Match summary
South Africa played India in the 2nd Test, India in South Africa Test Series 2010 at Kingsmead, Durban, from 26 Dec 2010 to 29 Dec 2010. India won by 87 runs.
South Africa won the toss and chose to field first. India made 205 in 65.1 overs, South Africa made 131 in 37.2 overs, India made 228 in 70.5 overs, South Africa made 215 in 72.2 overs.
VVS Laxman top-scored with 134 runs in the match; Dale Steyn took 8/110 in the match; VVS Laxman was named player of the match.
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Sehwag c JH Kallis b DW Steyn |
c JH Kallis b DW Steyn | 25 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 78.13 |
| M Vijay c MV Boucher b DW Steyn |
c MV Boucher b DW Steyn | 19 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 45.24 |
| R Dravid c MV Boucher b DW Steyn |
c MV Boucher b DW Steyn | 25 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 36.76 |
| SR Tendulkar c JH Kallis b LL Tsotsobe |
c JH Kallis b LL Tsotsobe | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 59.09 |
| VVS Laxman c LL Tsotsobe b DW Steyn |
c LL Tsotsobe b DW Steyn | 38 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 52.05 |
| CA Pujara c MV Boucher b LL Tsotsobe |
c MV Boucher b LL Tsotsobe | 19 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 42.22 |
| MS Dhoni c AN Petersen b DW Steyn |
c AN Petersen b DW Steyn | 35 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 61.40 |
| Harbhajan Singh c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn |
c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn | 21 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Z Khan c MV Boucher b M Morkel |
c MV Boucher b M Morkel | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| I Sharma not out |
not out | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| S Sreesanth c MV Boucher b M Morkel |
c MV Boucher b M Morkel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 4, nb 2) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 65.1 Ov (RR: 3.15) | 205/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (V Sehwag, 10.4 ov), 2-48 (M Vijay, 12.5 ov), 3-79 (SR Tendulkar, 19.5 ov), 4-117 (R Dravid, 36.6 ov), 5-130 (VVS Laxman, 40.6 ov), 6-156 (CA Pujara, 49.4 ov), 7-190 (Harbhajan Singh, 60.2 ov), 8-193 (Z Khan, 61.6 ov), 9-205 (MS Dhoni, 64.5 ov), 10-205 (S Sreesanth, 65.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 19 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 2.63 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| M Morkel | 19.1 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 3.55 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LL Tsotsobe | 11 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 3.64 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JH Kallis | 8 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2.25 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PL Harris | 8 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3.25 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Petersen b Z Khan |
b Z Khan | 24 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 61.54 |
| GC Smith c MS Dhoni b Z Khan |
c MS Dhoni b Z Khan | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 |
| HM Amla lbw b Harbhajan Singh |
lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 33 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 71.74 |
| JH Kallis run out (I Sharma) |
run out (I Sharma) | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 58.82 |
| AB de Villiers c MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth |
c MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| AG Prince b Z Khan |
b Z Khan | 13 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 28.26 |
| MV Boucher not out |
not out | 16 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| DW Steyn c R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh |
c R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| PL Harris c CA Pujara b Harbhajan Singh |
c CA Pujara b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| M Morkel c Harbhajan Singh b I Sharma |
c Harbhajan Singh b I Sharma | 10 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| LL Tsotsobe c M Vijay b Harbhajan Singh |
c M Vijay b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 1, nb 12) | 15 | ||||
| Total | 37.2 Ov (RR: 3.51) | 131/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (GC Smith, 4.6 ov), 2-46 (AN Petersen, 10.3 ov), 3-67 (JH Kallis, 15.2 ov), 4-74 (AB de Villiers, 16.4 ov), 5-96 (HM Amla, 25.1 ov), 6-100 (AG Prince, 26.4 ov), 7-103 (DW Steyn, 29.1 ov), 8-103 (PL Harris, 29.6 ov), 9-127 (M Morkel, 36.4 ov), 10-131 (LL Tsotsobe, 37.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 13 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 2.77 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Sreesanth | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 5.13 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| I Sharma | 9 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 4.67 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 7.2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1.36 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Sehwag c MV Boucher b LL Tsotsobe |
c MV Boucher b LL Tsotsobe | 32 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 103.23 |
