1st Test
South Africa beat India by 4 wickets in the 1st Test
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, . India won the toss and chose to bat.
India225 & 11350.2 ov
South Africa176 & 164/663 ov
South Africa won by 4 wickets
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bat. India were bowled out for 225, Sachin Tendulkar 97 from 163 balls and Ajit Agarkar 41 not out from 42 balls. Jacques Kallis took 3 for 30.
South Africa were bowled out for 176, Gary Kirsten 50 from 139 balls and Herschelle Gibbs 47 from 101 balls. Sachin Tendulkar took 3 for 10.
India were bowled out for 113. Shaun Pollock took 4 for 24.
South Africa made 164 for 6, Herschelle Gibbs 46 from 75 balls. Anil Kumble took 4 for 56.
South Africa won by 4 wickets.
Key performers
India 1st innings
225(79.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jafferb AA Donald | b AA Donald | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| VVS Laxmanc CE Eksteen b JH Kallis | c CE Eksteen b JH Kallis | 16 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Rahul Dravidb AA Donald | b AA Donald | 22 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 27.85 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (c)c †MV Boucher b JH Kallis | c †MV Boucher b JH Kallis | 97 | 163 | 12 | 2 | 59.51 |
| Sourav Gangulyc PC Strydom b SM Pollock | c PC Strydom b SM Pollock | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Ajay Jadejac SM Pollock b WJ Cronje | c SM Pollock b WJ Cronje | 12 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 20.34 |
| Nayan Mongia †c †MV Boucher b WJ Cronje | c †MV Boucher b WJ Cronje | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Anil Kumblerun out (AA Donald/†MV Boucher) | run out (AA Donald/†MV Boucher) | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Ajit Agarkarnot out | not out | 41* | 42 | 8 | 0 | 97.62 |
| Javagal Srinathb JH Kallis | b JH Kallis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Murali Kartikb SM Pollock | b SM Pollock | 14 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 45.16 |
| Extras(lb 7, w 1, nb 5) | (lb 7, w 1, nb 5) | 13 | ||||
| Total79.2 Ov (RR 2.13) | 79.2 Ov (RR 2.13) | 225 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (W Jaffer, 4.6 ov), 39-2 (VVS Laxman, 19.2 ov), 69-3 (R Dravid, 30.5 ov), 96-4 (SC Ganguly, 37.5 ov), 147-5 (A Jadeja, 58.6 ov), 151-6 (NR Mongia, 60.1 ov), 167-7 (A Kumble, 66.4 ov), 173-8 (SR Tendulkar, 67.3 ov), 173-9 (J Srinath, 67.4 ov), 225-10 (M Kartik, 79.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Donald | 16 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 1.08 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Pollock | 19.2 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 1.68 | - | - | - | 0 | 5 |
| Lance Klusener | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 3.98 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 16 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 1.41 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Clive Eksteen | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hansie Cronje | 7 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2.79 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 1st innings
176(64 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirstenb SR Tendulkar | b SR Tendulkar | 50 | 139 | 6 | 0 | 35.97 |
| Herschelle Gibbsc SC Ganguly b SR Tendulkar | c SC Ganguly b SR Tendulkar | 47 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 46.53 |
| Jacques Kallisc VVS Laxman b A Kumble | c VVS Laxman b A Kumble | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Hansie Cronje (c)c VVS Laxman b A Kumble | c VVS Laxman b A Kumble | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pieter Strydomc AB Agarkar b M Kartik | c AB Agarkar b M Kartik | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Lance Klusenerc VVS Laxman b J Srinath | c VVS Laxman b J Srinath | 33 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 56.90 |
| Shaun Pollockc A Jadeja b SR Tendulkar | c A Jadeja b SR Tendulkar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Boucher †c †NR Mongia b M Kartik | c †NR Mongia b M Kartik | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Nicky Bojeb J Srinath | b J Srinath | 14 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 37.84 |
| Clive Eksteenb J Srinath | b J Srinath | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Allan Donaldnot out | not out | 1* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Extras(b 8, lb 8, nb 1) | (b 8, lb 8, nb 1) | 17 | ||||
