Scorecards / 2008 / India v South Africa
Test match · South Africa in India Test SeriesIndia v South Africa: Test scorecard, 11 Apr 2008
India won by 8 wickets. 11 Apr 2008, Green Park, Kanpur.
Result
Runs per over- Green Park, KanpurSouth Africa 265(87.3 ov) India 325(99.4 ov) South Africa 121(55.5 ov) India 64/2(13.1 ov)
India won by 8 wickets
South Africa first innings
265 (87.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND McKenziest MS Dhoni b PP Chawla | 36 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 63.2 |
| GC Smithc W Jaffer b Yuvraj Singh | 69 | 134 | 8 | 2 | 51.5 |
| HM Amlab I Sharma | 51 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 50.5 |
| JH Kallisb Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| AG Princelbw b V Sehwag | 16 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 |
| AB de Villiersc SC Ganguly b PP Chawla | 25 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 55.6 |
| MV Boucherb I Sharma | 29 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 49.2 |
| M Morkelc R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
| PL Harrisb I Sharma | 12 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 38.7 |
| DW Steync M Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| M Ntininot out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 9 (b 0, lb 3, w 2, nb 4) | ||||
| Total | 265 (87.3 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-61 (ND McKenzie, 17.5 ov); 2-152 (GC Smith, 45.4 ov); 3-160 (HM Amla, 48.4 ov); 4-161 (JH Kallis, 49.6 ov); 5-199 (AB de Villiers, 62.2 ov); 6-215 (AG Prince, 73.2 ov); 7-241 (M Morkel, 77.5 ov); 8-264 (MV Boucher, 85.2 ov); 9-265 (DW Steyn, 86.4 ov); 10-265 (PL Harris, 87.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Sreesanth | 11 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2.91 |
| I Sharma | 12.3 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 4.40 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 31 | 9 | 52 | 3 | 1.68 |
| PP Chawla | 16 | 3 | 66 | 2 | 4.13 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 11 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3.55 |
| V Sehwag | 6 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 3.00 |
India first innings
325 (99.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Jafferlbw b M Morkel | 15 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 44.1 |
| V Sehwaglbw b DW Steyn | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 |
| R Dravidc AB de Villiers b M Morkel | 29 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 27.4 |
| VVS Laxmanb M Morkel | 50 | 103 | 7 | 0 | 48.5 |
| SC Gangulyc HM Amla b DW Steyn | 87 | 119 | 9 | 1 | 73.1 |
| Yuvraj Singhc AB de Villiers b PL Harris | 32 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 56.1 |
| MS Dhonist MV Boucher b PL Harris | 32 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 59.3 |
| Harbhajan Singhlbw b DW Steyn | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| PP Chawlac GC Smith b M Ntini | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 |
| S Sreesanthc AG Prince b PL Harris | 29 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 65.9 |
| I Sharmanot out | 14 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 36.8 |
| Extras | 19 (b 8, lb 6, w 1, nb 4) | ||||
| Total | 325 (99.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (V Sehwag, 4.6 ov); 2-35 (W Jaffer, 10.4 ov); 3-113 (R Dravid, 41.1 ov); 4-123 (VVS Laxman, 43.5 ov); 5-188 (Yuvraj Singh, 60.6 ov); 6-248 (MS Dhoni, 76.1 ov); 7-268 (Harbhajan Singh, 82.5 ov); 8-279 (PP Chawla, 85.6 ov); 9-279 (SC Ganguly, 86.1 ov); 10-325 (S Sreesanth, 99.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 20 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 3.55 |
| M Ntini | 21 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 2.24 |
| M Morkel | 15 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 4.20 |
| PL Harris | 32.4 | 8 | 101 | 3 | 3.09 |
| JH Kallis | 9 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2.56 |
| HM Amla | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
South Africa second innings
121 (55.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND McKenzielbw b S Sreesanth | 14 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 31.1 |
| GC Smithb V Sehwag | 35 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 38.9 |
| HM Amlac W Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JH Kallisc W Jaffer b V Sehwag | 15 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 |
