India Vs South Africa 1St Odi
South Africa tour of India - 2005 (2005/06) · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad · 16 November 2005
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining). Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 103 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
- Date
- 16 November 2005
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Yuvraj Singh
- Captains
- Rahul Dravid (India), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Debut
- Johan Botha (South Africa)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and K Hariharan
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field. It was Johan Botha's first ODI.
India batted first and made 249 for 9. Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 103 off 122 balls, and Irfan Pathan made 46. The innings was built on a 75-run stand for the sixth wicket between Yuvraj Singh and Irfan Pathan.
Chasing 250, South Africa made 252 for 5. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 68 not out off 97 balls, and Graeme Smith made 48. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the fourth wicket between Jacques Kallis and Ashwell Prince.
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining).
INDIA: 249 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 2 | 9 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Ashwell Prince b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 4 |
| Mohammad Kaif | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 3 |
| Rahul Dravid | b Andre Nel | 8 | 24 |
| Yuvraj Singh | run out (Jacques Kallis, Justin Ontong) | 103 | 122 |
| Gautam Gambhir | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 4 |
| Irfan Pathan | b Johan Botha | 46 | 63 |
| MS Dhoni | run out (Andre Nel, Mark Boucher) | 17 | 28 |
| Ajit Agarkar | c Justin Kemp b Andre Nel | 21 | 27 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 37 | 17 |
Did not bat: Murali Kartik
Extras 11 · Total 249 for 9
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 1 | 62 | 2 |
| Andre Nel | 10 | 2 | 45 | 2 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Virender Sehwag, 1.1 ov), 2-4 (Mohammad Kaif, 2.2 ov), 3-5 (Sachin Tendulkar, 4.1 ov), 4-34 (Rahul Dravid, 10.3 ov), 5-35 (Gautam Gambhir, 11.1 ov), 6-110 (Irfan Pathan, 30.1 ov), 7-159 (MS Dhoni, 38.2 ov), 8-198 (Ajit Agarkar, 46.2 ov), 9-227 (Yuvraj Singh, 47.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Virender Sehwag (1) | 1 | 7 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (2) and Mohammad Kaif (1) | 3 | 7 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Rahul Dravid (1) | 1 | 11 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (7) and Yuvraj Singh (20) | 29 | 40 |
| fifth | Yuvraj Singh (0) and Gautam Gambhir (1) | 1 | 4 |
| sixth | Yuvraj Singh (29) and Irfan Pathan (46) | 75 | 114 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (16) and Yuvraj Singh (29) | 49 | 48 |
| eighth | Ajit Agarkar (21) and Yuvraj Singh (14) | 39 | 48 |
| ninth | Harbhajan Singh (16) and Yuvraj Singh (11) | 29 | 11 |
| tenth | Harbhajan Singh (21) and RP Singh (1) | 22 | 12 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 252 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | b RP Singh | 48 | 36 |
| AB de Villiers | lbw b Ajit Agarkar | 7 | 16 |
| Justin Ontong | c Rahul Dravid b Ajit Agarkar | 11 | 23 |
| Jacques Kallis | not out | 68 | 97 |
| Ashwell Prince | c Virender Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 46 | 74 |
| Mark Boucher | c Rahul Dravid b Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 4 |
| Justin Kemp | not out | 46 | 49 |
Did not bat: Charl Langeveldt, Johan Botha, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 24 · Total 252 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 9.5 | 1 | 55 | 2 |
| RP Singh | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 8 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (AB de Villiers, 5.2 ov), 2-76 (Justin Ontong, 11.6 ov), 3-76 (Graeme Smith, 12.1 ov), 4-165 (Ashwell Prince, 33.4 ov), 5-168 (Mark Boucher, 34.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (23) and AB de Villiers (7) | 32 | 33 |
| second | Justin Ontong (11) and Graeme Smith (25) | 44 | 41 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (0) and Graeme Smith (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (34) and Ashwell Prince (46) | 89 | 129 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (1) and Mark Boucher (2) | 3 | 5 |
| sixth | Jacques Kallis (33) and Justin Kemp (46) | 84 | 90 |
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