India vs South Africa Scorecard, 1st Test, South Africa in India Test Series 2008

1st Test · South Africa in India Test Series 2008 · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai · 26 Mar 2008 to 30 Mar 2008

South Africa 540 & 331/5d

India 627

Match drawn

Player of the match: V Sehwag

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Match summary

India played South Africa in the 1st Test, South Africa in India Test Series 2008 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, from 26 Mar 2008 to 30 Mar 2008. Match drawn.

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first. South Africa made 540 in 152.5 overs, India made 627 in 155.1 overs, South Africa made 331/5 declared in 109 overs.

Virender Sehwag top-scored with 319 off 304 balls; Harbhajan Singh took 8/265 in the match; Virender Sehwag was named player of the match.

South Africa Innings

540/10 (152.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
GC Smith c VVS Laxman b A Kumble	c VVS Laxman b A Kumble	73	97	13	0	75.26
ND McKenzie c R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh	c R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh	94	156	18	0	60.26
HM Amla run out (S Sreesanth, MS Dhoni, A Kumble)	run out (S Sreesanth, MS Dhoni, A Kumble)	159	262	20	0	60.69
JH Kallis c W Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh	c W Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh	13	42	1	0	30.95
AG Prince c & b A Kumble	c & b A Kumble	23	60	2	0	38.33
AB de Villiers c MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth	c MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth	44	58	8	0	75.86
MV Boucher c R Dravid b V Sehwag	c R Dravid b V Sehwag	70	146	9	0	47.95
M Morkel c & b Harbhajan Singh	c & b Harbhajan Singh	35	54	7	0	64.81
PL Harris c MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	c MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	5	16	0	0	31.25
DW Steyn c RP Singh b Harbhajan Singh	c RP Singh b Harbhajan Singh	15	21	3	0	71.43
M Ntini not out	not out	1	6	0	0	16.67
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, w 1, nb 1)	8
Total	152.5 Ov (RR: 3.53)	540/10

Fall of wickets: 1-132 (GC Smith, 33.3 ov), 2-196 (ND McKenzie, 50.5 ov), 3-244 (JH Kallis, 64.6 ov), 4-291 (AG Prince, 81.3 ov), 5-357 (AB de Villiers, 97.6 ov), 6-456 (HM Amla, 126.4 ov), 7-510 (MV Boucher, 143.5 ov), 8-520 (M Morkel, 146.6 ov), 9-529 (PL Harris, 150.2 ov), 10-540 (DW Steyn, 152.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	WD	NB
RP Singh	23	1	111	0	4.83	96	20	0	0
S Sreesanth	26	5	104	1	4.00	122	21	1	1
A Kumble	45	11	106	2	2.36	214	13	0	0
Harbhajan Singh	44.5	4	164	5	3.66	178	20	0	0
V Sehwag	11	1	37	1	3.36	46	5	0	0
SC Ganguly	3	0	12	0	4.00	13	2	0	0

India Innings

627/10 (155.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
W Jaffer c JH Kallis b PL Harris	c JH Kallis b PL Harris	73	166	6	1	43.98
V Sehwag c ND McKenzie b M Ntini	c ND McKenzie b M Ntini	319	304	43	5	104.93
R Dravid c JH Kallis b M Ntini	c JH Kallis b M Ntini	111	291	15	0	38.14
SR Tendulkar c JH Kallis b M Ntini	c JH Kallis b M Ntini	0	5	0	0	0.00
SC Ganguly c MV Boucher b PL Harris	c MV Boucher b PL Harris	24	29	4	0	82.76
VVS Laxman c & b PL Harris	c & b PL Harris	39	64	4	0	60.94
MS Dhoni c MV Boucher b DW Steyn	c MV Boucher b DW Steyn	16	33	2	0	48.48
A Kumble b DW Steyn	b DW Steyn	3	18	0	0	16.67
Harbhajan Singh b DW Steyn	b DW Steyn	0	2	0	0	0.00
RP Singh b DW Steyn	b DW Steyn	0	8	0	0	0.00
S Sreesanth not out	not out	4	15	0	0	26.67
Extras	(b 20, lb 10, w 4, nb 4)	38
Total	155.1 Ov (RR: 4.04)	627/10

Fall of wickets: 1-213 (W Jaffer, 52.6 ov), 2-481 (V Sehwag, 111.4 ov), 3-481 (SR Tendulkar, 113.3 ov), 4-526 (SC Ganguly, 123.5 ov), 5-573 (R Dravid, 135.4 ov), 6-598 (MS Dhoni, 144.2 ov), 7-610 (A Kumble, 148.2 ov), 8-610 (Harbhajan Singh, 148.4 ov), 9-612 (RP Singh, 150.4 ov), 10-627 (VVS Laxman, 155.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
DW Steyn	32	3	103	4	3.22	139	14	0	0	0
M Ntini	28	3	128	3	4.57	114	14	4	0	0
M Morkel	25	4	76	0	3.04	115	11	0	1	2
PL Harris	53.1	6	203	3	3.82	212	25	1	1	2
JH Kallis	14	0	71	0	5.07	47	10	0	0	0
AG Prince	3	0	16	0	5.33	10	0	1	1	0

South Africa Innings

331/5d (109 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
ND McKenzie not out	not out	155	339	13	1	45.72
GC Smith lbw b Harbhajan Singh	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	35	30	5	0	116.67
HM Amla c R Dravid b A Kumble	c R Dravid b A Kumble	81	148	9	0	54.73
JH Kallis c RP Singh b Harbhajan Singh	c RP Singh b Harbhajan Singh	19	40	1	0	47.50
AG Prince c W Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh	c W Jaffer b Harbhajan Singh	5	11	1	0	45.45
AB de Villiers c SC Ganguly b V Sehwag	c SC Ganguly b V Sehwag	11	41	0	0	26.83
MV Boucher not out	not out	11	46	0	0	23.91
Extras	(b 8, lb 5, w 0, nb 1)	14
Total	109 Ov (RR: 3.04)	331/5

Did not bat: M Ntini, M Morkel, DW Steyn, PL Harris

Fall of wickets: 1-53 (GC Smith, 10.3 ov), 2-210 (HM Amla, 56.6 ov), 3-264 (JH Kallis, 76.2 ov), 4-272 (AG Prince, 78.6 ov), 5-306 (AB de Villiers, 94.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
S Sreesanth	12	0	42	0	3.50	49	5	0	1
RP Singh	9	1	43	0	4.78	33	6	0	0
Harbhajan Singh	34	1	101	3	2.97	144	9	0	0
SC Ganguly	2	1	1	0	0.50	11	0	0	0
A Kumble	20	2	57	1	2.85	89	6	0	0
V Sehwag	22	2	55	1	2.50	95	2	1	0
VVS Laxman	10	2	19	0	1.90	47	1	0	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the India vs South Africa match on 26 Mar 2008?

Match drawn.

Who was player of the match in India vs South Africa?

Virender Sehwag.

Who scored the most runs in India vs South Africa?

Virender Sehwag (India) with 319 off 304 balls.

Who took the most wickets in India vs South Africa?

Harbhajan Singh, with 8/265.

Who won the toss in India vs South Africa?

South Africa, who chose to bat first.

Where was India vs South Africa played?

At MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.