India South Africa Cricket Series 2006-07
India vs South Africa Second Test Match at Kingsmead
IND SA Second Test, Day five: South Africa level series with 174 runs victory
Dec 30, 2006
South Africa levelled their home series against India at 1-1 by winning the second Test in Durban by 174 runs. Makhaya Ntini led the way with 5-48 as the South African seamers ran through the tourists for 179 on the final day. Mahendra Singh Doni offered the main resistance with an innings of 47, which included 10 fours, before falling to Andre Nel in the final over before tea. Ganguly chipped in with 26, and Zaheer 21, while Tendulkar failed to score.
Second Test, Durban, day five: South Africa 328 & 265-8 declared beat India 240 & 179 by 174 runs
IND SA Second Test, Day four: Bad light stops play again after early blow for India in 354 chase
Dec 29, 2006
India lost two early wickets after South Africa set them a target of 354 to win on the fourth day of the second Test at Kingsmead in Durban.Needing a win to square the three-match series, South Africa batted aggressively despite losing six wickets for 44 runs at one stage before lunch. Shaun Pollock made a stroke-filled 63 not out to enable South Africa to declare their second innings at 265 for eight. Shanthakumuran Sreesanth, India's exciting young fast bowler, took three of the wickets as South Africa collapsed from 99 for no wicket to 143 for six. Sreesanth finished with four for 79, taking his tally for the series to 16. Forecast for the last day suggests rain and scattered thunderstorms by afternoon.
Second Test, Durban, day four (close): South Africa 328 & 265-8d; India 240 & 38-2
IND SA Second Test, Day three: Bad light stops play again as South Africa edge away from India
Dec 28, 2006
South Africa were 152 runs ahead with 10 wickets to spare when bad light and a power cut forced the game to stop early. Earlier the hosts ended India's resistance on 240, with VVS Laxman (50no) and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (28) sharing a late stand of 53. Ganguly was out for a second ball duck while Tendulkar (65) completed his first Test half-century of 2006.
Second Test, Durban, day three (close): South Africa 328 & 64-0 v India 240
IND SA Second Test, Day two: First ball duck for Sehwag in India's slow reply
Dec 27, 2006
India edged to 103-3 in reply to South Africa's 328 before bad light brought an early end to day two of the second Test in Durban. India lost Virender Sehwag (0), Rahul Dravid (11) and Wasim Jaffer (26) after Ashwell Prince hit 121 for the hosts. Sachin Tendulkar composed a patient 46 not out after being dropped by opposing skipper Graeme Smith on 21, while VVS Laxman was unbeaten on 10.
Prince resumed on 98 with the score on 257-8 and made his fifth Test century.
He was eventually caught by Laxman at slip off Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, while debutant Morne Morkel made an unbeaten 31 and Makhaya Ntini fell lbw to Anil Kumble for 16 to wrap up South Africa's innings.
Second Test, Durban, day two (close): South Africa 328 v India 103-3
IND SA Second Test, Day one: Prince survives India onslaught
Dec 26, 2006
Ashwell Prince hit an unbeaten 98 as South Africa recovered to 257-8 on day one of the second Test. South Africa were stumbling at 28 for three when Prince came to the crease and he kept the Indian attack at bay for four-and-a-half hours, finishing the day unbeaten on 98 when play was halted 17 overs early due to bad light. Prince was well supported by Herschelle Gibbs (63) and Mark Boucher (53), sharing in stands of 93 with Gibbs and 100 with Boucher. The Indian opening bowlers Zaheer Khan (two for 61) and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (three for 74) shared the first five wickets, before off-spinner Anil Kumble chipped in with two for 48. Tendulkar gave Prince a life when the batsman was on 41, dropping a low edge at slip off the bowling of VRV Sing. The Indian star did not return after tea and was taken to hospital for x-rays on an injured finger. Gibbs made a pair in the first Test defeat but hit 13 fours in his 88-ball innings before he top-edged a pull off Sreesanth to wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Doni. India captain Rahul Dravid was more than satisfied with his side's efforts. "It was a very good day," he said. "It was very hot out there and the boys showed a lot of character.
Second Test, Durban, day one (close): South Africa 257-8 v India
India may play Munaf Patel, Gautam Gambhir
Dec 26, 2006
Pace bowler Munaf Patel is set to win back his place in the India team for the second Test against South Africa in Durban.
Patel missed the last three one-day internationals and the first Test in Johannesburg after injuring his ankle in the second one-dayer in Durban on November 23. He bowled in a match for the first time since hurting his ankle in a drawn two-day practice game against a KwaZulu-Natal Invitation XI in Durban on Saturday, taking two for 25 from eight overs. India will also consider selecting Gautam Gambhir to strengthen their top order. Gambhir was not in the team who won the first Test by 123 runs in Johannesburg last Monday, India's first Test win in South Africa. But after top-scoring with 79 in the practice match, Gambhir seems an appropriate replacement for the struggling Wasim Jaffer.
South Africa Team (from) : Graeme Smith (Captain), Paul Adams, Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Paul Harris, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock, Ashwell Prince, Dale Steyn.
India Team (from) : Rahul Dravid (Captain), Mahendra Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Wasim Jaffer, Dinesh Karthik, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, VVS Laxman, Munaf Patel, Irfan Pathan, Virender Sehwag, Vikram Singh, Shanta Sreesanth, Sachin Tendulkar.
