Match summary
South Africa played India in the 2nd Test, India tour of South Africa 2006 at Kingsmead, Durban, from 26 Dec 2006 to 30 Dec 2006. South Africa won by 174 runs.
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first. South Africa made 328 in 91.3 overs, India made 240 in 77.5 overs, South Africa made 265/8 declared in 67.4 overs, India made 179 in 55.1 overs.
Ashwell Prince top-scored with 121 runs in the match; Makhaya Ntini took 8/89 in the match; Makhaya Ntini was named player of the match.
South Africa Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC Smith c SR Tendulkar b Z Khan |
c SR Tendulkar b Z Khan | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| AB de Villiers c SR Tendulkar b S Sreesanth |
c SR Tendulkar b S Sreesanth | 9 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 23.68 |
| HM Amla lbw b Z Khan |
lbw b Z Khan | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| HH Gibbs c MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth |
c MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth | 63 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 71.59 |
| AG Prince c VVS Laxman b S Sreesanth |
c VVS Laxman b S Sreesanth | 121 | 212 | 16 | 0 | 57.08 |
| MV Boucher b S Sreesanth |
b S Sreesanth | 53 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 58.24 |
| SM Pollock c V Sehwag b VRV Singh |
c V Sehwag b VRV Singh | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.83 |
| AJ Hall lbw b A Kumble |
lbw b A Kumble | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A Nel b A Kumble |
b A Kumble | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| M Morkel not out |
not out | 31 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 59.62 |
| M Ntini lbw b A Kumble |
lbw b A Kumble | 16 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 3, w 1, nb 14) | 18 | ||||
| Total | 91.3 Ov (RR: 3.58) | 328/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (GC Smith, 2.4 ov), 2-13 (HM Amla, 6.2 ov), 3-28 (AB de Villiers, 12.3 ov), 4-122 (HH Gibbs, 35.2 ov), 5-222 (MV Boucher, 63.6 ov), 6-256 (SM Pollock, 71.3 ov), 7-257 (AJ Hall, 72.2 ov), 8-257 (A Nel, 72.5 ov), 9-296 (AG Prince, 82.3 ov), 10-328 (M Ntini, 91.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 23 | 7 | 83 | 2 | 3.61 | 107 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| S Sreesanth | 24 | 4 | 109 | 4 | 4.54 | 100 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| VRV Singh | 13 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 4.62 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| A Kumble | 28.3 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 2.18 | 130 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SC Ganguly | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Jaffer c AB de Villiers b M Ntini |
c AB de Villiers b M Ntini | 26 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 35.62 |
| V Sehwag c AB de Villiers b A Nel |
c AB de Villiers b A Nel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R Dravid lbw b A Nel |
lbw b A Nel | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.83 |
| SR Tendulkar c MV Boucher b M Ntini |
c MV Boucher b M Ntini | 63 | 115 | 11 | 0 | 54.78 |
| VVS Laxman not out |
not out | 50 | 156 | 3 | 0 | 32.05 |
| SC Ganguly c HH Gibbs b M Ntini |
c HH Gibbs b M Ntini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MS Dhoni c AB de Villiers b M Morkel |
c AB de Villiers b M Morkel | 34 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 87.18 |
| A Kumble c MV Boucher b M Morkel |
c MV Boucher b M Morkel | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Z Khan c HM Amla b M Morkel |
c HM Amla b M Morkel | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| S Sreesanth c MV Boucher b AJ Hall |
c MV Boucher b AJ Hall | 28 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 70.00 |
| VRV Singh c MV Boucher b SM Pollock |
c MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 7, w 2, nb 12) | 22 | ||||
| Total | 77.5 Ov (RR: 3.08) | 240/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (V Sehwag, 0.5 ov), 2-35 (R Dravid, 9.2 ov), 3-61 (W Jaffer, 23.3 ov), 4-125 (SR Tendulkar, 45.4 ov), 5-125 (SC Ganguly, 45.6 ov), 6-179 (MS Dhoni, 59.1 ov), 7-179 (A Kumble, 61.1 ov), 8-183 (Z Khan, 65.2 ov), 9-235 (S Sreesanth, 76.6 ov), 10-240 (VRV Singh, 77.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Nel | 23 | 5 | 60 | 2 | 2.61 | 113 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M Ntini | 15 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 2.73 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M Morkel | 18 | 1 | 86 | 3 | 4.78 | 80 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| SM Pollock | 14.5 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1.15 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Hall | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 4.00 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB de Villiers c VVS Laxman b VRV Singh |
