Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2006-07
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| India in South Africa 2006-07 | ||
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| Dates | 16 November 2006 – 6 January 2007 | |
| Captains | Graeme Smith | Rahul Dravid |
| Number of ODIs | 5 | |
| ODIs won | 4 | 0 |
| Most runs (ODIs) | AB de Villiers (175) | MS Dhoni (139) |
| Most wickets (ODIs) | SM Pollock (10) | Z Khan (6) |
| Player of Series (ODIs) | Shaun Pollock | |
| Number of Twenty20s | 1 | |
| Twenty20 series | 0 | 1 |
| Most runs (Twenty20s) | JA Morkel (27) | D Mongia (38) |
| Most wickets (Twenty20s) | CK Langeveldt(2) | Z Khan & A Agarkar (2) |
| Player of Series (Twenty20s) | Dinesh Karthik | |
| Number of Tests | 3 | |
| Tests won | 2 | 1 |
| Most runs (Tests) | Ashwell Prince (306) | Sourav Ganguly (214) |
| Most wickets (Tests) | Makhaya Ntini (15) | S Sreesanth (18) |
| Player of Series (Tests) | Shaun Pollock | |
The Indian cricket team toured South Africa for three Tests and five ODIs from November 16, 2006 to January 6, 2007.
South Africa won the Test series 2:1. After India won the first Test at New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa rallied to win the 2nd Test at Kingsmead in Durban and the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town.
South Africa won the ODI series 4–0, which was India's first ODI series without a win since 1997.
There was also one Twenty20 International, which India won.
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[edit] Schedule
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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| Tour Games | |||||
| One Day | 16 Nov 2006 | Ashwell Prince | Rahul Dravid | Willowmoore Park |  Rest of SA won by 37 runs |
| FC match | 7-10 Dec 2006 | Jacques Rudolph | VVS Laxman | Sedgars Park |  India won by 96 runs |
| One-day International Series | |||||
| 1st ODI | 19 Nov 2006 | Graeme Smith | Rahul Dravid | New Wanderers Stadium | Match abandoned due to rain. |
| 2nd ODI | 22 Nov 2006 | Graeme Smith | Rahul Dravid | Kingsmead |  South Africa won by 157 runs |
| 3rd ODI | 26 Nov 2006 | Graeme Smith | Rahul Dravid | Newlands | South Africa won by 106 runs |
| 4th ODI | 29 Nov 2006 | Graeme Smith | Virender Sehwag | St George's Park | South Africa won by 80 runs |
| 5th ODI | 3 Dec 2006 | Graeme Smith | Virender Sehwag | SuperSport Park | South Africa won by 9 wickets |
| Twenty20 International | |||||
| 1st 20/20 | 1 Dec 2006 | Graeme Smith | Virender Sehwag | New Wanderers Stadium | India won by 6 wickets |
| Test Series | |||||
| 1st Test | 15-19 Dec 2006 | Graeme Smith | Rahul Dravid | New Wanderers Stadium | India won by 123 runs |
| 2nd Test | 26-30 Dec 2006 | Graeme Smith | Rahul Dravid | Kingsmead | South Africa won by 174 runs |
| 3rd Test | 2-6 Jan 2007 | Graeme Smith | Rahul Dravid | Newlands | South Africa won by 5 wickets |
[edit] Squads
| Indian ODI Squad[1] |  |
| Rahul Dravid (Captain) | Sachin Tendulkar | Virender Sehwag | Suresh Raina | Mohammad Kaif | Ajit Agarkar | Dinesh Mongia | Harbhajan Singh
Anil Kumble | Wasim Jaffer | Zaheer Khan | Mahendra Dhoni (wk) | Irfan Pathan | Munaf Patel | Dinesh Karthik (wk) | S Sreesanth | VVS Laxman [2] |
| Indian Test Squad[3] | |
| Rahul Dravid (Captain) | Sachin Tendulkar | Virender Sehwag | V. R. V. Singh | | Sourav Ganguly | Gautam Gambhir | Harbhajan Singh
Anil Kumble | Wasim Jaffer | Zaheer Khan | Irfan Pathan* | Mahendra Dhoni (wk) | Munaf Patel | Dinesh Karthik (wk) | S Sreesanth | VVS Laxman |
- Irfan Pathan sent back home before the second test due to poor bowling form.
