mark Boucher	4	29
Ajit Agarkar	c Mark Boucher	3	18
Murali Kartik	c Mark Boucher	2	23
Javagal Srinath	run out (Jacques Kallis, Hansie Cronje)	0	2
Nayan Mongia	not out	19	10

Extras 2 · Total 113 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Allan Donald	14	6	23	2
Shaun Pollock	12.2	6	24	4
Jacques Kallis	5	1	21	0
Hansie Cronje	12	5	23	3
Clive Eksteen	7	3	21	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (VVS Laxman, 2.1 ov), 2-13 (Wasim Jaffer, 7.6 ov), 3-24 (Sachin Tendulkar, 11.6 ov), 4-73 (Sourav Ganguly, 24.5 ov), 5-75 (Ajay Jadeja, 28.3 ov), 6-80 (Anil Kumble, 37.6 ov), 7-92 (Ajit Agarkar, 43.5 ov), 8-92 (Rahul Dravid, 44.4 ov), 9-92 (Javagal Srinath, 45.2 ov), 10-113 (Murali Kartik, 50.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	VVS Laxman and Wasim Jaffer	5	13
second	Rahul Dravid and Wasim Jaffer	8	35
third	Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid	11	24
fourth	Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid	49	77
fifth	Ajay Jadeja and Rahul Dravid	2	22
sixth	Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid	5	57
seventh	Rahul Dravid and Ajit Agarkar	12	35
eighth	Rahul Dravid and Murali Kartik	0	5
ninth	Javagal Srinath and Murali Kartik	0	4
tenth	Nayan Mongia and Murali Kartik	21	30

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 164 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Gary Kirsten	c Nayan Mongia	20	52
Herschelle Gibbs	c Rahul Dravid	46	75
Jacques Kallis	not out	36	129
Hansie Cronje	run out (Wasim Jaffer)	13	45
Pieter Strydom	c Sourav Ganguly	3	12
Lance Klusener	c Javagal Srinath	1	15
Shaun Pollock	lbw	5	18
Mark Boucher	not out	27	32

Did not bat: Nicky Boje, Allan Donald, Clive Eksteen

Extras 13 · Total 164 for 6

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Javagal Srinath	11	3	26	0
Ajit Agarkar	4	1	15	0
Anil Kumble	28	12	56	4
Murali Kartik	19	5	50	1
Sachin Tendulkar	1	0	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-51 (Gary Kirsten, 17.5 ov), 2-76 (Herschelle Gibbs, 25.2 ov), 3-107 (Hansie Cronje, 38.4 ov), 4-110 (Pieter Strydom, 43.1 ov), 5-115 (Lance Klusener, 46.5 ov), 6-128 (Shaun Pollock, 52.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs	51	107
second	Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs	25	45
third	Hansie Cronje and Jacques Kallis	31	80
fourth	Jacques Kallis and Pieter Strydom	3	27
fifth	Jacques Kallis and Lance Klusener	5	22
sixth	Shaun Pollock and Jacques Kallis	13	36
seventh	Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher	36	61

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