| M Vijay c HM Amla b M Morkel |
c HM Amla b M Morkel | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| R Dravid c MV Boucher b LL Tsotsobe |
c MV Boucher b LL Tsotsobe | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| SR Tendulkar c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn |
c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| VVS Laxman c MV Boucher b DW Steyn |
c MV Boucher b DW Steyn | 96 | 171 | 12 | 0 | 56.14 |
| CA Pujara b M Morkel |
b M Morkel | 10 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 17.86 |
| MS Dhoni c MV Boucher b LL Tsotsobe |
c MV Boucher b LL Tsotsobe | 21 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Harbhajan Singh c JH Kallis b M Morkel |
c JH Kallis b M Morkel | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Z Khan c AB de Villiers b PL Harris |
c AB de Villiers b PL Harris | 27 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 42.86 |
| I Sharma c HM Amla b JH Kallis |
c HM Amla b JH Kallis | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| S Sreesanth not out |
not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 4, w 9, nb 0) | 21 | ||||
| Total | 70.5 Ov (RR: 3.22) | 228/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (V Sehwag, 9.1 ov), 2-44 (M Vijay, 10.3 ov), 3-48 (R Dravid, 11.2 ov), 4-56 (SR Tendulkar, 14.1 ov), 5-93 (CA Pujara, 31.5 ov), 6-141 (MS Dhoni, 41.6 ov), 7-148 (Harbhajan Singh, 44.1 ov), 8-218 (Z Khan, 63.4 ov), 9-223 (I Sharma, 68.5 ov), 10-228 (VVS Laxman, 70.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 15.5 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 3.79 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| M Morkel | 15 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 3.13 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| LL Tsotsobe | 13 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 3.31 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JH Kallis | 13 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 2.31 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PL Harris | 14 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2.57 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC Smith c MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth |
c MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth | 37 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 97.37 |
| AN Petersen c CA Pujara b Harbhajan Singh |
c CA Pujara b Harbhajan Singh | 26 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 57.78 |
| HM Amla c MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth |
c MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| JH Kallis c V Sehwag b S Sreesanth |
c V Sehwag b S Sreesanth | 17 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 32.69 |
| AB de Villiers lbw b Harbhajan Singh |
lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 33 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 43.42 |
| AG Prince not out |
not out | 39 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 36.11 |
| MV Boucher lbw b Z Khan |
lbw b Z Khan | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| DW Steyn c CA Pujara b Z Khan |
c CA Pujara b Z Khan | 10 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 41.67 |
| PL Harris b Z Khan |
b Z Khan | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| M Morkel c MS Dhoni b I Sharma |
c MS Dhoni b I Sharma | 20 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 42.55 |
| LL Tsotsobe run out (CA Pujara) |
run out (CA Pujara) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 8) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 72.2 Ov (RR: 2.97) | 215/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-63 (GC Smith, 12.1 ov), 2-82 (AN Petersen, 15.4 ov), 3-82 (HM Amla, 16.2 ov), 4-123 (JH Kallis, 34.2 ov), 5-136 (AB de Villiers, 39.6 ov), 6-143 (MV Boucher, 42.4 ov), 7-155 (DW Steyn, 48.5 ov), 8-182 (PL Harris, 60.2 ov), 9-215 (M Morkel, 72.1 ov), 10-215 (LL Tsotsobe, 72.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 16.5 | 3 | 57 | 3 | 3.39 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I Sharma | 11.3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 3.13 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| S Sreesanth | 14 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 3.21 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 29 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 2.41 | 131 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- 2nd Test · India in South Africa Test Series 2010
- Venue
- Kingsmead, Durban
- Date
- 26 Dec 2010 to 29 Dec 2010
- Toss
- South Africa, elected to field first
- Result
- India won by 87 runs
- Player of the match
- VVS Laxman
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2010/11
Frequently asked questions
Who won the South Africa vs India match on 26 Dec 2010?
India won by 87 runs.
Who was player of the match in South Africa vs India?
VVS Laxman.
Who scored the most runs in South Africa vs India?
VVS Laxman (India) with 134 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in South Africa vs India?
Dale Steyn, with 8/110.
Who won the toss in South Africa vs India?
South Africa, who chose to field first.
Where was South Africa vs India played?
At Kingsmead, Durban.