Cricinfo Scorecard

Test # 1870
South Africa in India, 2007/08, 1st Test
India v South Africa
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
26,27,28,29,30 March 2008 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Series: 3-match series level 0-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and AL Hill (NZ)
TV umpire: AM Saheba
Match referee: RS Mahanama (SL)
Reserve umpire: SK Tarapore
Player of the match: V Sehwag

Close of play:

Day 1: South Africa 304/4 (Amla 85*, de Villiers 10*, 90 ov)

Day 2: South Africa 540, India 82/0 (Jaffer 25*, Sehwag 52*, 21 ov)

Day 3: India 468/1 (Sehwag 309*, Dravid 65*, 106 ov)

Day 4: India 627, South Africa 131/1 (McKenzie 59*, Amla 35*, 33 ov)

South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
*GC Smith             c Laxman           b Kumble              73 157  97 13 0
ND McKenzie           c Dravid           b Harbhajan Singh     94 230 156 18 0
HM Amla               run out (Sreesanth/Dhoni/Kumble)        159 406 262 20 0
JH Kallis             c Jaffer           b Harbhajan Singh     13  57  42  1 0
AG Prince                            c & b Kumble              23  68  60  2 0
AB de Villiers        c Dhoni            b Sreesanth           44  66  58  8 0
+MV Boucher           c Dravid           b Sehwag              70 216 146  9 0
M Morkel                             c & b Harbhajan Singh     35  91  54  7 0
PL Harris             c Dhoni            b Harbhajan Singh      5  26  16  0 0
DW Steyn              c Singh            b Harbhajan Singh     15  22  21  3 0
M Ntini               not out                                   1  10   6  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 5, w 1, nb 1)                    8
Total                 (all out, 152.5 overs, 679 mins)        540

FoW: 1-132 (Smith, 33.3 ov), 2-196 (McKenzie, 50.5 ov),
     3-244 (Kallis, 64.6 ov), 4-291 (Prince, 81.3 ov),
     5-357 (de Villiers, 97.6 ov), 6-456 (Amla, 126.4 ov),
     7-510 (Boucher, 143.5 ov), 8-520 (Morkel, 146.6 ov),
     9-529 (Harris, 150.2 ov), 10-540 (Steyn, 152.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Singh                       23      1    111      0
Sreesanth                   26      5    104      1 (1nb, 1w)
Kumble                      45     11    106      2
Harbhajan Singh             44.5    4    164      5
Sehwag                      11      1     37      1
Ganguly                      3      0     12      0

India 1st innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
W Jaffer              c Kallis           b Harris              73 250 166  6 1
V Sehwag              c McKenzie         b Ntini              319 530 304 42 5
R Dravid              c Kallis           b Ntini              111 396 291 15 0
SR Tendulkar          c Kallis           b Ntini                0   9   5  0 0
SC Ganguly            c Boucher          b Harris              24  56  29  4 0
VVS Laxman                           c & b Harris              39 162  64  4 0
+MS Dhoni             c Boucher          b Steyn               16  49  33  2 0
*A Kumble                                b Steyn                3  23  18  0 0
Harbhajan Singh                          b Steyn                0   3   2  0 0
RP Singh                                 b Steyn                0   8   8  0 0
S Sreesanth           not out                                   4  25  15  0 0
Extras                (b 20, lb 10, w 4, nb 4)                 38
Total                 (all out, 155.1 overs, 760 mins)        627

FoW: 1-213 (Jaffer, 52.6 ov), 2-481 (Sehwag, 111.4 ov),
     3-481 (Tendulkar, 113.3 ov), 4-526 (Ganguly, 123.5 ov),
     5-573 (Dravid, 135.4 ov), 6-598 (Dhoni, 144.2 ov),
     7-610 (Kumble, 148.2 ov), 8-610 (Harbhajan Singh, 148.4 ov),
     9-612 (Singh, 150.4 ov), 10-627 (Laxman, 155.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Steyn                       32      3    103      4
Ntini                       28      3    128      3
Morkel                      25      4     76      0 (2nb, 1w)
Harris                      53.1    6    203      3 (2nb, 1w)
Kallis                      14      0     71      0
Prince                       3      0     16      0 (1w)

South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
ND McKenzie           not out                                 155 445 339 13 1
*GC Smith             lbw                b Harbhajan Singh     35  60  30  5 0
HM Amla               c Dravid           b Kumble              81 200 148  9 0
JH Kallis             c Singh            b Harbhajan Singh     19  69  40  1 0
AG Prince             c Jaffer           b Harbhajan Singh      5  12  11  1 0
AB de Villiers        c Ganguly          b Sehwag              11  50  41  0 0
+MV Boucher           not out                                  11  50  46  0 0
Extras                (b 8, lb 5, nb 1)                        14
Total                 (5 wickets dec, 109 overs, 445 mins)    331

DNB: M Morkel, PL Harris, DW Steyn, M Ntini.

