India v South Africa 1st Test
South Africa tour of India - 2010 (2009/10) · Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur · 6 February 2010
South Africa won by an innings and 6 runs
South Africa won by an innings and 6 runs. Hashim Amla top-scored with 253* for South Africa. Dale Steyn took 7/51.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- South Africa tour of India - 2010 (2009/10)
- Ground
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- Dates
- 6 February 2010 to 9 February 2010
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by an innings and 6 runs
- Player of the match
- Hashim Amla
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (South Africa), MS Dhoni (India)
- Debuts
- S Badrinath (India), Wriddhiman Saha (India)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. S Badrinath and Wriddhiman Saha played their first Tests.
South Africa batted first and made 558 for 6 declared. Hashim Amla top-scored with 253 not out off 473 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 173. Zaheer Khan took 3 for 96 for India. The innings was built on a 340-run stand for the third wicket between Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla, 61% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, 300 across 5 Tests.
India replied with 233 all out. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 109 off 139 balls, and S Badrinath made 56. Dale Steyn took 7 for 51 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 136-run stand for the fourth wicket between Virender Sehwag and S Badrinath, 58% of the total. From 221 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 12 runs, to 233 for 10. South Africa led by 325 on first innings. India followed on.
India made 319 all out in their second innings. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 100 off 179 balls. Dale Steyn took 3 for 57 for South Africa.
South Africa won by an innings and 6 runs. Hashim Amla's 253 not out is the highest individual score at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 558 FOR 6 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | b Zaheer Khan | 6 | 26 |
| Ashwell Prince | c MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 10 |
| Hashim Amla | not out | 253 | 473 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Murali Vijay b Harbhajan Singh | 173 | 351 |
| AB de Villiers | c S Badrinath b Virender Sehwag | 53 | 88 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 35 |
| Mark Boucher | c Amit Mishra b Zaheer Khan | 39 | 75 |
| Dale Steyn | not out | 0 | 7 |
Did not bat: Wayne Parnell, Morne Morkel, Paul Harris
Extras 25 · Total 558 for 6 declared
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 31 | 7 | 96 | 3 |
| Ishant Sharma | 28 | 4 | 85 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 46 | 1 | 166 | 2 |
| Amit Mishra | 53 | 5 | 140 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 18 | 1 | 55 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Ashwell Prince, 4.3 ov), 2-6 (Graeme Smith, 6.3 ov), 3-346 (Jacques Kallis, 113.2 ov), 4-454 (AB de Villiers, 141.1 ov), 5-476 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 151.5 ov), 6-554 (Mark Boucher, 174.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ashwell Prince (0) and Graeme Smith (5) | 5 | 27 |
| second | Hashim Amla (0) and Graeme Smith (1) | 1 | 12 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (173) and Hashim Amla (154) | 340 | 646 |
| fourth | Hashim Amla (49) and AB de Villiers (53) | 108 | 169 |
| fifth | Hashim Amla (11) and Jean-Paul Duminy (9) | 22 | 65 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (39) and Hashim Amla (36) | 78 | 136 |
| seventh | Hashim Amla (3) and Dale Steyn (0) | 4 | 10 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 233 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel | 12 | 15 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Wayne Parnell | 109 | 139 |
| Murali Vijay | b Dale Steyn | 4 | 13 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 7 | 16 |
| S Badrinath | c Ashwell Prince b Dale Steyn | 56 | 139 |
| MS Dhoni | c Jacques Kallis b Paul Harris | 6 | 29 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | b Dale Steyn | 0 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Dale Steyn | 8 | 16 |
| Zaheer Khan | b Dale Steyn | 2 | 8 |
| Amit Mishra | b Dale Steyn | 0 | 9 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 0 | 5 |
Extras 29 · Total 233 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 16.4 | 6 | 51 | 7 |
| Morne Morkel | 15 | 4 | 58 | 1 |
| Paul Harris | 17 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Wayne Parnell | 7 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Gautam Gambhir, 5.1 ov), 2-40 (Murali Vijay, 8.6 ov), 3-56 (Sachin Tendulkar, 14.1 ov), 4-192 (Virender Sehwag, 46.4 ov), 5-221 (MS Dhoni, 57.4 ov), 6-221 (S Badrinath, 58.1 ov), 7-222 (Wriddhiman Saha, 58.4 ov), 8-226 (Zaheer Khan, 60.3 ov), 9-228 (Amit Mishra, 62.2 ov), 10-233 (Harbhajan Singh, 64.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (12) and Virender Sehwag (15) | 31 | 31 |
| second | Virender Sehwag (5) and Murali Vijay (4) | 9 | 23 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (7) and Virender Sehwag (7) | 16 | 33 |
| fourth | Virender Sehwag (82) and S Badrinath (35) | 136 | 197 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (6) and S Badrinath (21) | 29 | 66 |
| sixth | S Badrinath (0) and Wriddhiman Saha (0) | 0 | 3 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (1) and Wriddhiman Saha (0) | 1 | 3 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (1) and Zaheer Khan (2) | 4 | 11 |
| ninth | Harbhajan Singh (1) and Amit Mishra (0) | 2 | 11 |
| tenth | Harbhajan Singh (5) and Ishant Sharma (0) | 5 | 14 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 319 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | b Morne Morkel | 1 | 3 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 16 | 19 |
| Murali Vijay | c Morne Morkel b Paul Harris | 32 | 90 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Paul Harris | 100 | 179 |
| S Badrinath | c Mark Boucher b Wayne Parnell | 6 | 31 |
| MS Dhoni | c AB de Villiers b Paul Harris | 25 | 112 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | lbw b Dale Steyn | 36 | 101 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Wayne Parnell | 39 | 39 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Paul Harris b Jacques Kallis | 33 | 57 |
| Amit Mishra | b Dale Steyn | 0 | 3 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 0 | 11 |
Extras 31 · Total 319 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 18.1 | 1 | 57 | 3 |
| Morne Morkel | 21 | 6 | 65 | 1 |
| Wayne Parnell | 13 | 2 | 58 | 2 |
| Paul Harris | 38 | 17 | 76 | 3 |
| Jacques Kallis | 12 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Gautam Gambhir, 1.2 ov), 2-24 (Virender Sehwag, 4.4 ov), 3-96 (Murali Vijay, 31.2 ov), 4-122 (S Badrinath, 41.3 ov), 5-192 (Sachin Tendulkar, 67.2 ov), 6-209 (MS Dhoni, 75.6 ov), 7-259 (Harbhajan Singh, 87.5 ov), 8-318 (Zaheer Khan, 104.4 ov), 9-318 (Wriddhiman Saha, 105.1 ov), 10-319 (Amit Mishra, 107.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (1) and Virender Sehwag (0) | 1 | 8 |
| second | Virender Sehwag (16) and Murali Vijay (1) | 23 | 20 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (38) and Murali Vijay (31) | 72 | 160 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (19) and S Badrinath (6) | 26 | 61 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar (43) and MS Dhoni (14) | 70 | 157 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (11) and Wriddhiman Saha (2) | 17 | 52 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (39) and Wriddhiman Saha (8) | 50 | 71 |
| eighth | Zaheer Khan (33) and Wriddhiman Saha (26) | 59 | 101 |
| ninth | Amit Mishra (0) and Wriddhiman Saha (0) | 0 | 3 |
| tenth | Amit Mishra (0) and Ishant Sharma (0) | 1 | 12 |
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