India v South Africa 3rd Test
South Africa tour of India - 2008 (2007/08) · Green Park, Kanpur · 11 April 2008
India won by 8 wickets
India won by 8 wickets. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 87 for India. Harbhajan Singh took 4/44.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- South Africa tour of India - 2008 (2007/08)
- Ground
- Green Park, Kanpur
- Dates
- 11 April 2008 to 13 April 2008
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 8 wickets
- Player of the match
- Sourav Ganguly
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (South Africa), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and BR Doctrove
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 265 all out. Graeme Smith top-scored with 69 off 134 balls, and Hashim Amla made 51. Harbhajan Singh took 3 for 52 for India.
India replied with 325 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 87 off 119 balls, and VVS Laxman made 50. Morne Morkel took 3 for 63 for South Africa. India led by 60 on first innings.
South Africa made 121 all out in their second innings. Graeme Smith top-scored with 35 off 90 balls. Harbhajan Singh took 4 for 44 for India. From 90 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 114 for 9.
Set 62 to win, India made 64 for 2. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 22 off 12 balls.
India won by 8 wickets.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 265 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil McKenzie | st MS Dhoni b Piyush Chawla | 36 | 57 |
| Graeme Smith | c Wasim Jaffer b Yuvraj Singh | 69 | 134 |
| Hashim Amla | b Ishant Sharma | 51 | 101 |
| Jacques Kallis | b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 7 |
| Ashwell Prince | lbw b Virender Sehwag | 16 | 71 |
| AB de Villiers | c Sourav Ganguly b Piyush Chawla | 25 | 45 |
| Mark Boucher | b Ishant Sharma | 29 | 59 |
| Morne Morkel | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 17 | 17 |
| Paul Harris | b Ishant Sharma | 12 | 31 |
| Dale Steyn | c Mohammad Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 5 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 9 · Total 265 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sreesanth | 11 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 12.3 | 1 | 55 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 31 | 9 | 52 | 3 |
| Piyush Chawla | 16 | 3 | 66 | 2 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 11 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 6 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-61 (Neil McKenzie, 17.5 ov), 2-152 (Graeme Smith, 45.4 ov), 3-160 (Hashim Amla, 48.4 ov), 4-161 (Jacques Kallis, 49.6 ov), 5-199 (AB de Villiers, 62.2 ov), 6-215 (Ashwell Prince, 73.2 ov), 7-241 (Morne Morkel, 77.5 ov), 8-264 (Mark Boucher, 85.2 ov), 9-265 (Dale Steyn, 86.4 ov), 10-265 (Paul Harris, 87.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Neil McKenzie (36) and Graeme Smith (23) | 61 | 108 |
| second | Hashim Amla (44) and Graeme Smith (46) | 91 | 167 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (1) and Hashim Amla (7) | 8 | 18 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (0) and Ashwell Prince (0) | 1 | 9 |
| fifth | Ashwell Prince (10) and AB de Villiers (25) | 38 | 76 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (9) and Ashwell Prince (6) | 16 | 66 |
| seventh | Mark Boucher (9) and Morne Morkel (17) | 26 | 27 |
| eighth | Mark Boucher (11) and Paul Harris (11) | 23 | 45 |
| ninth | Paul Harris (1) and Dale Steyn (0) | 1 | 8 |
| tenth | Makhaya Ntini (0) and Paul Harris (0) | 0 | 5 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 325 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | lbw b Morne Morkel | 15 | 34 |
| Virender Sehwag | lbw b Dale Steyn | 8 | 14 |
| Rahul Dravid | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 29 | 106 |
| VVS Laxman | b Morne Morkel | 50 | 103 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Hashim Amla b Dale Steyn | 87 | 119 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c AB de Villiers b Paul Harris | 32 | 57 |
| MS Dhoni | st Mark Boucher b Paul Harris | 32 | 54 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Dale Steyn | 6 | 21 |
| Piyush Chawla | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 4 | 12 |
| Sreesanth | c Ashwell Prince b Paul Harris | 29 | 44 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 14 | 38 |
