Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2006-07

Infobox_Cricket_series_begin
series_name = India in South Africa 2006-07
team1_

team1_name = South Africa
team2_
| team2_name = India
from_date = 16 November 2006
to_date = 6 January 2007
team1_captain = Graeme Smith
team2_captain = Rahul Dravid
Infobox_Cricket_series_ODI
no_of_ODIs = 5
team1_ODIs_won = 4
team2_ODIs_won = 0
team1_ODIs_most_runs = AB de Villiers (175)
team2_ODIs_most_runs = MS Dhoni (139)
team1_ODIs_most_wickets = SM Pollock (10)
team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Z Khan (6)
player_of_ODI_series = Shaun Pollock
Infobox_Cricket_series_twenty20
no_of_twenty20s = 1
team1_twenty20s_won = 0
team2_twenty20s_won = 1
team1_twenty20s_most_runs = JA Morkel (27)
team2_twenty20s_most_runs = D Mongia (38)
team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = CK Langeveldt(2)
team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = Z Khan & A Agarkar (2)
player_of_twenty20_series = Dinesh Karthik
Infobox_Cricket_series_tests
no_of_tests = 3
team1_tests_won = 2
team2_tests_won = 1
team1_tests_most_runs = Ashwell Prince (306)
team2_tests_most_runs = Sourav Ganguly (214)
team1_tests_most_wickets = Makhaya Ntini (15)
team2_tests_most_wickets = S Sreesanth (18)
player_of_test_series = Shaun Pollock

The Indian cricket team toured South Africa for three Tests and five ODIs from November 16 2006 to January 6 2007.

South Africa won the Test series 2:1. After India won the first Test at New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa rallied to win the 2nd Test at Kingsmead in Durban and the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town. South Africa won the ODI series 4–0, which was India's first ODI series without a win since 1997.

There was also one Twenty20 International, which India won.

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*Irfan Pathan sent back home before the second test due to poor bowling form.

Limited Over Matches

Tour Match: South Africa A v Indians, 16 November

Limited overs international
batting first

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batting first = Rest of South Africa
score first innings = 255/8
overs first innings = 50
batting first highest scorer = Jacques Rudolph
batting first highest scorer initial form = JA Rudolph
batting first highest score = 72
batting first highest score balls faced = 53
bowling first best bowler = Zaheer Khan
bowling first best bowler initial form = Z Khan
bowling first best figures = 10-1-43-3
batting second

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batting second = India
score second innings = 218
overs second innings = 49.1
batting second highest scorer = Rahul Dravid
batting second highest scorer initial form = R Dravid
batting second highest score = 79
batting second highest score balls faced = 99
bowling second best bowler = Dale Steyn
bowling second best bowler initial form = DW Steyn
bowling second best figures = 10-3-22-5
winning team = Rest of South Africa
win margin = 37 runs [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/match/249208.html Tour Match: Rest of South Africa v Indians at Benoni, Nov 16, 2006] ]
stadium = Willowmoore Park
city = Benoni
country = South Africa
umpire1 = Ian Howell
umpire1 initial form = IL Howell
umpire1 country = South Africa
umpire1 country short form = SA
umpire2 = Brian Jerling
umpire2 initial form = BG Jerling
umpire2 country = South Africa
umpire2 country short form = SA
MOTM = Dale Steyn
MOTM initial form = DW Steyn
MOTM country = South Africa
MOTM ctry short form = SA

1st ODI: 19 November

The first ODI was rained out without a ball being bowled, due to persistent rain in Johannesburg [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavind/content/story/268954.html 1st ODI : Bulletin, retrieved from Cricinfo, 19 November 2006] ] .

2nd ODI: 22 November

Limited overs international
batting first

batting first = South Africa
score first innings = 248/8
overs first innings = 50
batting first highest scorer = Jacques Kallis
batting first highest scorer initial form = JH Kallis
batting first highest score = 119*
batting first highest score balls faced = 160
bowling first best bowler = Munaf Patel
bowling first best bowler initial form = MM Patel
bowling first best figures = 10-2-39-2
batting second

batting second = India
score second innings = 91
overs second innings = 29.1
batting second highest scorer = Sachin Tendulkar
batting second highest scorer initial form = SR Tendulkar
batting second highest score = 35
batting second highest score balls faced = 79
bowling second best bowler = Andre Nel
bowling second best bowler initial form = A Nel
bowling second best figures = 8-2-13-4
winning team = South Africa
win margin = 157 runs [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/match/249211.html 2nd Match: South Africa v Indian at Durban, Nov 22, 2006] ]
stadium = Kingsmead
city = Durban
country = South Africa
umpire1 = Billy Doctrove
umpire1 initial form = BR Doctrove
umpire1 country = West Indies
umpire1 country short form = WI
umpire2 = Ian Howell
umpire2 initial form = IL Howell
umpire2 country = South Africa
umpire2 country short form = RSA
MOTM = Jacques Kallis
MOTM initial form = JH Kallis
MOTM country = South Africa
MOTM ctry short form = RSA

