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
India South Africa Cricket Series 2006-07
India vs South Africa Fourth ODI at St. George's Park
Fourth ODI @ St George's Park : Unbeatable 3-0 lead for South Africa
Nov 29, 2006
South Africa scored yet another emphatic victory, by 80 runs, over India in the fourth ODI at Port Elizabeth to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the series with one game to play. Herschelle Gibbs scored 93 to take South Africa to 243 and their bowlers triggered yet another Indian collapse, skitting them for a mere 163 in just 38.1 overs. Veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble was the pick of the bowlers with 2-42 of 10 overs. Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth turned in fine performances at either end of the innings but that was not enough to beat South Africa.Reported Earlier : South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss for the third match in a row and decided to bat against India. For India, Sehwag is the acting captain as Rahul Dravid is out because of a broken finger. Wasim Jaffer replaced him and they also dropped spinner Harbhajan Singh for the match in Port Elizabeth. India trail 2-0 after two crushing defeats. India XI : Jaffer, Verendra Sehwag (Captain), SR Tendulkar, M Kaif, KD Karthik, MS Dhoni, IK Pathan, AB Agarkar, Z Khan, A Kumble, S Sreesanth
South Africa XI : Graeme Smith (Captain), LL Bosman, JH Kallis, HH Gibbs, AB de Villiers, JM Kemp, MV Boucher, SM Pollock, AJ Hall, A Nel, M Ntini
Fourth one-day international, Port Elizabeth: South Africa 243-8 (50 overs) beat India 163 (38.1 overs) by 80 runs
India battling for survival in ODI series
Nov 29, 2006
India go into the fourth ODI against South Africa at Port Elizabeth on Wednesday with their fragile batting further crippled by the absence of captain Rahul Dravid.
The injury to Dravid, who has suffered a fracture on his right middle finger, could not have come at a worse time for the beleaguered Indians, who are under immense pressure to improve their performance. Dravid's unavailability has put Virender Sehwag in charge of the team but the opener himself is going through a prolonged lean patch. Trailing the five match series 0-2, the visitors need a far more inspiring performance with a collective firing from their key batsmen to be able to turn the table against the fancied hosts. India Team (from) : Virender Sehwag (Captain), Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman, Mohammed Kaif, Wasim Jaffer, Dinesh Mongia, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel and Sreesanth
South Africa Team (from) : Graeme Smith (Captain), Jacques Kallis, Loots Bosman, Mark Boucher, A.B. de Villiers, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Robin Peterson, Shaun Pollock and Ashwell Prince
India South Africa Cricket Series 2006-07
India vs South Africa Fourth ODI at St George's Park
Scores
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
243 for 8 (50.0 overs)
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163 all out (38.1 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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G C Smith | lbw | b Z Khan | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
L L Bosman | b S Sreesanth | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
J H Kallis | c M S Dhoni | b A Kumble | 49 |
62 | 9 | 0 |
H H Gibbs | not out | 93 |
123 | 8 | 0 | |
A B de Villiers | b A Kumble | 13 |
8 | 0 | 1 | |
M V Boucher | lbw | b V Sehwag | 29 |
49 | 2 | 0 |
J M Kemp | c V Sehwag | b S R Tendulkar | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
S M Pollock | run out | 37 |
43 | 2 | 2 | |
A J Hall | run out | 13 |
9 | 0 | 1 | |
A Nel | not out | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
Extras | 2nb 2w 1b 4lb | 9 | ||||
Total | for 8 | 243 | (50.0 ovs) |
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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W Jaffer | c G C Smith | b M Ntini | 10 |
20 | 2 | 0 |
V Sehwag | c L L Bosman | b M Ntini | 18 |
22 | 3 | 0 |
S R Tendulkar | c M V Boucher | b S M Pollock | 1 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
M Kaif | run out | 10 |
22 | 2 | 0 | |
K D Karthik | c A Nel | b J M Kemp | 17 |
38 | 2 | 0 |
M S Dhoni | c sub | b A Nel | 26 |
21 | 4 | 1 |
I K Pathan | not out | 47 |
55 | 4 | 2 | |
A B Agarkar | c A J Hall | b J M Kemp | 6 |
14 | 1 | 0 |
Z Khan | c M V Boucher | b J H Kallis | 11 |
12 | 2 | 0 |
A Kumble | c G C Smith | b S M Pollock | 2 |
14 | 0 | 0 |
S Sreesanth | c A B de Villiers | b J M Kemp | 3 |
13 | 0 | 0 |
Extras | 5nb 3w 2b 2lb | 12 | ||||
Total | all out | 163 | (38.1 ovs) |
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Umpires: B R Doctrove, B G Jerling
South Africa: G C Smith, L L Bosman, J H Kallis, H H Gibbs, A B de Villiers, J M Kemp, M V Boucher, S M Pollock, A J Hall, A Nel, M Ntini
India: V Sehwag, W Jaffer, S R Tendulkar, M Kaif, K D Karthik, M S Dhoni, I K Pathan, A B Agarkar, Z Khan, A Kumble, S Sreesanth
India vs South Africa Fourth ODI
The Venue
St George's Park
St Georges Park Cricket Ground in Port Elizabeth South Africa is the home of Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs in South Africa, and of the Eastern Province Club. It is also one of the venues at which Test matches and One Day Internationals are played in South Africa.The ground hosted its first Test match in March 1889 when England defeated South Africa by eight wickets. This was South Africas first ever Test match. As of 2005, there have been 21 Test matches played at the ground of which South Africa has won 8 and their opponents 9 with four draws.
The first One-day International played at the ground was in December 1992 when South Africa beat India by 6 wickets. As of 2005, there have been 25 One-day Internationals played at the ground including five in the Cricket World Cup in 2003.