Test no. 1873 South Africa in India Test Series - 3rd Test India v South Africa 2007/08 season
Played at Green Park, Kanpur, on 11,12,13,14,15 April 2008 (5-day match)
South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR ND McKenzie st Dhoni b Chawla 36 93 57 5 0 63.15 GC Smith c Jaffer b Yuvraj Singh 69 194 134 8 2 51.49 HM Amla b Sharma 51 114 101 6 0 50.49 JH Kallis b Harbhajan Singh 1 22 7 0 0 14.28 AG Prince lbw b Sehwag 16 105 71 0 0 22.53 AB de Villiers c Ganguly b Chawla 25 55 45 3 0 55.55 MV Boucher b Sharma 29 90 59 3 0 49.15 M Morkel c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh 17 19 17 3 0 100.00 PL Harris b Sharma 12 44 31 2 0 38.70 DW Steyn c sub (M Kaif) b Harbhajan Singh 0 8 5 0 0 0.00 M Ntini not out 0 15 2 0 0 0.00 Extras (lb 3, w 2, nb 4) 9
Total (all out; 87.3 overs; 379 mins) 265 (3.02 runs per over)
Bowling O M R W Econ S Sreesanth 11 0 32 0 2.90 (2nb, 1w) I Sharma 12.3 1 55 3 4.40 (2nb, 1w) Harbhajan Singh 31 9 52 3 1.67 PP Chawla 16 3 66 2 4.12 Yuvraj Singh 11 1 39 1 3.54 V Sehwag 6 2 18 1 3.00
India 1st innings R B 4s 6s SR W Jaffer not out 15 27 3 0 55.55 V Sehwag lbw b Steyn 8 14 2 0 57.14 R Dravid not out 2 10 0 0 20.00 Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 1) 6
Total (1 wicket; 8.4 overs) 31 (3.57 runs per over)
To bat SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth, I Sharma, PP Chawla
Fall of wickets1-18 (Sehwag, 4.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ DW Steyn 4.3 0 17 1 3.77 (1w) M Ntini 4 1 9 0 2.25
Toss South Africa, who chose to bat first
Player of the match tba
Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and BR Doctrove (West Indies) TV umpire GA Pratapkumar Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire S Dua
Close of play day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 265 (M Ntini 0*, 87.3 ov)
Match notes
Day 1 South Africa 1st innings Drinks: South Africa - 30/0 in 8.0 overs (ND McKenzie 19, GC Smith 10) South Africa: 50 runs in 14.1 overs (86 balls), Extras 1 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (ND McKenzie 27, GC Smith 22, Ex 1) Drinks: South Africa - 52/0 in 15.0 overs (ND McKenzie 28, GC Smith 23) Lunch: South Africa - 80/1 in 25.0 overs (GC Smith 31, HM Amla 11) South Africa: 100 runs in 29.6 overs (182 balls), Extras 2 GC Smith: 50 off 96 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (GC Smith 27, HM Amla 23, Ex 1) South Africa: 150 runs in 45.3 overs (275 balls), Extras 3 Drinks: South Africa - 152/2 in 45.4 overs (HM Amla 44) HM Amla: 50 off 91 balls (6 x 4) Tea: South Africa - 175/4 in 55.0 overs (AG Prince 10, AB de Villiers 3) South Africa: 200 runs in 62.3 overs (381 balls), Extras 7 Drinks: South Africa - 203/5 in 65.0 overs (AG Prince 11, MV Boucher 3) Drinks: South Africa - 241/6 in 77.0 overs (MV Boucher 18, M Morkel 17) South Africa: 250 runs in 82.1 overs (499 balls), Extras 8 End Of Day: South Africa - 265/10 in 87.3 overs (M Ntini 0)
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INDIA HAS MASSIVE WIN AGAINST S.A harbhajan got 4 wickets.. series was drawn (1-1)
Test no. 1873 South Africa in India Test Series - 3rd Test India v South Africa 2007/08 season
Played at Green Park, Kanpur, on 11,12,13 April 2008 (5-day match)
Result India won by 8 wickets