| Total64 Ov (RR 2.06) | 64 Ov (RR 2.06) | 176 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 90-1 (HH Gibbs, 31.3 ov), 102-2 (JH Kallis, 34.3 ov), 102-3 (WJ Cronje, 34.5 ov), 104-4 (PC Strydom, 37.4 ov), 131-5 (G Kirsten, 48.2 ov), 131-6 (SM Pollock, 48.6 ov), 144-7 (MV Boucher, 53.5 ov), 169-8 (L Klusener, 61.2 ov), 173-9 (CE Eksteen, 61.6 ov), 176-10 (N Boje, 63.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 12 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 2.81 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1.61 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 22 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 2.11 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Murali Kartik | 18 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 1.17 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
India 2nd innings
113(50.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jafferc L Klusener b SM Pollock | c L Klusener b SM Pollock | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
| VVS Laxmanc †MV Boucher b AA Donald | c †MV Boucher b AA Donald | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rahul Dravidb SM Pollock | b SM Pollock | 37 | 127 | 6 | 0 | 29.13 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (c)lbw b WJ Cronje | lbw b WJ Cronje | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Sourav Gangulyc L Klusener b SM Pollock | c L Klusener b SM Pollock | 31 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 73.81 |
| Ajay Jadejac †MV Boucher b AA Donald | c †MV Boucher b AA Donald | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 |
| Anil Kumblec †MV Boucher b WJ Cronje | c †MV Boucher b WJ Cronje | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 13.79 |
| Ajit Agarkarc †MV Boucher b WJ Cronje | c †MV Boucher b WJ Cronje | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Murali Kartikc †MV Boucher b SM Pollock | c †MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8.70 |
| Javagal Srinathrun out (JH Kallis/WJ Cronje) | run out (JH Kallis/WJ Cronje) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nayan Mongia †not out | not out | 19* | 10 | 3 | 1 | 190.00 |
| Extras(lb 1, nb 1) | (lb 1, nb 1) | 2 | ||||
| Total50.2 Ov (RR 1.69) | 50.2 Ov (RR 1.69) | 113 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (VVS Laxman, 2.1 ov), 13-2 (W Jaffer, 7.6 ov), 24-3 (SR Tendulkar, 11.6 ov), 73-4 (SC Ganguly, 24.5 ov), 75-5 (A Jadeja, 28.3 ov), 80-6 (A Kumble, 37.6 ov), 92-7 (AB Agarkar, 43.5 ov), 92-8 (R Dravid, 44.4 ov), 92-9 (J Srinath, 45.2 ov), 113-10 (M Kartik, 50.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Donald | 14 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 1.23 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Pollock | 12.2 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1.47 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3.15 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hansie Cronje | 12 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 1.44 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Clive Eksteen | 7 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd innings
164/6(63 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirstenc †NR Mongia b A Kumble | c †NR Mongia b A Kumble | 20 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Herschelle Gibbsc R Dravid b A Kumble | c R Dravid b A Kumble | 46 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 61.33 |
| Jacques Kallisnot out | not out | 36* | 129 | 5 | 0 | 27.91 |
| Hansie Cronje (c)run out (W Jaffer) | run out (W Jaffer) | 13 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 28.89 |
| Pieter Strydomc SC Ganguly b M Kartik | c SC Ganguly b M Kartik | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Lance Klusenerc J Srinath b A Kumble | c J Srinath b A Kumble | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Shaun Pollocklbw b A Kumble | lbw b A Kumble | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27.78 |
| Mark Boucher †not out | not out | 27* | 32 | 6 | 0 | 84.38 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 9) | (b 4, lb 9) | 13 | ||||
| Total63 Ov (RR 1.95) | 63 Ov (RR 1.95) · Target 163 | 164/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 51-1 (G Kirsten, 17.5 ov), 76-2 (HH Gibbs, 25.2 ov), 107-3 (WJ Cronje, 38.4 ov), 110-4 (PC Strydom, 43.1 ov), 115-5 (L Klusener, 46.5 ov), 128-6 (SM Pollock, 52.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 11 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1.77 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2.81 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 28 | 12 | 56 | 4 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Murali Kartik | 19 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 1.97 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |



