South Africa v India 3rd Test
India tour of South Africa - 2010 (2010/11) · Newlands, Cape Town · 2 January 2011
Match drawn
Match drawn. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 161 for South Africa. Harbhajan Singh took 7/120.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of South Africa - 2010 (2010/11)
- Ground
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Dates
- 2 January 2011 to 6 January 2011
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Jacques Kallis
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (South Africa), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
South Africa batted first and made 362 all out. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 161 off 291 balls, and Hashim Amla made 59. Sreesanth took 5 for 114 for India.
India replied with 364 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 146 off 314 balls, and Gautam Gambhir made 93. Dale Steyn took 5 for 75 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 176-run stand for the third wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir, 48% of the total. India led by 2 on first innings.
South Africa made 341 all out in their second innings. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 109 not out off 240 balls, and Mark Boucher made 55. Harbhajan Singh took 7 for 120 for India. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the seventh wicket between Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher.
Set 340 to win, India made 166 for 3. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 64 off 184 balls.
Match drawn.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 362 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alviro Petersen | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 21 | 47 |
| Graeme Smith | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 6 | 12 |
| Hashim Amla | c Cheteshwar Pujara b Sreesanth | 59 | 80 |
| Jacques Kallis | c MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan | 161 | 291 |
| AB de Villiers | c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth | 26 | 72 |
| Ashwell Prince | b Sreesanth | 47 | 100 |
| Mark Boucher | c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Steyn | c Cheteshwar Pujara b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 5 |
| Morne Morkel | c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth | 8 | 11 |
| Paul Harris | c Cheteshwar Pujara b Ishant Sharma | 7 | 41 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | not out | 8 | 28 |
Extras 19 · Total 362 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 29.5 | 6 | 89 | 3 |
| Sreesanth | 29 | 0 | 114 | 5 |
| Ishant Sharma | 27 | 6 | 77 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 27 | 3 | 75 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Graeme Smith, 6.3 ov), 2-34 (Alviro Petersen, 13.3 ov), 3-106 (Hashim Amla, 28.3 ov), 4-164 (AB de Villiers, 50.6 ov), 5-262 (Ashwell Prince, 83.5 ov), 6-262 (Mark Boucher, 83.6 ov), 7-272 (Dale Steyn, 86.1 ov), 8-283 (Morne Morkel, 87.6 ov), 9-310 (Paul Harris, 98.1 ov), 10-362 (Jacques Kallis, 112.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (6) and Alviro Petersen (11) | 17 | 39 |
| second | Hashim Amla (6) and Alviro Petersen (10) | 17 | 43 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (17) and Hashim Amla (53) | 72 | 92 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (32) and AB de Villiers (26) | 58 | 135 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (41) and Ashwell Prince (47) | 98 | 200 |
| sixth | Jacques Kallis (0) and Mark Boucher (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Jacques Kallis (9) and Dale Steyn (0) | 10 | 14 |
| eighth | Jacques Kallis (1) and Morne Morkel (8) | 11 | 13 |
| ninth | Jacques Kallis (18) and Paul Harris (7) | 27 | 63 |
| tenth | Jacques Kallis (43) and Lonwabo Tsotsobe (8) | 52 | 88 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 364 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Mark Boucher b Paul Harris | 93 | 222 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 13 | 20 |
| Rahul Dravid | run out (AB de Villiers) | 5 | 16 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Morne Morkel | 146 | 314 |
| VVS Laxman | run out (Paul Harris) | 15 | 19 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | lbw b Dale Steyn | 2 | 14 |
| MS Dhoni | c Ashwell Prince b Dale Steyn | 0 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Dale Steyn | 40 | 67 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Ashwell Prince b Morne Morkel | 23 | 22 |
| Ishant Sharma | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 1 | 2 |
| Sreesanth | not out | 4 | 5 |
Extras 22 · Total 364 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 31 | 11 | 75 | 5 |
| Morne Morkel | 29.1 | 7 | 106 | 2 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 26 | 5 | 82 | 0 |
| Paul Harris | 29 | 8 | 72 | 1 |
| Alviro Petersen | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Virender Sehwag, 6.3 ov), 2-28 (Rahul Dravid, 10.5 ov), 3-204 (Gautam Gambhir, 71.2 ov), 4-235 (VVS Laxman, 79.4 ov), 5-237 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 82.6 ov), 6-247 (MS Dhoni, 84.3 ov), 7-323 (Harbhajan Singh, 110.1 ov), 8-341 (Sachin Tendulkar, 113.3 ov), 9-350 (Ishant Sharma, 114.3 ov), 10-364 (Zaheer Khan, 117.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (6) and Virender Sehwag (13) | 19 | 39 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (5) and Gautam Gambhir (4) | 9 | 26 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (78) and Gautam Gambhir (83) | 176 | 364 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (16) and VVS Laxman (15) | 31 | 50 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Cheteshwar Pujara (2) | 2 | 20 |
| sixth | Sachin Tendulkar (10) and MS Dhoni (0) | 10 | 9 |
| seventh | Sachin Tendulkar (33) and Harbhajan Singh (40) | 76 | 154 |
| eighth | Sachin Tendulkar (9) and Zaheer Khan (5) | 18 | 20 |
| ninth | Zaheer Khan (8) and Ishant Sharma (1) | 9 | 6 |
| tenth | Zaheer Khan (10) and Sreesanth (4) | 14 | 16 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 341 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 29 | 47 |
| Alviro Petersen | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 22 | 47 |
| Paul Harris | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 8 |
| Hashim Amla | b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 11 |
| Jacques Kallis | not out | 109 | 240 |
| AB de Villiers | b Zaheer Khan | 13 | 58 |
| Ashwell Prince | c Sreesanth b Ishant Sharma | 22 | 35 |
| Mark Boucher | lbw b Sachin Tendulkar | 55 | 82 |
| Dale Steyn | c Murali Vijay b Harbhajan Singh | 32 | 48 |
| Morne Morkel | c Sreesanth b Harbhajan Singh | 28 | 45 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | c Virender Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 8 | 3 |
Extras 21 · Total 341 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 20 | 2 | 64 | 1 |
| Sreesanth | 24 | 3 | 79 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 18 | 1 | 62 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 38 | 1 | 120 | 7 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-50 (Graeme Smith, 13.4 ov), 2-52 (Paul Harris, 15.2 ov), 3-53 (Alviro Petersen, 17.5 ov), 4-64 (Hashim Amla, 19.5 ov), 5-98 (AB de Villiers, 36.1 ov), 6-130 (Ashwell Prince, 46.4 ov), 7-233 (Mark Boucher, 79.1 ov), 8-287 (Dale Steyn, 91.6 ov), 9-333 (Morne Morkel, 101.3 ov), 10-341 (Lonwabo Tsotsobe, 101.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (29) and Alviro Petersen (20) | 50 | 83 |
| second | Paul Harris (0) and Alviro Petersen (2) | 2 | 10 |
| third | Hashim Amla (1) and Alviro Petersen (0) | 1 | 15 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (10) and Hashim Amla (1) | 11 | 12 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (20) and AB de Villiers (13) | 34 | 99 |
| sixth | Jacques Kallis (4) and Ashwell Prince (22) | 32 | 65 |
| seventh | Jacques Kallis (42) and Mark Boucher (55) | 103 | 198 |
| eighth | Jacques Kallis (20) and Dale Steyn (32) | 54 | 78 |
| ninth | Jacques Kallis (13) and Morne Morkel (28) | 46 | 61 |
| tenth | Jacques Kallis (0) and Lonwabo Tsotsobe (8) | 8 | 3 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 166 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 64 | 184 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Graeme Smith b Morne Morkel | 11 | 40 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Ashwell Prince b Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 31 | 112 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | not out | 14 | 91 |
| VVS Laxman | not out | 32 | 67 |
Did not bat: MS Dhoni, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Sreesanth
Extras 14 · Total 166 for 3
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 18 | 6 | 43 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 15 | 6 | 26 | 1 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 13 | 4 | 29 | 1 |
| Paul Harris | 30 | 19 | 29 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Alviro Petersen | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-27 (Virender Sehwag, 11.6 ov), 2-106 (Rahul Dravid, 48.5 ov), 3-120 (Gautam Gambhir, 62.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (14) and Virender Sehwag (11) | 27 | 73 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (31) and Gautam Gambhir (48) | 79 | 221 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (9) and Gautam Gambhir (2) | 14 | 83 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (5) and VVS Laxman (32) | 46 | 117 |
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