South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR ND McKenzie st Dhoni b Chawla 36 93 57 5 0 63.15 GC Smith c Jaffer b Yuvraj Singh 69 194 134 8 2 51.49 HM Amla b Sharma 51 114 101 6 0 50.49 JH Kallis b Harbhajan Singh 1 22 7 0 0 14.28 AG Prince lbw b Sehwag 16 105 71 0 0 22.53 AB de Villiers c Ganguly b Chawla 25 55 45 3 0 55.55 MV Boucher b Sharma 29 90 59 3 0 49.15 M Morkel c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh 17 19 17 3 0 100.00 PL Harris b Sharma 12 44 31 2 0 38.70 DW Steyn c sub (M Kaif) b Harbhajan Singh 0 8 5 0 0 0.00 M Ntini not out 0 15 2 0 0 0.00 Extras (lb 3, w 2, nb 4) 9
Total (all out; 87.3 overs; 379 mins) 265 (3.02 runs per over)
Bowling O M R W Econ S Sreesanth 11 0 32 0 2.90 (2nb, 1w) I Sharma 12.3 1 55 3 4.40 (2nb, 1w) Harbhajan Singh 31 9 52 3 1.67 PP Chawla 16 3 66 2 4.12 Yuvraj Singh 11 1 39 1 3.54 V Sehwag 6 2 18 1 3.00
India 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR W Jaffer lbw b Morkel 15 50 34 3 0 44.11 V Sehwag lbw b Steyn 8 21 14 2 0 57.14 R Dravid c de Villiers b Morkel 29 151 106 4 0 27.35 VVS Laxman b Morkel 50 138 103 7 0 48.54 SC Ganguly c Amla b Steyn 87 219 119 9 1 73.10 Yuvraj Singh c de Villiers b Harris 32 75 57 6 0 56.14 MS Dhoni st Boucher b Harris 32 74 54 5 0 59.25 Harbhajan Singh lbw b Steyn 6 32 21 0 0 28.57 PP Chawla c Smith b Ntini 4 17 12 1 0 33.33 S Sreesanth c Prince b Harris 29 64 44 5 0 65.90 I Sharma not out 14 62 38 2 0 36.84 Extras (b 8, lb 6, w 1, nb 4) 19
Total (all out; 99.4 overs; 456 mins) 325 (3.26 runs per over)
Bowling O M R W Econ DW Steyn 20 1 71 3 3.55 (1w) M Ntini 21 7 47 1 2.23 M Morkel 15 2 63 3 4.20 (3nb) PL Harris 32.4 8 101 3 3.09 (1nb) JH Kallis 9 1 23 0 2.55 HM Amla 2 0 6 0 3.00
South Africa 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR ND McKenzie lbw b Sreesanth 14 50 45 1 0 31.11 GC Smith b Sehwag 35 157 90 3 0 38.88 HM Amla c Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh 0 7 6 0 0 0.00 JH Kallis c Jaffer b Sehwag 15 83 45 1 0 33.33 AG Prince not out 22 117 87 1 0 25.28 AB de Villiers c Laxman b Harbhajan Singh 7 22 21 0 0 33.33 MV Boucher c Dhoni b Sharma 5 23 11 0 0 45.45 M Morkel b Sharma 0 2 3 0 0 0.00 PL Harris c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh 0 5 7 0 0 0.00 DW Steyn b Harbhajan Singh 7 22 10 1 0 70.00 M Ntini c Ganguly b Sehwag 0 22 12 0 0 0.00 Extras (b 12, lb 1, w 1, nb 2) 16
Total (all out; 55.5 overs; 259 mins) 121 (2.16 runs per over)
Bowling O M R W Econ Harbhajan Singh 23 7 44 4 1.91 I Sharma 10 2 18 2 1.80 (1w) S Sreesanth 9 4 9 1 1.00 (2nb) PP Chawla 4 0 18 0 4.50 V Sehwag 8.5 2 12 3 1.35 Yuvraj Singh 1 0 7 0 7.00
India 2nd innings (target: 62 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR W Jaffer lbw b Morkel 10 20 11 2 0 90.90 V Sehwag c Prince b Harris 22 15 12 1 2 183.33 SC Ganguly not out 13 41 28 2 0 46.42 R Dravid not out 18 36 29 4 0 62.06 Extras (nb 1) 1
Total (2 wickets; 13.1 overs; 57 mins) 64 (4.86 runs per over)
Did not bat VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth, I Sharma, PP Chawla
Fall of wickets1-32 (Sehwag, 3.3 ov), 2-32 (Jaffer, 4.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ DW Steyn 2 0 15 0 7.50 M Ntini 1 0 5 0 5.00 PL Harris 5.1 0 36 1 6.96 M Morkel 5 1 8 1 1.60 (1nb)
Toss South Africa, who chose to bat first Series 3-match series drawn 1-1
Player of the match SC Ganguly (India) Player of the series Harbhajan Singh (India)
Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and BR Doctrove (West Indies) TV umpire GA Pratapkumar Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire S Dua
