India v South Africa 2nd Test
South Africa tour of India - 2008 (2007/08) · Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad · 3 April 2008
South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs
South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs. AB de Villiers top-scored with 217* for South Africa. Dale Steyn took 5/23.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- South Africa tour of India - 2008 (2007/08)
- Ground
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (then Sardar Patel Stadium)
- Dates
- 3 April 2008 to 5 April 2008
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs
- Player of the match
- AB de Villiers
- Captains
- Anil Kumble (India), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- BR Doctrove and AL Hill
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 76 all out. Irfan Pathan top-scored with 21 not out off 17 balls. Dale Steyn took 5 for 23 for South Africa. From 53 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 23 runs, to 76 for 10. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Narendra Modi Stadium, 361 across 5 Tests.
South Africa replied with 494 for 7 declared. AB de Villiers top-scored with 217 not out off 333 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 132. Harbhajan Singh took 4 for 135 for India. The innings was built on a 256-run stand for the fifth wicket between Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers, 52% of the total. South Africa led by 418 on first innings.
India made 328 all out in their second innings. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 87 off 149 balls, and MS Dhoni made 52. Makhaya Ntini took 3 for 44 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni.
South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Narendra Modi Stadium across the 15 Tests in our archive. India's 76 all out is the lowest completed total at Narendra Modi Stadium.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 76 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 9 | 14 |
| Virender Sehwag | b Dale Steyn | 6 | 12 |
| Rahul Dravid | b Dale Steyn | 3 | 26 |
| VVS Laxman | b Makhaya Ntini | 3 | 7 |
| Sourav Ganguly | b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 2 |
| MS Dhoni | c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel | 14 | 22 |
| Irfan Pathan | not out | 21 | 17 |
| Anil Kumble | b Morne Morkel | 0 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Dale Steyn | 1 | 6 |
| RP Singh | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 0 | 11 |
| Sreesanth | b Dale Steyn | 0 | 3 |
Extras 19 · Total 76 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 8 | 2 | 23 | 5 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 6 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| Morne Morkel | 6 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Wasim Jaffer (9) and Virender Sehwag (2) | 16 | 22 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (0) and Virender Sehwag (4) | 8 | 7 |
| third | Rahul Dravid (1) and VVS Laxman (3) | 6 | 15 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (0) and Rahul Dravid (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Rahul Dravid (2) and MS Dhoni (14) | 23 | 35 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (0) and Irfan Pathan (2) | 2 | 7 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble (0) and Irfan Pathan (0) | 0 | 2 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (1) and Irfan Pathan (0) | 1 | 6 |
| ninth | Irfan Pathan (19) and RP Singh (0) | 20 | 23 |
| tenth | Irfan Pathan (0) and Sreesanth (0) | 0 | 3 |
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 494 FOR 7 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | lbw b Sreesanth | 34 | 42 |
| Neil McKenzie | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 42 | 73 |
| Hashim Amla | c Wasim Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh | 16 | 34 |
| Jacques Kallis | b Sreesanth | 132 | 275 |
| Ashwell Prince | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 9 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 217 | 333 |
| Mark Boucher | lbw b Anil Kumble | 21 | 48 |
| Morne Morkel | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 12 |
| Paul Harris | not out | 9 | 22 |
Did not bat: Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 20 · Total 494 for 7 declared
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sreesanth | 23 | 4 | 87 | 2 |
| RP Singh | 21 | 2 | 81 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 21.2 | 3 | 85 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 40 | 5 | 135 | 4 |
| Anil Kumble | 33 | 2 | 78 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Neil McKenzie (36) and Graeme Smith (34) | 78 | 93 |
| second | Neil McKenzie (6) and Hashim Amla (15) | 22 | 49 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (0) and Hashim Amla (1) | 1 | 12 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (13) and Ashwell Prince (2) | 16 | 25 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (119) and AB de Villiers (133) | 256 | 479 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (21) and AB de Villiers (40) | 66 | 114 |
| seventh | AB de Villiers (12) and Morne Morkel (1) | 13 | 28 |
| eighth | Paul Harris (9) and AB de Villiers (32) | 42 | 48 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 328 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag | lbw b Makhaya Ntini | 17 | 20 |
| Wasim Jaffer | c AB de Villiers b Jacques Kallis | 19 | 53 |
| Rahul Dravid | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 17 | 41 |
| VVS Laxman | c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel | 35 | 45 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 87 | 149 |
| MS Dhoni | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 52 | 132 |
| Irfan Pathan | not out | 43 | 77 |
| Anil Kumble | b Paul Harris | 5 | 12 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Dale Steyn | 4 | 18 |
| RP Singh | c Jacques Kallis b Dale Steyn | 8 | 11 |
| Sreesanth | b Makhaya Ntini | 17 | 13 |
Extras 24 · Total 328 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 23 | 1 | 91 | 3 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 16.2 | 3 | 44 | 3 |
| Morne Morkel | 20 | 0 | 87 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
| Paul Harris | 25 | 4 | 68 | 1 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Wasim Jaffer (9) and Virender Sehwag (17) | 31 | 44 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (17) and Wasim Jaffer (10) | 33 | 67 |
| third | VVS Laxman (6) and Wasim Jaffer (0) | 6 | 11 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (23) and VVS Laxman (29) | 55 | 83 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (64) and MS Dhoni (42) | 110 | 217 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (10) and Irfan Pathan (23) | 33 | 50 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble (5) and Irfan Pathan (0) | 5 | 18 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (4) and Irfan Pathan (9) | 19 | 32 |
| ninth | Irfan Pathan (6) and RP Singh (8) | 14 | 27 |
| tenth | Irfan Pathan (5) and Sreesanth (17) | 22 | 22 |
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