3rd ODI: 26 November

Limited overs international
batting first

batting first = South Africa
score first innings = 274/7
overs first innings = 50
batting first highest scorer = Justin Kemp
batting first highest scorer initial form = JM Kemp
batting first highest score = 100*
batting first highest score balls faced = 89
bowling first best bowler = Zaheer Khan
bowling first best bowler initial form = Z Khan
bowling first best figures = 10-4-42-3
batting second

batting second = India
score second innings = 168
overs second innings = 41.3
batting second highest scorer = Rahul Dravid
batting second highest scorer initial form = RS Dravid
batting second highest score = 63
batting second highest score balls faced = 103
batting second next highest score = 55
batting second next highest scorer initial form = MS Dhoni
bowling second best bowler = Shaun Pollock
bowling second best bowler initial form = SM Pollock
bowling second best figures = 9-1-26-4
winning team = South Africa
win margin = 106 runs [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/match/249212.html 3rd Match: South Africa v Indian at Cape Town, Nov 26, 2006] ]
stadium = Newlands
city = Cape Town
country = South Africa
umpire1 = Billy Doctrove
umpire1 initial form = BR Doctrove
umpire1 country = West Indies
umpire1 country short form = WI
umpire2 = Brian Jerling
umpire2 initial form = BG Jerling
umpire2 country = South Africa
umpire2 country short form = RSA
MOTM = Justin Kemp
MOTM initial form = JM Kemp
MOTM country = South Africa
MOTM ctry short form = RSA

4th ODI: 29 November

Limited overs international
batting first

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batting first = South Africa
score first innings = 243/8
overs first innings = 50
batting first highest scorer = Herschelle Gibbs
batting first highest scorer initial form = HH Gibbs
batting first highest score = 93*
batting first highest score balls faced = 123
bowling first best bowler = Anil Kumble
bowling first best bowler initial form = A Kumble
bowling first best figures = 10-0-42-2
batting second

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batting second = India
score second innings = 163
overs second innings = 38.1
batting second highest scorer = Irfan Pathan
batting second highest scorer initial form = IK Pathan
batting second highest score = 47*
batting second highest score balls faced = 55
bowling second best bowler = Justin Kemp
bowling second best bowler initial form = JM Kemp
bowling second best figures = 4.1-0-21-3
winning team = South Africa
win margin = 80 runs [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/current/match/249213.html 4th ODI: South Africa v India at Port Elizabeth, Nov 29, 2006] ]
stadium = St George's Park
city = Port Elizabeth
country = South Africa
umpire1 = Billy Doctrove
umpire1 initial form = BR Doctrove
umpire1 country = West Indies
umpire1 country short form = WI
umpire2 = Brian Jerling
umpire2 initial form = BG Jerling
umpire2 country = South Africa
umpire2 country short form = SA
MOTM = Herschelle Gibbs
MOTM initial form = HH Gibbs
MOTM country = South Africa
MOTM ctry short form = SA

Virender Sehwag captained India after Rahul Dravid was ruled out for rest of the series following an injury. South Africa recovered from a bad start to reach 243 at the end of 50 overs. Gibbs remained unbeaten on 93 while Kallis and Pollock chipped in with 49 and 37 respectively. Anil Kumble was the best bowler for India on the day picking up 2 wickets for 42 runs. Chasing 244 under lights, India got off to a steady start losing their first wicket in the 6th over with 23 runs on the board. Wickets fell at regular intervals and this meant that India never had a chance of overhauling the South African score. Irfan Pathan was the pick of the batsmen scoring 47 runs.

Twenty20 International: 1 December

Limited overs international
batting first

batting first = South Africa
score first innings = 126/9
overs first innings = 20
batting first highest scorer = Albie Morkel
batting first highest scorer initial form = JA Morkel
batting first highest score = 27
batting first highest score balls faced = 18
bowling first best bowler = Zaheer Khan
bowling first best bowler initial form = Z Khan
bowling first best figures = 4-0-15-2
batting second

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batting second = India
score second innings = 127/4
overs second innings = 19.5
batting second highest scorer = Dinesh Mongia
batting second highest scorer initial form = D Mongia
batting second highest score = 38
batting second highest score balls faced = 45
bowling second best bowler = Charl Langeveldt
bowling second best bowler initial form = CK Langeveldt
bowling second best figures = 4-0-20-2
winning team = India
win margin = 6 wickets [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/current/match/255954.html Only T20I: South Africa v India at Johannesburg] , retrieved from Cricinfo, December 1, 2006]
stadium = New Wanderers Stadium
city = Johannesburg
country = South Africa
umpire1 = Ian Howell
umpire1 initial form = IL Howell
umpire1 country = South Africa
umpire1 country short form = SA
umpire2 = Brian Jerling
umpire2 initial form = BG Jerling
umpire2 country = South Africa
umpire2 country short form = SA
MOTM = Dinesh Karthik
MOTM initial form = KD Karthik
MOTM country = India
MOTM ctry short form = IND

India pulled off its first victory of the tour with a close Twenty20 win after Dinesh Karthik steered India towards victory with a controlled innings by Twenty20 standards. This was India's first Twenty20 International ever.

