India Vs South Africa 29Th Match Group B
ICC Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka - 2011 (2010/11) · Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur · 12 March 2011
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 111 for India. Dale Steyn took 5/50.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- Date
- 12 March 2011
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Dale Steyn
- Captains
- MS Dhoni (India), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 296 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 111 off 101 balls, and Virender Sehwag made 73. Dale Steyn took 5 for 50 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 142-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, 48% of the total. From 283 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 13 runs, to 296 for 10.
Chasing 297, South Africa made 300 for 7. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 69 off 88 balls, and Hashim Amla made 61. Harbhajan Singh took 3 for 53 for India. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the second wicket between Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla.
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). Dale Steyn's 5 for 50 are the best innings figures at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.
INDIA: 296 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Morne Morkel | 111 | 101 |
| Virender Sehwag | b Faf du Plessis | 73 | 66 |
| Gautam Gambhir | c Jacques Kallis b Dale Steyn | 69 | 75 |
| Yusuf Pathan | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 0 | 2 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Johan Botha b Jacques Kallis | 12 | 9 |
| MS Dhoni | not out | 12 | 21 |
| Virat Kohli | c & b Robin Peterson | 1 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh | b Dale Steyn | 3 | 9 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Morne Morkel b Robin Peterson | 0 | 3 |
| Ashish Nehra | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 0 | 3 |
| Munaf Patel | b Dale Steyn | 0 | 1 |
Extras 15 · Total 296 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 9.4 | 0 | 50 | 5 |
| Morne Morkel | 7 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 8 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Robin Peterson | 9 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Faf du Plessis | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-142 (Virender Sehwag, 17.4 ov), 2-267 (Sachin Tendulkar, 39.4 ov), 3-268 (Gautam Gambhir, 40.1 ov), 4-268 (Yusuf Pathan, 40.3 ov), 5-283 (Yuvraj Singh, 42.6 ov), 6-286 (Virat Kohli, 43.6 ov), 7-293 (Harbhajan Singh, 46.5 ov), 8-294 (Zaheer Khan, 47.4 ov), 9-296 (Ashish Nehra, 48.3 ov), 10-296 (Munaf Patel, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (60) and Virender Sehwag (73) | 142 | 107 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (51) and Gautam Gambhir (68) | 125 | 132 |
| third | Gautam Gambhir (1) and Yusuf Pathan (0) | 1 | 3 |
| fourth | Yuvraj Singh (0) and Yusuf Pathan (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (3) and Yuvraj Singh (12) | 15 | 15 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (2) and Virat Kohli (1) | 3 | 6 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (3) and MS Dhoni (4) | 7 | 17 |
| eighth | MS Dhoni (1) and Zaheer Khan (0) | 1 | 5 |
| ninth | MS Dhoni (2) and Ashish Nehra (0) | 2 | 5 |
| tenth | MS Dhoni (0) and Munaf Patel (0) | 0 | 1 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 300 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | c MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 61 | 72 |
| Graeme Smith | c Sachin Tendulkar b Zaheer Khan | 16 | 29 |
| Jacques Kallis | run out (MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh) | 69 | 88 |
| AB de Villiers | c Virat Kohli b Harbhajan Singh | 52 | 39 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | st MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 23 | 20 |
| Faf du Plessis | not out | 25 | 23 |
| Morne van Wyk | lbw b Munaf Patel | 5 | 5 |
| Johan Botha | c Suresh Raina b Munaf Patel | 23 | 15 |
| Robin Peterson | not out | 18 | 7 |
Did not bat: Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn
Extras 8 · Total 300 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Ashish Nehra | 8.4 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| Munaf Patel | 10 | 0 | 65 | 2 |
| Yusuf Pathan | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 8 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 0 | 53 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-41 (Graeme Smith, 8.3 ov), 2-127 (Hashim Amla, 27.2 ov), 3-173 (Jacques Kallis, 35.4 ov), 4-223 (AB de Villiers, 40.3 ov), 5-238 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 42.3 ov), 6-247 (Morne van Wyk, 43.6 ov), 7-279 (Johan Botha, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (24) and Graeme Smith (16) | 41 | 51 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (49) and Hashim Amla (37) | 86 | 113 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (19) and AB de Villiers (25) | 46 | 49 |
| fourth | Jean-Paul Duminy (20) and AB de Villiers (27) | 50 | 29 |
| fifth | Jean-Paul Duminy (3) and Faf du Plessis (11) | 15 | 12 |
| sixth | Morne van Wyk (5) and Faf du Plessis (3) | 9 | 9 |
| seventh | Johan Botha (23) and Faf du Plessis (8) | 32 | 23 |
| eighth | Robin Peterson (18) and Faf du Plessis (3) | 21 | 11 |
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