Scorecards / 2007 / West Indies v South Africa
Test match · West Indies tour of Zimbabwe and South AfricaWest Indies v South Africa: Test scorecard, 26 Dec 2007
West Indies won by 128 runs. 26 Dec 2007, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth.
Result
Runs per over- St George's Park, Port ElizabethWest Indies 408(133.4 ov) South Africa 195(62.1 ov) West Indies 175(57.4 ov) South Africa 260(74.5 ov)
West Indies won by 128 runs
West Indies first innings
408 (133.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Gaylec JH Kallis b PL Harris | 66 | 49 | 13 | 0 | 134.7 |
| D Gangac MV Boucher b A Nel | 33 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 57.9 |
| RS Mortonc AG Prince b M Ntini | 33 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 46.5 |
| MN Samuelsc JH Kallis b DW Steyn | 94 | 195 | 12 | 0 | 48.2 |
| S Chanderpaulb A Nel | 104 | 253 | 12 | 0 | 41.1 |
| DJ Bravoc & b M Ntini | 12 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 |
| D Ramdinc MV Boucher b M Ntini | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| DJG Sammyrun out | 38 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 49.4 |
| JE Taylorb DW Steyn | 9 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 24.3 |
| DBL Powellnot out | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| FH Edwardsc AG Prince b A Nel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 17 (b 2, lb 8, w 3, nb 4) | ||||
| Total | 408 (133.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-98 (D Ganga, 16.6 ov); 2-102 (CH Gayle, 17.2 ov); 3-166 (RS Morton, 41.3 ov); 4-277 (MN Samuels, 80.5 ov); 5-296 (DJ Bravo, 91.1 ov); 6-304 (D Ramdin, 93.4 ov); 7-361 (DJG Sammy, 115.1 ov); 8-385 (JE Taylor, 125.4 ov); 9-407 (S Chanderpaul, 133.1 ov); 10-408 (FH Edwards, 133.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 31 | 4 | 121 | 2 | 3.90 |
| M Ntini | 30 | 6 | 100 | 3 | 3.33 |
| A Nel | 25.4 | 7 | 85 | 3 | 3.31 |
| PL Harris | 30 | 9 | 69 | 1 | 2.30 |
| JH Kallis | 17 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1.35 |
South Africa first innings
195 (62.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC Smithlbw b JE Taylor | 28 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 90.3 |
| HH Gibbsc D Ramdin b DBL Powell | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HM Amlab DBL Powell | 29 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 96.7 |
| JH Kallisc DJ Bravo b JE Taylor | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AG Princec RS Morton b DBL Powell | 20 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 42.6 |
| AB de Villiersb DJ Bravo | 59 | 127 | 9 | 0 | 46.5 |
| MV Boucherc DBL Powell b JE Taylor | 20 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 69.0 |
| PL Harrisc JE Taylor b DJ Bravo | 9 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 |
| A Nelc D Ganga b DJ Bravo | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 88.9 |
| DW Steync DBL Powell b DJ Bravo | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.8 |
| M Ntininot out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 7 (b 4, lb 1, w 1, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 195 (62.1 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (HH Gibbs, 0.5 ov); 2-45 (GC Smith, 8.5 ov); 3-53 (JH Kallis, 10.5 ov); 4-63 (HM Amla, 13.1 ov); 5-96 (AG Prince, 25.3 ov); 6-129 (MV Boucher, 36.4 ov); 7-172 (AB de Villiers, 54.5 ov); 8-181 (PL Harris, 58.5 ov); 9-194 (A Nel, 60.3 ov); 10-195 (DW Steyn, 62.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBL Powell | 17 | 4 | 58 | 3 | 3.41 |
| FH Edwards | 15 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 3.73 |
| JE Taylor | 13 | 4 | 46 | 3 | 3.54 |
| DJ Bravo | 13.1 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 1.82 |
| DJG Sammy | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.50 |
West Indies second innings
175 (57.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Gaylec MV Boucher b M Ntini | 29 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 131.8 |
| D Gangarun out | 45 | 125 | 6 | 0 | 36.0 |
| RS Mortonlbw b JH Kallis | 5 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 20.8 |
| MN Samuelsb DW Steyn | 40 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 46.0 |
| S Chanderpaulc JH Kallis b DW Steyn | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 |
| DJ Bravoc HH Gibbs b PL Harris | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58.8 |
| D Ramdinc HH Gibbs b DW Steyn | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DJG Sammylbw b PL Harris | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| JE Taylorc A Nel b PL Harris | 22 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 78.6 |
| DBL Powellb PL Harris | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 |
| FH Edwardsnot out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 7 (b 1, lb 0, w 1, nb 5) | ||||