5th ODI: 3 December

Limited overs international
batting first

batting first = India
score first innings = 200/9
overs first innings = 50
batting first highest scorer = Sachin Tendulkar
batting first highest scorer initial form = SR Tendulkar
batting first highest score = 55
batting first highest score balls faced = 97
bowling first best bowler = Makhaya Ntini
bowling first best bowler initial form = M Ntini
bowling first best figures = 10-1-32-3
batting second

batting second = South Africa
score second innings = 201/1
overs second innings = 31.2
batting second highest scorer = Abraham de Villiers
batting second highest scorer initial form = AB de Villiers
batting second highest score = 92*
batting second highest score balls faced = 98
bowling second best bowler = Harbhajan Singh
bowling second best bowler initial form = Harbhajan Singh
bowling second best figures = 8-0-39-1
winning team = South Africa
win margin = nine wickets [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/249214.html South Africa v India at Centurion, Dec 3, 2006] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 3 December 2006]
stadium = SuperSport Park
city = Centurion
country = South Africa
umpire1 = Billy Doctrove
umpire1 initial form = BL Doctrove
umpire1 country = West Indies cricket team
umpire1 country short form = WI
umpire2 = Ian Howell
umpire2 initial form = IL Howell
umpire2 country = South Africa
umpire2 country short form = SA
MOTM = Shaun Pollock
MOTM initial form = SM Pollock
MOTM country = South African cricket team
MOTM ctry short form = SA

India put on another abyssmal batting performance scoring just 200 off the allocated 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar topscored for the visitors with a sedate 55 off 97 balls. Mongia and Dhoni chipped in with useful 40's.

South Africa reached the target in just 31.2 overs. Pollock was named Man of the Match for his bowling performance which included 4 maidens and 2 wickets.

With this victory, South Africa wrapped up the series 4-0 with the first game washed out.

First Class Matches

Tour Match: Rest of South Africa v Indians (7-10 December)

First Class Matches
batting first

batting first = India
first innings score of first team = 316/7
overs in first innings of first team = 85
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Irfan Pathan
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = IK Pathan
Highest score for first innings of first team = 111*
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 176
Best bowler in first innings of first team = Morne Morkel
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = M Morkel
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 19-2-74-4

second innings score of first team = 142
overs in second innings of first team = 53.4
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Irfan Pathan
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = IK Pathan
Highest score for second innings of first team = 40*
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 66
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Alfonso Thomas
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = AC Thomas
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 21.4-6-56-7

batting second

batting second = Rest of South Africa
first innings score of second team = 138
overs in first innings of second team = 31.4
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = Vaughn van Jaarsveld
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = VB van Jaarsveld
Highest score for first innings of second team = 52
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 57
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Sreesanth
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = S Sreesanth
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 11.4-3-55-4

second innings score of second team = 224
overs in second innings of second team = 48.5
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Vaughn van Jaarsveld
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = VB van Jaarsveld
Highest score for second innings of second team = 66
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 70
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Zaheer Khan
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = Z Khan
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 13-5-36-3

winning team = India
win margin = 96 runs [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/match/249208.html Tour Match: Rest of South Africa v Indians at Potchefstroom, Dec 7-10, 2006] ]
stadium = Sedgars Park
city = Potchefstroom
country = South Africa
umpire1 = Marais Erasmus
umpire1 initial form = M Erasmus
umpire1 country = South Africa
umpire1 country short form = RSA
umpire2 = Karl Hurter
umpire2 initial form = KH Hurter
umpire2 country = South Africa
umpire2 country short form = RSA
MOTM = Irfan Pathan
MOTM initial form = IK Pathan
MOTM country = India
MOTM ctry short form = IND

First Test (15-19 December)

