South Africa Vs India 5Th Odi
India tour of South Africa - 2006 (2006/07) · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 3 December 2006
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 112 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 112 balls remaining). AB de Villiers top-scored with 92* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Date
- 3 December 2006
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 112 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Shaun Pollock
- Captains
- Virender Sehwag (India), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- BR Doctrove and IL Howell
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 200 for 9. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 55 off 97 balls, and MS Dhoni made 44. Makhaya Ntini took 3 for 32 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 85-run stand for the third wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Dinesh Mongia, 43% of the total.
Chasing 201, South Africa made 201 for 1. AB de Villiers top-scored with 92 not out off 98 balls, and Graeme Smith made 79. The innings was built on a 173-run stand for the first wicket between Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers, 86% of the total.
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 112 balls remaining).
INDIA: 200 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c AB de Villiers b Justin Kemp | 55 | 97 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 11 | 22 |
| VVS Laxman | c Graeme Smith b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 1 |
| Dinesh Mongia | b Justin Kemp | 41 | 89 |
| MS Dhoni | c Andre Nel b Makhaya Ntini | 44 | 49 |
| Dinesh Karthik | c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel | 11 | 15 |
| Irfan Pathan | b Jacques Kallis | 7 | 9 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Shaun Pollock b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 5 |
| Zaheer Khan | not out | 16 | 10 |
| Anil Kumble | b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 3 |
Did not bat: Sreesanth
Extras 13 · Total 200 for 9
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 4 | 17 | 2 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 1 | 56 | 1 |
| Andre Nel | 10 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Robin Peterson | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Justin Kemp | 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Virender Sehwag, 6.5 ov), 2-18 (VVS Laxman, 6.6 ov), 3-103 (Sachin Tendulkar, 31.4 ov), 4-127 (Dinesh Mongia, 37.6 ov), 5-154 (Dinesh Karthik, 42.4 ov), 6-173 (Irfan Pathan, 45.6 ov), 7-183 (Harbhajan Singh, 47.3 ov), 8-183 (MS Dhoni, 47.5 ov), 9-200 (Anil Kumble, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (1) and Virender Sehwag (11) | 18 | 41 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and VVS Laxman (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (54) and Dinesh Mongia (27) | 85 | 148 |
| fourth | MS Dhoni (9) and Dinesh Mongia (14) | 24 | 38 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (15) and Dinesh Karthik (11) | 27 | 28 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (11) and Irfan Pathan (7) | 19 | 20 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (1) and MS Dhoni (9) | 10 | 9 |
| eighth | MS Dhoni (0) and Zaheer Khan (0) | 0 | 2 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble (1) and Zaheer Khan (16) | 17 | 13 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 201 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | c Dinesh Karthik b Harbhajan Singh | 79 | 85 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 92 | 98 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 16 | 10 |
Did not bat: Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, Justin Kemp, Robin Peterson, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 14 · Total 201 for 1
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 7 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| Sreesanth | 3.2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-173 (Graeme Smith, 28.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (79) and AB de Villiers (82) | 173 | 172 |
| second | Shaun Pollock (16) and AB de Villiers (10) | 28 | 21 |
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