| Total | 175 (57.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (CH Gayle, 7.1 ov); 2-57 (RS Morton, 14.1 ov); 3-122 (D Ganga, 41.2 ov); 4-123 (MN Samuels, 42.5 ov); 5-141 (DJ Bravo, 47.4 ov); 6-141 (S Chanderpaul, 48.1 ov); 7-144 (DJG Sammy, 49.4 ov); 8-144 (D Ramdin, 50.5 ov); 9-160 (DBL Powell, 55.5 ov); 10-175 (JE Taylor, 57.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 17 | 3 | 67 | 3 | 3.94 |
| M Ntini | 11 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 3.18 |
| A Nel | 7 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3.00 |
| JH Kallis | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2.29 |
| PL Harris | 15.4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 2.23 |
South Africa second innings
260 (74.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HH Gibbslbw b DBL Powell | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GC Smithc D Ganga b FH Edwards | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| HM Amlac D Ramdin b FH Edwards | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 |
| JH Kallisc D Ramdin b FH Edwards | 85 | 126 | 9 | 0 | 67.5 |
| AG Princec CH Gayle b JE Taylor | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 35.7 |
| AB de Villiersc MN Samuels b JE Taylor | 60 | 132 | 6 | 0 | 45.5 |
| MV Boucherb JE Taylor | 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 37.1 |
| PL Harrisb DJ Bravo | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| A Nelc D Ramdin b DJG Sammy | 34 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 91.9 |
| DW Steynnot out | 33 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 126.9 |
| M Ntinic DBL Powell b MN Samuels | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Extras | 5 (b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 260 (74.5 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (HH Gibbs, 2.4 ov); 2-17 (HM Amla, 7.2 ov); 3-20 (GC Smith, 9.3 ov); 4-45 (AG Prince, 18.4 ov); 5-157 (JH Kallis, 49.5 ov); 6-183 (MV Boucher, 59.5 ov); 7-190 (PL Harris, 62.3 ov); 8-192 (AB de Villiers, 63.4 ov); 9-259 (A Nel, 73.4 ov); 10-260 (M Ntini, 74.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBL Powell | 14 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 3.36 |
| FH Edwards | 13 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 2.85 |
| JE Taylor | 18 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 3.67 |
| DJ Bravo | 16 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 3.94 |
| DJG Sammy | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4.14 |
| MN Samuels | 6.5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2.05 |
Match summary
West Indies played South Africa in a men's Test match at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on 26 December 2007 (to 29 December 2007), part of West Indies tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa. West Indies won by 128 runs.
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
MN Samuels was named player of the match.
On 26 December 2007 the on-field umpires were RB Tiffin and Aleem Dar, with RS Mahanama as match referee.
How the innings went
West Indies made 408 in 133.4 overs. S Chanderpaul top-scored with 104 from 253 balls, including 12 fours and 0 sixes. A Nel took 3 for 85. The biggest stand before a wicket was 111 runs between MN Samuels and S Chanderpaul.
South Africa made 195 in 62.1 overs. AB de Villiers top-scored with 59 from 127 balls, including 9 fours and 0 sixes. DJ Bravo took 4 for 24. The biggest stand before a wicket was 44 runs between GC Smith and HM Amla.
In their second innings, West Indies scored 175 in 57.4 overs. D Ganga top-scored with 45 from 125 balls, including 6 fours and 0 sixes. PL Harris took 4 for 35. The biggest stand before a wicket was 65 runs between D Ganga and MN Samuels.
In their second innings, South Africa scored 260 in 74.5 overs. JH Kallis top-scored with 85 from 126 balls, including 9 fours and 0 sixes. FH Edwards took 3 for 37. The biggest stand before a wicket was 112 runs between JH Kallis and AB de Villiers.
Extras
West Indies's innings of 408 in 133.4 overs included 17 extras: 3 wides, 4 no-balls, 2 byes and 8 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 195 in 62.1 overs included 7 extras: 1 wides, 1 no-balls, 4 byes and 1 leg byes. West Indies's innings of 175 in 57.4 overs included 7 extras: 1 wides, 5 no-balls, 1 byes and 0 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 260 in 74.5 overs included 5 extras: 1 wides, 0 no-balls, 0 byes and 4 leg byes.
Questions and answers
Who won West Indies v South Africa on 26 December 2007?
West Indies won by 128 runs.
Who top-scored in West Indies v South Africa?
S Chanderpaul scored 104 from 253 balls for West Indies, the highest score of the match.
Who took the most wickets in West Indies v South Africa?
DJ Bravo, with 4 for 24.
What was the highest partnership?
112 runs between JH Kallis and AB de Villiers for South Africa.
Who won the toss?
South Africa, who chose to field.
Where was West Indies v South Africa played?
At St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, on 26 December 2007.