Scorecards / 2006 / India v South Africa
Test match · India tour of South AfricaIndia v South Africa: Test scorecard, 15 Dec 2006
India won by 123 runs. 15 Dec 2006, The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
Result
Runs per over- The Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgIndia 249(79.5 ov) South Africa 84(25.1 ov) India 236(64.4 ov) South Africa 278(86.5 ov)
India won by 123 runs
India first innings
249 (79.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Jafferlbw b M Ntini | 9 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 22.5 |
| V Sehwagc MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 |
| R Dravidc GC Smith b JH Kallis | 32 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 38.6 |
| SR Tendulkarc AB de Villiers b JH Kallis | 44 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 49.4 |
| VVS Laxmanc MV Boucher b M Ntini | 28 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 41.8 |
| SC Gangulynot out | 51 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 50.5 |
| MS Dhonic SM Pollock b M Ntini | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| A Kumblec JH Kallis b A Nel | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Z Khanlbw b SM Pollock | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 |
| S Sreesanthc HM Amla b SM Pollock | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| VRV Singhc & b SM Pollock | 29 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 152.6 |
| Extras | 32 (b 0, lb 15, w 11, nb 6) | ||||
| Total | 249 (79.5 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (W Jaffer, 9.6 ov); 2-14 (V Sehwag, 10.5 ov); 3-83 (SR Tendulkar, 35.4 ov); 4-110 (R Dravid, 41.6 ov); 5-156 (VVS Laxman, 56.5 ov); 6-167 (MS Dhoni, 61.6 ov); 7-188 (A Kumble, 66.5 ov); 8-205 (Z Khan, 73.4 ov); 9-205 (S Sreesanth, 73.6 ov); 10-249 (VRV Singh, 79.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 10.1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 2.56 |
| M Ntini | 18 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 3.17 |
| SM Pollock | 17.5 | 7 | 39 | 4 | 2.19 |
| A Nel | 18.5 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 2.39 |
| JH Kallis | 15 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 4.47 |
South Africa first innings
84 (25.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC Smithlbw b S Sreesanth | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 |
| HH Gibbsc V Sehwag b Z Khan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HM Amlac VVS Laxman b S Sreesanth | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JH Kallisc VVS Laxman b S Sreesanth | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 85.7 |
| AG Princec MS Dhoni b A Kumble | 24 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 40.0 |
| AB de Villiersc V Sehwag b Z Khan | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42.9 |
| MV Boucherb S Sreesanth | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
| SM Pollocklbw b S Sreesanth | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| A Nelc Z Khan b VRV Singh | 21 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 87.5 |
| M Ntinib A Kumble | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DW Steynnot out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 6 (b 2, lb 0, w 3, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 84 (25.1 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (GC Smith, 1.6 ov); 2-5 (HH Gibbs, 2.4 ov); 3-5 (HM Amla, 3.6 ov); 4-21 (JH Kallis, 7.3 ov); 5-33 (AB de Villiers, 12.5 ov); 6-38 (MV Boucher, 15.2 ov); 7-45 (SM Pollock, 17.1 ov); 8-84 (AG Prince, 24.4 ov); 9-84 (M Ntini, 24.5 ov); 10-84 (A Nel, 25.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 10 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 3.20 |
| S Sreesanth | 10 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 4.00 |
| VRV Singh | 3.1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.53 |
| A Kumble | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
India second innings
236 (64.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Jafferc GC Smith b A Nel | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 |
| V Sehwagc HH Gibbs b A Nel | 33 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 113.8 |
| R Dravidc MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| SR Tendulkarb SM Pollock | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 63.6 |
| VVS Laxmanc GC Smith b M Ntini | 73 | 154 | 12 | 0 | 47.4 |
| SC Gangulyc MV Boucher b M Ntini | 25 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 65.8 |
| MS Dhonic MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 18 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 72.0 |
| A Kumblec AG Prince b A Nel | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Z Khanc MV Boucher b M Ntini | 37 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 46.3 |
| S Sreesanthnot out | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 85.7 |