| South Africa ODI Squad[4] |  |
| Graeme Smith (Captain) | Loots Bosman | Mark Boucher (wk) | AB de Villiers (wk) | Boeta Dippenaar[5] | Herschelle Gibbs
Andrew Hall | Justin Kemp | Jacques Kallis | Charl Langeveldt | Andre Nel | Makhaya Ntini | Robin Peterson | Shaun Pollock | Ashwell Prince |
| South Africa Test Squad[6] | |
| Graeme Smith (Captain) | Jacques Kallis | Mark Boucher (wk) | Abraham de Villiers | Jacques Rudolph | Herschelle Gibbs
Andrew Hall | Nicky Boje | Paul Adams | Dale Steyn | Andre Nel | Makhaya Ntini | Hashim Amla | Shaun Pollock | Ashwell Prince |
[edit] Limited Over Matches
[edit] Tour Match: South Africa A v Indians, 16 November
| Rest of South Africa 255/8 (50 overs) |
vs |  India218 (49.1 overs) |
Rest of South Africa won by 37 runs[7] Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa Umpires: IL Howell (SA) and BG Jerling (SA) Man of the Match: DW Steyn (SA) |
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| JA Rudolph 72 (53) Z Khan 10-1-43-3 |
R Dravid 79 (99) DW Steyn 10-3-22-5 |
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[edit] 1st ODI: 19 November
The first ODI was rained out without a ball being bowled, due to persistent rain in Johannesburg[8].
[edit] 2nd ODI: 22 November
| South Africa 248/8 (50 overs) |
vs | India 91 (29.1 overs) |
South Africa won by 157 runs [9] Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa Umpires: BR Doctrove (WI) and IL Howell (RSA) Man of the Match: JH Kallis (RSA) |
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| JH Kallis 119* (160) MM Patel 10-2-39-2 |
SR Tendulkar 35 (79) A Nel 8-2-13-4 |
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[edit] 3rd ODI: 26 November
| South Africa 274/7 (50 overs) |
vs | India 168 (41.3 overs) |
South Africa won by 106 runs [10] Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa Umpires: BR Doctrove (WI) and BG Jerling (RSA) Man of the Match: JM Kemp (RSA) |
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| JM Kemp 100* (89) Z Khan 10-4-42-3 |
RS Dravid 63 (103) SM Pollock 9-1-26-4 |
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[edit] 4th ODI: 29 November
| South Africa 243/8 (50 overs) |
vs | India 163 (38.1 overs) |
South Africa won by 80 runs[11] St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Umpires: BR Doctrove (WI) and BG Jerling (SA) Man of the Match: HH Gibbs (SA) |
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| HH Gibbs 93* (123) A Kumble 10-0-42-2 |
IK Pathan 47* (55) JM Kemp 4.1-0-21-3 |
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Virender Sehwag captained India after Rahul Dravid was ruled out for rest of the series following an injury. South Africa recovered from a bad start to reach 243 at the end of 50 overs. Gibbs remained unbeaten on 93 while Kallis and Pollock chipped in with 49 and 37 respectively. Anil Kumble was the best bowler for India on the day picking up 2 wickets for 42 runs. Chasing 244 under lights, India got off to a steady start losing their first wicket in the 6th over with 23 runs on the board. Wickets fell at regular intervals and this meant that India never had a chance of overhauling the South African score. Irfan Pathan was the pick of the batsmen scoring 47 runs.
[edit] Twenty20 International: 1 December
| South Africa 126/9 (20 overs) |
vs | India 127/4 (19.5 overs) |
India won by 6 wickets [12] New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Umpires: IL Howell (SA) and BG Jerling (SA) Man of the Match: KD Karthik (IND) |
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| JA Morkel 27 (18) Z Khan 4-0-15-2 |
D Mongia 38 (45) CK Langeveldt 4-0-20-2 |
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India pulled off its first victory of the tour with a close Twenty20 win after Dinesh Karthik steered India towards victory with a controlled innings by Twenty20 standards. This was India's first Twenty20 International ever.