Close of play 11 Apr day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 265 12 Apr day 2 - India 1st innings 288/9 (S Sreesanth 9*, I Sharma 0*, 88 ov) 13 Apr day 3 - India 2nd innings 64/2 (13.1 ov) - end of match
Match notes
Day 1 South Africa 1st innings Drinks: South Africa - 30/0 in 8.0 overs (ND McKenzie 19, GC Smith 10) South Africa: 50 runs in 14.1 overs (86 balls), Extras 1 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (ND McKenzie 27, GC Smith 22, Ex 1) Drinks: South Africa - 52/0 in 15.0 overs (ND McKenzie 28, GC Smith 23) Lunch: South Africa - 80/1 in 25.0 overs (GC Smith 31, HM Amla 11) South Africa: 100 runs in 29.6 overs (182 balls), Extras 2 GC Smith: 50 off 96 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (GC Smith 27, HM Amla 23, Ex 1) South Africa: 150 runs in 45.3 overs (275 balls), Extras 3 Drinks: South Africa - 152/2 in 45.4 overs (HM Amla 44) HM Amla: 50 off 91 balls (6 x 4) Tea: South Africa - 175/4 in 55.0 overs (AG Prince 10, AB de Villiers 3) South Africa: 200 runs in 62.3 overs (381 balls), Extras 7 Drinks: South Africa - 203/5 in 65.0 overs (AG Prince 11, MV Boucher 3) Drinks: South Africa - 241/6 in 77.0 overs (MV Boucher 18, M Morkel 17) South Africa: 250 runs in 82.1 overs (499 balls), Extras 8 End Of Day: South Africa - 265/10 in 87.3 overs (M Ntini 0) Day 2 India 1st innings Drinks: India - 31/1 in 9.0 overs (W Jaffer 15, R Dravid 2) India: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (90 balls), Extras 7 Drinks: India - 64/2 in 18.0 overs (R Dravid 8, VVS Laxman 22) 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (R Dravid 14, VVS Laxman 33, Ex 5) Lunch: India - 88/2 in 29.0 overs (R Dravid 20, VVS Laxman 33) India: 100 runs in 36.5 overs (224 balls), Extras 13 Drinks: India - 105/2 in 39.0 overs (R Dravid 27, VVS Laxman 42) VVS Laxman: 50 off 98 balls (7 x 4) India: 150 runs in 51.3 overs (313 balls), Extras 16 Tea: India - 165/4 in 56.0 overs (SC Ganguly 26, Yuvraj Singh 21) 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (SC Ganguly 24, Yuvraj Singh 27, Ex 2) India: 200 runs in 64.2 overs (390 balls), Extras 16 Drinks: India - 203/5 in 65.0 overs (SC Ganguly 41, MS Dhoni 12) SC Ganguly: 50 off 76 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6) Drinks: India - 238/5 in 74.0 overs (SC Ganguly 60, MS Dhoni 28) 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (SC Ganguly 22, MS Dhoni 28, Ex 0) India: 250 runs in 77.6 overs (472 balls), Extras 16 End Of Day: India - 288/9 in 88.0 overs (S Sreesanth 9, I Sharma 0) Day 3 India: 300 runs in 91.6 overs (556 balls), Extras 18 Drinks: India - 319/9 in 97.0 overs (S Sreesanth 24, I Sharma 14) Innings Break: India - 325/10 in 99.4 overs (I Sharma 14) South Africa 2nd innings Lunch: South Africa - 27/2 in 12.5 overs (GC Smith 10) Drinks: South Africa - 39/2 in 21.0 overs (GC Smith 15, JH Kallis 6) South Africa: 50 runs in 24.3 overs (149 balls), Extras 4 Drinks: South Africa - 65/2 in 29.0 overs (GC Smith 30, JH Kallis 15) Tea: South Africa - 88/4 in 39.0 overs (AG Prince 8, AB de Villiers 6) South Africa: 100 runs in 44.1 overs (267 balls), Extras 14 Drinks: South Africa - 102/8 in 48.0 overs (AG Prince 10, DW Steyn 0) Innings Break: South Africa - 121/10 in 55.5 overs (AG Prince 22) India 2nd innings India: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (57 balls), Extras 1