c VVS Laxman b VRV Singh | 47 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 47.00 |
| GC Smith b S Sreesanth |
b S Sreesanth | 58 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 71.60 |
| HM Amla lbw b S Sreesanth |
lbw b S Sreesanth | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HH Gibbs c KD Karthik b A Kumble |
c KD Karthik b A Kumble | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
| AG Prince c SC Ganguly b S Sreesanth |
c SC Ganguly b S Sreesanth | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MV Boucher lbw b Z Khan |
lbw b Z Khan | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| SM Pollock not out |
not out | 63 | 99 | 10 | 0 | 63.64 |
| AJ Hall lbw b S Sreesanth |
lbw b S Sreesanth | 21 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 40.38 |
| M Morkel c VRV Singh b V Sehwag |
c VRV Singh b V Sehwag | 27 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 65.85 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 8, w 7, nb 12) | 32 | ||||
| Total | 67.4 Ov (RR: 3.92) | 265/8 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-99 (AB de Villiers, 28.4 ov), 2-108 (HM Amla, 29.5 ov), 3-121 (GC Smith, 31.3 ov), 4-121 (AG Prince, 31.6 ov), 5-140 (HH Gibbs, 36.2 ov), 6-143 (MV Boucher, 37.5 ov), 7-213 (AJ Hall, 55.5 ov), 8-265 (M Morkel, 67.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 20 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 3.25 | 94 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| S Sreesanth | 19 | 3 | 79 | 4 | 4.16 | 82 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VRV Singh | 10 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 6.40 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| A Kumble | 16 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 2.31 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| V Sehwag | 2.4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2.63 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Jaffer c A Nel b M Ntini |
c A Nel b M Ntini | 28 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 59.57 |
| V Sehwag c GC Smith b M Ntini |
c GC Smith b M Ntini | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
| R Dravid c MV Boucher b M Ntini |
c MV Boucher b M Ntini | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 |
| SR Tendulkar lbw b M Ntini |
lbw b M Ntini | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| VVS Laxman b A Nel |
b A Nel | 15 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 34.09 |
| SC Ganguly c HH Gibbs b M Ntini |
c HH Gibbs b M Ntini | 26 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 78.79 |
| MS Dhoni c MV Boucher b A Nel |
c MV Boucher b A Nel | 47 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 70.15 |
| A Kumble c HM Amla b AJ Hall |
c HM Amla b AJ Hall | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 35.48 |
| Z Khan c AJ Hall b A Nel |
c AJ Hall b A Nel | 21 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 37.50 |
| S Sreesanth c MV Boucher b AJ Hall |
c MV Boucher b AJ Hall | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 |
| VRV Singh not out |
not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 4) | 8 | ||||
| Total | 55.1 Ov (RR: 3.24) | 179/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (V Sehwag, 3.6 ov), 2-34 (R Dravid, 11.4 ov), 3-38 (SR Tendulkar, 13.5 ov), 4-45 (W Jaffer, 15.2 ov), 5-83 (SC Ganguly, 27.1 ov), 6-85 (VVS Laxman, 28.4 ov), 7-101 (A Kumble, 38.1 ov), 8-160 (MS Dhoni, 48.5 ov), 9-179 (Z Khan, 54.5 ov), 10-179 (S Sreesanth, 55.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Nel | 16 | 4 | 57 | 3 | 3.56 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Ntini | 19 | 6 | 48 | 5 | 2.53 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SM Pollock | 9 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 2.22 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Morkel | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4.17 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| AJ Hall | 5.1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 5.03 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- 2nd Test · India tour of South Africa 2006
- Venue
- Kingsmead, Durban
- Date
- 26 Dec 2006 to 30 Dec 2006
- Toss
- South Africa, elected to bat first
- Result
- South Africa won by 174 runs
- Player of the match
- M Ntini
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2006/07
Frequently asked questions
Who won the South Africa vs India match on 26 Dec 2006?
South Africa won by 174 runs.
Who was player of the match in South Africa vs India?
Makhaya Ntini.
Who scored the most runs in South Africa vs India?
Ashwell Prince (South Africa) with 121 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in South Africa vs India?
Makhaya Ntini, with 8/89.
Who won the toss in South Africa vs India?
South Africa, who chose to bat first.
Where was South Africa vs India played?
At Kingsmead, Durban.