| VRV Singhrun out | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 275.0 |
| Extras | 13 (b 2, lb 10, w 1, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 236 (64.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (W Jaffer, 3.5 ov); 2-37 (R Dravid, 6.6 ov); 3-41 (V Sehwag, 7.5 ov); 4-61 (SR Tendulkar, 16.1 ov); 5-119 (SC Ganguly, 28.1 ov); 6-147 (MS Dhoni, 36.3 ov); 7-148 (A Kumble, 39.2 ov); 8-218 (VVS Laxman, 62.4 ov); 9-219 (Z Khan, 62.6 ov); 10-236 (VRV Singh, 64.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Ntini | 15.4 | 2 | 77 | 3 | 4.91 |
| A Nel | 19 | 4 | 58 | 3 | 3.05 |
| SM Pollock | 16 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 2.06 |
| JH Kallis | 11 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2.73 |
| GC Smith | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
South Africa second innings
278 (86.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HH Gibbsc SR Tendulkar b Z Khan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GC Smithc V Sehwag b S Sreesanth | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 37.0 |
| HM Amlac MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth | 17 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 56.7 |
| JH Kallisc SC Ganguly b S Sreesanth | 27 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 37.5 |
| AG Princeb A Kumble | 97 | 223 | 11 | 0 | 43.5 |
| AB de Villiersrun out | 17 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 40.5 |
| MV Boucherlbw b Z Khan | 23 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 56.1 |
| SM Pollockb A Kumble | 40 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 97.6 |
| A Nellbw b A Kumble | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| DW Steynnot out | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| M Ntinic V Sehwag b Z Khan | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Extras | 27 (b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 19) | ||||
| Total | 278 (86.5 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (HH Gibbs, 0.4 ov); 2-22 (GC Smith, 7.6 ov); 3-34 (HM Amla, 11.6 ov); 4-84 (JH Kallis, 29.6 ov); 5-120 (AB de Villiers, 44.1 ov); 6-164 (MV Boucher, 60.3 ov); 7-231 (SM Pollock, 74.3 ov); 8-245 (A Nel, 78.3 ov); 9-264 (AG Prince, 80.1 ov); 10-278 (M Ntini, 86.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 22.5 | 5 | 79 | 3 | 3.46 |
| S Sreesanth | 25 | 8 | 59 | 3 | 2.36 |
| VRV Singh | 18 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 3.72 |
| SC Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
| A Kumble | 20 | 4 | 54 | 3 | 2.70 |
Match summary
India played South Africa in a men's Test match at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on 15 December 2006 (to 18 December 2006), part of India tour of South Africa. India won by 123 runs.
India won the toss and chose to bat.
S Sreesanth was named player of the match.
On 15 December 2006 the on-field umpires were MR Benson and DJ Harper, with RS Mahanama as match referee.
How the innings went
India made 249 in 79.5 overs. SC Ganguly top-scored with 51 from 101 balls, including 4 fours and 1 sixes. SM Pollock took 4 for 39. The biggest stand before a wicket was 69 runs between SR Tendulkar and R Dravid.
South Africa made 84 in 25.1 overs. AG Prince top-scored with 24 from 60 balls, including 2 fours and 0 sixes. S Sreesanth took 5 for 40. The biggest stand before a wicket was 39 runs between AG Prince and A Nel.
In their second innings, India scored 236 in 64.4 overs. VVS Laxman top-scored with 73 from 154 balls, including 12 fours and 0 sixes. SM Pollock took 3 for 33. The biggest stand before a wicket was 70 runs between VVS Laxman and Z Khan.
In their second innings, South Africa scored 278 in 86.5 overs. AG Prince top-scored with 97 from 223 balls, including 11 fours and 0 sixes. A Kumble took 3 for 54. The biggest stand before a wicket was 67 runs between SM Pollock and AG Prince.
Extras
India's innings of 249 in 79.5 overs included 32 extras: 11 wides, 6 no-balls, 0 byes and 15 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 84 in 25.1 overs included 6 extras: 3 wides, 1 no-balls, 2 byes and 0 leg byes. India's innings of 236 in 64.4 overs included 13 extras: 1 wides, 0 no-balls, 2 byes and 10 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 278 in 86.5 overs included 27 extras: 0 wides, 19 no-balls, 0 byes and 8 leg byes.
Questions and answers
Who won India v South Africa on 15 December 2006?
India won by 123 runs.
Who top-scored in India v South Africa?
AG Prince scored 97 from 223 balls for South Africa, the highest score of the match.
Who took the most wickets in India v South Africa?
S Sreesanth, with 5 for 40.
What was the highest partnership?
70 runs between VVS Laxman and Z Khan for India.
Who won the toss?
India, who chose to bat.
Where was India v South Africa played?
At The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, on 15 December 2006.