Extras 19 · Total 325 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 20 | 1 | 71 | 3 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 21 | 7 | 47 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 15 | 2 | 63 | 3 |
| Paul Harris | 32.4 | 8 | 101 | 3 |
| Jacques Kallis | 9 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Hashim Amla | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Virender Sehwag, 4.6 ov), 2-35 (Wasim Jaffer, 10.4 ov), 3-113 (Rahul Dravid, 41.1 ov), 4-123 (VVS Laxman, 43.5 ov), 5-188 (Yuvraj Singh, 60.6 ov), 6-248 (MS Dhoni, 76.1 ov), 7-268 (Harbhajan Singh, 82.5 ov), 8-279 (Piyush Chawla, 85.6 ov), 9-279 (Sourav Ganguly, 86.1 ov), 10-325 (Sreesanth, 99.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Wasim Jaffer (8) and Virender Sehwag (8) | 18 | 30 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (6) and Wasim Jaffer (7) | 17 | 34 |
| third | Rahul Dravid (23) and VVS Laxman (48) | 78 | 185 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (7) and VVS Laxman (2) | 10 | 17 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (31) and Yuvraj Singh (32) | 65 | 103 |
| sixth | Sourav Ganguly (28) and MS Dhoni (32) | 60 | 91 |
| seventh | Sourav Ganguly (14) and Harbhajan Singh (6) | 20 | 40 |
| eighth | Sourav Ganguly (7) and Piyush Chawla (4) | 11 | 19 |
| ninth | Sourav Ganguly (0) and Sreesanth (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Sreesanth (29) and Ishant Sharma (14) | 46 | 82 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 121 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil McKenzie | lbw b Sreesanth | 14 | 45 |
| Graeme Smith | b Virender Sehwag | 35 | 90 |
| Hashim Amla | c Wasim Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 6 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Wasim Jaffer b Virender Sehwag | 15 | 45 |
| Ashwell Prince | not out | 22 | 87 |
| AB de Villiers | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 7 | 21 |
| Mark Boucher | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 5 | 11 |
| Morne Morkel | b Ishant Sharma | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Harris | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 7 |
| Dale Steyn | b Harbhajan Singh | 7 | 10 |
| Makhaya Ntini | c Sourav Ganguly b Virender Sehwag | 0 | 12 |
Extras 16 · Total 121 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbhajan Singh | 23 | 7 | 44 | 4 |
| Ishant Sharma | 10 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| Sreesanth | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Piyush Chawla | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 8.5 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Neil McKenzie, 11.3 ov), 2-27 (Hashim Amla, 12.5 ov), 3-65 (Jacques Kallis, 29.1 ov), 4-72 (Graeme Smith, 33.1 ov), 5-90 (AB de Villiers, 39.5 ov), 6-101 (Mark Boucher, 45.1 ov), 7-101 (Morne Morkel, 45.4 ov), 8-102 (Paul Harris, 46.5 ov), 9-114 (Dale Steyn, 50.5 ov), 10-121 (Makhaya Ntini, 55.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Neil McKenzie (14) and Graeme Smith (9) | 26 | 69 |
| second | Hashim Amla (0) and Graeme Smith (1) | 1 | 8 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (15) and Graeme Smith (20) | 38 | 99 |
| fourth | Ashwell Prince (2) and Graeme Smith (5) | 7 | 24 |
| fifth | Ashwell Prince (7) and AB de Villiers (7) | 18 | 40 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (5) and Ashwell Prince (1) | 11 | 33 |
| seventh | Ashwell Prince (0) and Morne Morkel (0) | 0 | 3 |
| eighth | Ashwell Prince (0) and Paul Harris (0) | 1 | 7 |
| ninth | Ashwell Prince (5) and Dale Steyn (7) | 12 | 24 |
| tenth | Makhaya Ntini (0) and Ashwell Prince (7) | 7 | 30 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 64 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | lbw b Morne Morkel | 10 | 11 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Ashwell Prince b Paul Harris | 22 | 12 |
| Sourav Ganguly | not out | 13 | 28 |
| Rahul Dravid | not out | 18 | 29 |
Did not bat: VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma, Piyush Chawla
Extras 1 · Total 64 for 2
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Harris | 5.1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Virender Sehwag, 3.3 ov), 2-32 (Wasim Jaffer, 4.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Wasim Jaffer (10) and Virender Sehwag (22) | 32 | 21 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly (0) and Wasim Jaffer (0) | 0 | 5 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly (13) and Rahul Dravid (18) | 32 | 54 |
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