FoW: 1-53 (Smith, 10.3 ov), 2-210 (Amla, 56.6 ov),
     3-264 (Kallis, 76.2 ov), 4-272 (Prince, 78.6 ov),
     5-306 (de Villiers, 94.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Sreesanth                   12      0     42      0 (1nb)
Singh                        9      1     43      0
Harbhajan Singh             34      1    101      3
Ganguly                      2      1      1      0
Kumble                      20      2     57      1
Sehwag                      22      2     55      1
Laxman                      10      2     19      0

Day 1

South Africa 1st innings
Drinks: South Africa - 35/0 in 8.0 overs (GC Smith 17, ND McKenzie 16)
South Africa: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (79 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (GC Smith 20, ND McKenzie 30, Ex 2)
Drinks: South Africa - 59/0 in 16.0 overs (GC Smith 22, ND McKenzie 35)
ND McKenzie: 50 off 72 balls (11 x 4)
South Africa: 100 runs in 23.2 overs (141 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 141 balls (GC Smith 44, ND McKenzie 54, Ex 2)
Lunch: South Africa - 109/0 in 25.0 overs (GC Smith 53, ND McKenzie 54)
GC Smith: 50 off 71 balls (8 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 133/1 in 35.0 overs (ND McKenzie 57, HM Amla 0)
South Africa: 150 runs in 38.2 overs (231 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: South Africa - 167/1 in 43.0 overs (ND McKenzie 76, HM Amla 14)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (ND McKenzie 30, HM Amla 21, Ex 1)
South Africa: 200 runs in 52.2 overs (315 balls), Extras 4
Tea: South Africa - 206/2 in 54.0 overs (HM Amla 31, JH Kallis 3)
HM Amla: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4)
South Africa: 250 runs in 66.5 overs (402 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: South Africa - 272/3 in 75.0 overs (HM Amla 75, AG Prince 11)
South Africa: 300 runs in 86.2 overs (519 balls), Extras 6
End Of Day: South Africa - 304/4 in 90.0 overs (HM Amla 85, AB de Villiers 10)

Day 2
New Ball Taken: South Africa 323/4 after 93.1 overs (HM Amla 87, AB de Villiers 27)
HM Amla: 100 off 173 balls (14 x 4)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls (HM Amla 21, AB de Villiers 31, Ex 1)
South Africa: 350 runs in 96.4 overs (581 balls), Extras 7
Drinks: South Africa - 358/5 in 99.0 overs (HM Amla 104, MV Boucher 0)
Drinks: South Africa - 382/5 in 106.0 overs (HM Amla 117, MV Boucher 11)
South Africa: 400 runs in 111.1 overs (668 balls), Extras 7
Lunch: South Africa - 404/5 in 113.0 overs (HM Amla 124, MV Boucher 26)
HM Amla 100 in 254 minutes
South Africa 400 in 501 minutes
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls (HM Amla 22, MV Boucher 30, Ex 0)
HM Amla: 150 off 248 balls (19 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 449/5 in 124.0 overs (HM Amla 157, MV Boucher 38)
South Africa: 450 runs in 124.2 overs (747 balls), Extras 7
MV Boucher: 50 off 99 balls (8 x 4)
South Africa: 500 runs in 139.6 overs (842 balls), Extras 8
Tea: South Africa - 501/6 in 140.0 overs (MV Boucher 62, M Morkel 25)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (MV Boucher 24, M Morkel 26, Ex 1)
India 1st innings
Drinks: India - 47/0 in 10.0 overs (W Jaffer 19, V Sehwag 24)
India: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (W Jaffer 21, V Sehwag 25, Ex 4)
V Sehwag: 50 off 59 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
End Of Day: India - 82/0 in 21.0 overs (W Jaffer 25, V Sehwag 52)

