India Vs South Africa 4Th Odi
South Africa tour of India - 2005 (2005/06) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 25 November 2005
South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 85 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 85 balls remaining). Graeme Smith top-scored with 134* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date
- 25 November 2005
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 85 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Graeme Smith
- Captains
- Rahul Dravid (India), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- AV Jayaprakash and DJ Harper
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 188 all out. Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 53 off 78 balls, and Mohammad Kaif made 46. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 25 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 81-run stand for the sixth wicket between Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh, 43% of the total. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Eden Gardens, 236 across 6 ODIs.
Chasing 189, South Africa made 189 for 0. Graeme Smith top-scored with 134 not out off 124 balls, and Andrew Hall made 48. The innings was built on a 189-run stand for the first wicket between Andrew Hall and Graeme Smith, 100% of the total.
South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 85 balls remaining).
INDIA: 188 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Graeme Smith b Shaun Pollock | 11 | 19 |
| Irfan Pathan | b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 2 | 15 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Mark Boucher b Andrew Hall | 30 | 21 |
| Rahul Dravid | b Charl Langeveldt | 6 | 31 |
| Yuvraj Singh | lbw b Johan Botha | 53 | 78 |
| Mohammad Kaif | c Graeme Smith b Andre Nel | 46 | 63 |
| MS Dhoni | c Johan Botha b Andrew Hall | 14 | 26 |
| Ajit Agarkar | b Jacques Kallis | 11 | 16 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Andrew Hall | 0 | 4 |
Did not bat: Murali Kartik
Extras 14 · Total 188 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 4 | 25 | 3 |
| Andre Nel | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Andrew Hall | 6.5 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 8 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Johan Botha | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Albie Morkel | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Irfan Pathan, 0.3 ov), 2-14 (Sachin Tendulkar, 4.3 ov), 3-23 (Gautam Gambhir, 6.5 ov), 4-49 (Virender Sehwag, 11.2 ov), 5-71 (Rahul Dravid, 18.2 ov), 6-152 (Yuvraj Singh, 35.3 ov), 7-167 (Mohammad Kaif, 39.2 ov), 8-187 (Ajit Agarkar, 44.4 ov), 9-187 (MS Dhoni, 45.2 ov), 10-188 (Harbhajan Singh, 45.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (1) and Irfan Pathan (0) | 2 | 3 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (2) and Gautam Gambhir (8) | 12 | 24 |
| third | Gautam Gambhir (2) and Virender Sehwag (6) | 9 | 14 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (0) and Virender Sehwag (24) | 26 | 27 |
| fifth | Rahul Dravid (6) and Yuvraj Singh (14) | 22 | 42 |
| sixth | Mohammad Kaif (37) and Yuvraj Singh (39) | 81 | 103 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (6) and Mohammad Kaif (9) | 15 | 23 |
| eighth | Ajit Agarkar (11) and MS Dhoni (8) | 20 | 32 |
| ninth | Harbhajan Singh (0) and MS Dhoni (0) | 0 | 4 |
| tenth | Harbhajan Singh (0) and RP Singh (1) | 1 | 3 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 189 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hall | not out | 48 | 94 |
| Graeme Smith | not out | 134 | 124 |
Did not bat: Andre Nel, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Shaun Pollock, Johan Botha, Robin Peterson
Extras 7 · Total 189 for 0
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| RP Singh | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Murali Kartik | 8 | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2.5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Hall (48) and Graeme Smith (134) | 189 | 218 |
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