First Class Matches
batting first

batting first = India
first innings score of first team = 249
overs in first innings of first team = 79.5
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Sourav Ganguly
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = SC Ganguly
Highest score for first innings of first team = 51*
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 101
Best bowler in first innings of first team = Shaun Pollock
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = SM Pollock
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 17.5-7-39-4

second innings score of first team = 236
overs in second innings of first team = 64.4
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = VVS Laxman
Highest score for second innings of first team = 73
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 154
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Shaun Pollock
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = SM Pollock
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 16-4-33-3

batting second

batting second = South Africa
first innings score of second team = 84
overs in first innings of second team = 25.1
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = Ashwell Prince
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = AG Prince
Highest score for first innings of second team = 24
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 60
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Shanthakumaran Sreesanth
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = S Sreesanth
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 10-3-40-5

second innings score of second team = 278
overs in second innings of second team = 86.5
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Ashwell Prince
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = AG Prince
Highest score for second innings of second team = 97
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 223
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Anil Kumble
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = A Kumble
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 20-4-54-3
winning team = India
win margin = 123 runs [ [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/match/249215.html 1st Test: South Africa v Indians at Johannesburg, Dec 15-19, 2006] ]
stadium = New Wanderers Stadium
city = Johannesburg
country = South Africa
umpire1 = Mark Benson
umpire1 initial form = MR Benson
umpire1 country = England
umpire1 country short form = ENG
umpire2 = Daryl Harper
umpire2 initial form = DJ Harper
umpire2 country = Australia
umpire2 country short form = AUS
MOTM = Shanthakumaran Sreesanth
MOTM initial form = S Sreesanth
MOTM country = India
MOTM ctry short form = IND

India beat South Africa by 123 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series. This was also India's first test victory in South African soil.

econd Test (26-30 December)

First Class Matches
batting first

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batting first = South Africa
first innings score of first team = 328
overs in first innings of first team = 91.3
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Ashwell Prince
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = AG Prince
Highest score for first innings of first team = 121
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 212
Best bowler in first innings of first team = Shanthakumaran Sreesanth
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = S Sreesanth
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 24-4-109-4

second innings score of first team = 265/8
overs in second innings of first team = 67.4
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Shaun Pollock
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = SM Pollock
Highest score for second innings of first team = 63
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 99
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Shanthakumaran Sreesanth
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = S Sreesanth
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 19-3-80-4

batting second

batting second = India
first innings score of second team = 240
overs in first innings of second team = 77.5
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = Sachin Tendulkar
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = SR Tendulkar
Highest score for first innings of second team = 63
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 115
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Makhaya Ntini
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = M Ntini
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 15-4-41-3

second innings score of second team = 179
overs in second innings of second team = 55.1
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = MS Dhoni
Highest score for second innings of second team = 47
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 67
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Makhaya Ntini
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = M Ntini
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 19-6-48-5

winning team = South Africa
win margin = 174 runs [ [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/match/249216.html 2nd Test: South Africa v Indians at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2006] ]
stadium = Kingsmead
city = Durban
country = South Africa
umpire1 = Asad Rauf
umpire1 initial form = A Rauf
umpire1 country = Pakistan
umpire1 country short form = PAK
umpire2 = Mark Benson
umpire2 initial form = MR Benson
umpire2 country = England
umpire2 country short form = ENG
MOTM = Makhaya Ntini
MOTM initial form = M Ntini
MOTM country = South Africa
MOTM ctry short form = RSA

Third Test (2-6 January)

First Class Matches
batting first

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batting first = India
first innings score of first team = 414
overs in first innings of first team = 131.1
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Wasim Jaffer
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = W Jaffer
Highest score for first innings of first team = 116
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 244
Best bowler in first innings of first team = Shaun Pollock
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = SM Pollock
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 29.1-9-75-4

second innings score of first team = 169
overs in second innings of first team = 64
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Rahul Dravid
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = R Dravid
Highest score for second innings of first team = 47
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 134
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Dale Steyn
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = DW Steyn
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 7-0-30-4

batting second

batting second = South Africa
first innings score of second team = 373
overs in first innings of second team = 128.3
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = Graeme Smith
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = GC Smith
Highest score for first innings of second team = 94
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 142
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Anil Kumble
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = A Kumble
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 42.3-6-117-4

second innings score of second team = 211/5
overs in second innings of second team = 64.1
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Graeme Smith
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = GC Smith
Highest score for second innings of second team = 55
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 84
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Zaheer Khan
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = Z Khan
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 21-2-62-4

winning team = South Africa
win margin = 5 wickets [ [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/match/249217.html 3rd Test: South Africa v Indians at Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2006] ]
stadium = Newlands
city = Cape Town
country = South Africa
umpire1 = Asad Rauf
umpire1 initial form = A Rauf
umpire1 country = Pakistan
umpire1 country short form = PAK
umpire2 = Daryl Harper
umpire2 initial form = DJ Harper
umpire2 country = Australia
umpire2 country short form = AUS
MOTM = Graeme Smith
MOTM initial form = GC Smith
MOTM country = South Africa
MOTM ctry short form = RSA

Notes

External links

* [http://www.cricketfundas.com/livescores.html South Africa Vs India 2006-07 Fastest Live Scores with Ball by Ball Simulation, Animation and more]