| AG Princenot out | 22 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 25.3 |
| AB de Villiersc VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| MV Boucherc MS Dhoni b I Sharma | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.5 |
| M Morkelb I Sharma | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PL Harrisc R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DW Steynb Harbhajan Singh | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.0 |
| M Ntinic SC Ganguly b V Sehwag | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 16 (b 12, lb 1, w 1, nb 2) | ||||
| Total | 121 (55.5 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (ND McKenzie, 11.3 ov); 2-27 (HM Amla, 12.5 ov); 3-65 (JH Kallis, 29.1 ov); 4-72 (GC Smith, 33.1 ov); 5-90 (AB de Villiers, 39.5 ov); 6-101 (MV Boucher, 45.1 ov); 7-101 (M Morkel, 45.4 ov); 8-102 (PL Harris, 46.5 ov); 9-114 (DW Steyn, 50.5 ov); 10-121 (M Ntini, 55.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbhajan Singh | 23 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 1.91 |
| I Sharma | 10 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1.80 |
| S Sreesanth | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1.00 |
| PP Chawla | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 |
| V Sehwag | 8.5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1.36 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
India second innings
64/2 (13.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Jafferlbw b M Morkel | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 90.9 |
| V Sehwagc AG Prince b PL Harris | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 183.3 |
| SC Gangulynot out | 13 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 46.4 |
| R Dravidnot out | 18 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 62.1 |
| Extras | 1 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 64/2 (13.1 overs) | ||||
Did not bat: VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, PP Chawla, S Sreesanth, I Sharma
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (V Sehwag, 3.3 ov); 2-32 (W Jaffer, 4.2 ov)
| Bowler | 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 | 6.97 |
| M Morkel | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1.60 |
Match summary
India played South Africa in a men's Test match at Green Park, Kanpur on 11 April 2008 (to 13 April 2008), part of South Africa in India Test Series. India won by 8 wickets.
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
SC Ganguly was named player of the match.
On 11 April 2008 the on-field umpires were Asad Rauf and BR Doctrove, with RS Mahanama as match referee.
How the innings went
South Africa made 265 in 87.3 overs. GC Smith top-scored with 69 from 134 balls, including 8 fours and 2 sixes. Harbhajan Singh took 3 for 52. The biggest stand before a wicket was 91 runs between GC Smith and HM Amla.
India made 325 in 99.4 overs. SC Ganguly top-scored with 87 from 119 balls, including 9 fours and 1 sixes. M Morkel took 3 for 63. The biggest stand before a wicket was 78 runs between R Dravid and VVS Laxman.
In their second innings, South Africa scored 121 in 55.5 overs. GC Smith top-scored with 35 from 90 balls, including 3 fours and 0 sixes. Harbhajan Singh took 4 for 44. The biggest stand before a wicket was 38 runs between JH Kallis and GC Smith.
In their second innings, India scored 64/2 in 13.1 overs. V Sehwag top-scored with 22 from 12 balls, including 1 fours and 2 sixes. M Morkel took 1 for 8. The biggest stand before a wicket was 32 runs between V Sehwag and W Jaffer.
Extras
South Africa's innings of 265 in 87.3 overs included 9 extras: 2 wides, 4 no-balls, 0 byes and 3 leg byes. India's innings of 325 in 99.4 overs included 19 extras: 1 wides, 4 no-balls, 8 byes and 6 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 121 in 55.5 overs included 16 extras: 1 wides, 2 no-balls, 12 byes and 1 leg byes. India's innings of 64/2 in 13.1 overs included 1 extra: 0 wides, 1 no-balls, 0 byes and 0 leg byes.
Questions and answers
Who won India v South Africa on 11 April 2008?
India won by 8 wickets.
Who top-scored in India v South Africa?
SC Ganguly scored 87 from 119 balls for India, the highest score of the match.
Who took the most wickets in India v South Africa?
Harbhajan Singh, with 4 for 44.
What was the highest partnership?
91 runs between GC Smith and HM Amla for South Africa.
Who won the toss?
South Africa, who chose to bat.
Where was India v South Africa played?
At Green Park, Kanpur, on 11 April 2008.