[edit] 5th ODI: 3 December
| India 200/9 (50 overs) |
vs | South Africa 201/1 (31.2 overs) |
South Africa won by nine wickets[13] SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa Umpires: BL Doctrove (WI) and IL Howell (SA) Man of the Match: SM Pollock (SA) |
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| SR Tendulkar 55 (97) M Ntini 10-1-32-3 |
AB de Villiers 92* (98) Harbhajan Singh 8-0-39-1 |
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India put on another abyssmal batting performance scoring just 200 off the allocated 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar topscored for the visitors with a sedate 55 off 97 balls. Mongia and Dhoni chipped in with useful 40's.
South Africa reached the target in just 31.2 overs. Pollock was named Man of the Match for his bowling performance which included 4 maidens and 2 wickets.
With this victory, South Africa wrapped up the series 4-0 with the first game washed out.
[edit] First Class Matches
[edit] Tour Match: Rest of South Africa v Indians (7-10 December)
| India |
316/7 (85 overs) |
& | 142 (53.4 overs) | India won by 96 runs[14] Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| Rest of South Africa |
138 (31.4 overs) VB van Jaarsveld 52 (57) |
& | 224 (48.5 overs) VB van Jaarsveld 66 (70) |
[edit] First Test (15-19 December)
| India |
249 (79.5 overs) SC Ganguly 51* (101) |
& | 236 (64.4 overs)
VVS Laxman 73 (154) |
India won by 123 runs[15] New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| South Africa |
84 (25.1 overs) AG Prince 24 (60) |
& | 278 (86.5 overs) |
India beat South Africa by 123 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series. This was also India's first test victory in South African soil.
[edit] Second Test (26-30 December)
| South Africa |
328 (91.3 overs) AG Prince 121 (212) |
& | 265/8 (67.4 overs)
SM Pollock 63 (99) |
South Africa won by 174 runs[16] Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa |
| India |
240 (77.5 overs) SR Tendulkar 63 (115) |
& | 179 (55.1 overs) |
[edit] Third Test (2-6 January)
| India |
414 (131.1 overs) W Jaffer 116 (244) |
& | 169 (64 overs) | South Africa won by 5 wickets[17] Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa |
| South Africa |
373 (128.3 overs) |
& | 211/5 (64.1 overs) |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Jaffer, Zaheer and Kumble added to ODI squad, retrieved from Cricinfo, 30 October 2006
- ^ VVS Laxman was flown in as a replacement for Dravid follwoing an injury during the 3rd ODI
- ^ Ganguly in, Laxman appointed vice-captain, retrieved from Cricinfo, 30 November 2006
- ^ South Africa name unchanged squad, retrieved from BBC, 8 November 2006
- ^ Prince replaced Dippenaar for the last 2 ODIs
- ^ South Africa announce Test squad, retrieved from Cricinfo, 7 December 2006
- ^ Tour Match: Rest of South Africa v Indians at Benoni, Nov 16, 2006
- ^ 1st ODI : Bulletin, retrieved from Cricinfo, 19 November 2006
- ^ 2nd Match: South Africa v Indian at Durban, Nov 22, 2006
- ^ 3rd Match: South Africa v Indian at Cape Town, Nov 26, 2006
- ^ 4th ODI: South Africa v India at Port Elizabeth, Nov 29, 2006
- ^ Only T20I: South Africa v India at Johannesburg, retrieved from Cricinfo, December 1, 2006
- ^ South Africa v India at Centurion, Dec 3, 2006, from Cricinfo, retrieved 3 December 2006
- ^ Tour Match: Rest of South Africa v Indians at Potchefstroom, Dec 7-10, 2006
- ^ 1st Test: South Africa v Indians at Johannesburg, Dec 15-19, 2006
- ^ 2nd Test: South Africa v Indians at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2006
- ^ 3rd Test: South Africa v Indians at Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2006
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