Day 3
India: 100 runs in 23.6 overs (144 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 144 balls (W Jaffer 34, V Sehwag 61, Ex 5)
Drinks: India - 126/0 in 29.0 overs (W Jaffer 45, V Sehwag 76)
W Jaffer: 50 off 107 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
India: 150 runs in 36.3 overs (220 balls), Extras 6
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 220 balls (W Jaffer 54, V Sehwag 91, Ex 6)
Drinks: India - 151/0 in 37.0 overs (W Jaffer 54, V Sehwag 91)
V Sehwag: 100 off 116 balls (15 x 4, 1 x 6)
Lunch: India - 176/0 in 46.0 overs (W Jaffer 60, V Sehwag 110)
India: 200 runs in 51.1 overs (308 balls), Extras 6
1st Wicket: 200 runs in 308 balls (W Jaffer 69, V Sehwag 126, Ex 6)
Drinks: India - 219/1 in 55.0 overs (V Sehwag 140, R Dravid 0)
V Sehwag: 150 off 171 balls (23 x 4, 1 x 6)
India: 250 runs in 61.4 overs (373 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: India - 253/1 in 62.0 overs (V Sehwag 169, R Dravid 3)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (V Sehwag 41, R Dravid 7, Ex 2)
V Sehwag: 200 off 194 balls (32 x 4, 2 x 6)
India: 300 runs in 69.2 overs (419 balls), Extras 8
Tea: India - 309/1 in 70.0 overs (V Sehwag 218, R Dravid 10)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 113 balls (V Sehwag 86, R Dravid 11, Ex 3)
India: 350 runs in 78.4 overs (476 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: India - 359/1 in 80.0 overs (V Sehwag 250, R Dravid 26)
V Sehwag: 250 off 225 balls (38 x 4, 3 x 6)
2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 175 balls (V Sehwag 118, R Dravid 27, Ex 5)
India: 400 runs in 89.5 overs (543 balls), Extras 16
Drinks: India - 401/1 in 90.0 overs (V Sehwag 273, R Dravid 39)
2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 241 balls (V Sehwag 147, R Dravid 43, Ex 12)
R Dravid: 50 off 151 balls (6 x 4)
V Sehwag: 300 off 278 balls (41 x 4, 5 x 6)
India: 450 runs in 100.5 overs (610 balls), Extras 20
2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 316 balls (V Sehwag 172, R Dravid 65, Ex 15)
End Of Day: India - 468/1 in 106.0 overs (V Sehwag 309, R Dravid 65)

Day 4
New Ball Taken: India 468/1 after 106.1 overs (V Sehwag 309, R Dravid 65)
2nd Wicket partnership between Sehwag and Dravid lasted 278 minutes.
Drinks: India - 481/3 in 113.3 overs (R Dravid 68)
India: 500 runs in 116.6 overs (707 balls), Extras 25
Drinks: India - 522/3 in 121.0 overs (R Dravid 84, SC Ganguly 20)
Lunch: India - 547/4 in 131.0 overs (R Dravid 99, VVS Laxman 6)
India: 550 runs in 131.3 overs (795 balls), Extras 26
R Dravid: 100 off 272 balls (14 x 4)
Drinks: India - 585/5 in 139.0 overs (VVS Laxman 23, MS Dhoni 8)
India: 600 runs in 145.6 overs (882 balls), Extras 27
Drinks: India - 600/6 in 146.0 overs (VVS Laxman 28, A Kumble 2)
South Africa 2nd innings
South Africa: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: South Africa - 50/0 in 9.0 overs (ND McKenzie 17, GC Smith 32)
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (ND McKenzie 17, GC Smith 32, Ex 1)
Drinks: South Africa - 90/1 in 19.0 overs (ND McKenzie 33, HM Amla 20)
South Africa: 100 runs in 20.4 overs (124 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (ND McKenzie 26, HM Amla 23, Ex 1)
ND McKenzie: 50 off 86 balls (6 x 4)
End Of Day: South Africa - 131/1 in 33.0 overs (ND McKenzie 59, HM Amla 35)

Day 5
South Africa: 150 runs in 38.3 overs (231 balls), Extras 6
HM Amla: 50 off 85 balls (6 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 176 balls (ND McKenzie 46, HM Amla 50, Ex 5)
Drinks: South Africa - 160/1 in 42.0 overs (ND McKenzie 69, HM Amla 50)
Drinks: South Africa - 188/1 in 50.0 overs (ND McKenzie 75, HM Amla 71)
South Africa: 200 runs in 54.1 overs (326 balls), Extras 7
2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 268 balls (ND McKenzie 68, HM Amla 79, Ex 6)
Lunch: South Africa - 212/2 in 59.0 overs (ND McKenzie 88, JH Kallis 0)
ND McKenzie: 100 off 184 balls (11 x 4)
South Africa: 250 runs in 69.4 overs (419 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: South Africa - 253/2 in 70.0 overs (ND McKenzie 113, JH Kallis 14)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (ND McKenzie 29, JH Kallis 18, Ex 3)
Tea: South Africa - 298/4 in 92.0 overs (ND McKenzie 139, AB de Villiers 9)
South Africa: 300 runs in 92.6 overs (559 balls), Extras 10
ND McKenzie: 150 off 312 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: South Africa - 324/5 in 104.0 overs (ND McKenzie 153, MV Boucher 6)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 324/5 after 104.1 overs (ND McKenzie 153, MV Boucher 6)

Tour Index

Team Pages: India, South Africa.

Ground Page: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

South Africa Player Pages: GC Smith, ND McKenzie, HM Amla, JH Kallis, AG Prince, AB de Villiers, MV Boucher, M Morkel, PL Harris, DW Steyn, M Ntini.

India Player Pages: W Jaffer, V Sehwag, R Dravid, SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni, A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, RP Singh, S Sreesanth.

Match Officials' Pages: Asad Rauf, AL Hill, AM Saheba, RS Mahanama.