India vs South Africa Second Test Match at Kingsmead
Scores
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
328 all out (91.3 overs)
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265 for 8 (67.4 overs)
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240 all out (77.5 overs)
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179 all out (55.1 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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G C Smith | c S R Tendulkar | b Z Khan | 5 |
13 | 0 | 0 |
A B de Villiers | c S R Tendulkar | b S Sreesanth | 9 |
38 | 1 | 0 |
H M Amla | lbw | b Z Khan | 1 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
H H Gibbs | c M S Dhoni | b S Sreesanth | 63 |
88 | 13 | 0 |
A G Prince | c V V S Laxman | b S Sreesanth | 121 |
212 | 16 | 0 |
M V Boucher | b S Sreesanth | 53 |
91 | 7 | 0 | |
S M Pollock | c V Sehwag | b V R V Singh | 11 |
23 | 2 | 0 |
A J Hall | lbw | b A Kumble | 0 |
4 | 0 | 0 |
A Nel | b A Kumble | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 | |
M Morkel | not out | 31 |
52 | 3 | 0 | |
M Ntini | lbw | b A Kumble | 16 |
30 | 2 | 0 |
Extras | 14nb 1w 3lb | 18 | ||||
Total | all out | 328 | (91.3 ovs) |
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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W Jaffer | c A B de Villiers | b M Ntini | 26 |
73 | 5 | 0 |
V Sehwag | c A B de Villiers | b A Nel | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
R Dravid | lbw | b A Nel | 11 |
23 | 2 | 0 |
S R Tendulkar | c M V Boucher | b M Ntini | 63 |
115 | 11 | 0 |
V V S Laxman | not out | 50 |
156 | 3 | 0 | |
S C Ganguly | c H H Gibbs | b M Ntini | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
M S Dhoni | c A B de Villiers | b M Morkel | 34 |
39 | 7 | 0 |
A Kumble | c M V Boucher | b M Morkel | 0 |
6 | 0 | 0 |
Z Khan | c H M Amla | b M Morkel | 2 |
20 | 0 | 0 |
S Sreesanth | c M V Boucher | b A J Hall | 28 |
40 | 5 | 0 |
V R V Singh | c M V Boucher | b S M Pollock | 4 |
4 | 1 | 0 |
Extras | 12nb 2w 1b 7lb | 22 | ||||
Total | all out | 240 | (77.5 ovs) |
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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A B de Villiers | c V V S Laxman | b V R V Singh | 47 |
100 | 8 | 0 |
G C Smith | b S Sreesanth | 59 |
81 | 11 | 0 | |
H M Amla | lbw | b S Sreesanth | 0 |
4 | 0 | 0 |
H H Gibbs | c sub | b A Kumble | 9 |
24 | 1 | 0 |
A G Prince | c S C Ganguly | b S Sreesanth | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
M V Boucher | lbw | b Z Khan | 8 |
14 | 1 | 0 |
S M Pollock | not out | 63 |
99 | 10 | 0 | |
A J Hall | lbw | b S Sreesanth | 21 |
52 | 3 | 0 |
M Morkel | c V R V Singh | b V Sehwag | 27 |
41 | 4 | 0 |
Extras | 12nb 7w 5b 7lb | 31 | ||||
Total | for 8 | 265 | (67.4 ovs) |
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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W Jaffer | c A Nel | b M Ntini | 28 |
47 | 4 | 0 |
V Sehwag | c G C Smith | b M Ntini | 8 |
11 | 1 | 0 |
R Dravid | c M V Boucher | b M Ntini | 5 |
25 | 1 | 0 |
S R Tendulkar | lbw | b M Ntini | 0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
V V S Laxman | b A Nel | 15 |
44 | 1 | 0 | |
S C Ganguly | c H H Gibbs | b M Ntini | 26 |
33 | 4 | 0 |
M S Dhoni | c M V Boucher | b A Nel | 47 |
67 | 10 | 0 |
A Kumble | c H M Amla | b A J Hall | 11 |
32 | 1 | 0 |
Z Khan | c A J Hall | b A Nel | 21 |
56 | 2 | 0 |
S Sreesanth | c M V Boucher | b A J Hall | 10 |
12 | 2 | 0 |
V R V Singh | not out | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
Extras | 4nb 1w 2b 1lb | 8 | ||||
Total | all out | 179 | (55.1 ovs) |
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Umpires: Asad Rauf, I L Howell
India vs South Africa Second Test Match
The Venue
Kingsmead
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead is a Cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its current stated capacity is 25000, although grass terracing makes up part of the viewing area. The 'End names' are the Umgeni End (north) and the Old Fort Road End (south). It is the home ground of the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins.It has been renowned as a seamers wicket, and there is also a famous myth regarding how the tide affects batting conditions, as the ground is quite close to the beach. Many batting collapses in matches in the past have been blamed on changes in the tide, but nobody has been able to prove this theory.
India in South Africa Cricket Series 2006-07
Schedule
- Sunday, November 19, 2006 First ODI at SuperSport Park
- Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Second ODI at Kingsmead
- Sunday, November 26, 2006 Third ODI at Newlands
- Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Fourth ODI at St George's Park
- Friday, December 01, 2006 Twenty20 Match at New Wanderers Stadium
- Sunday, December 03, 2006 Fifth ODI at New Wanderers Stadium
- Friday, December 15 - Tuesday, December 19, 2006 First Test at New Wanderers Stadium
- Tuesday, December 26 - Saturday, December 30, 2006 Second Test at Kingsmead
- Tuesday, January 02 - Saturday, January 06, 2007 Third Test at Newlands