Test · MEN'S CRICKET
India v South Africa
15 Dec 2006 – 18 Dec 2006 · The Wanderers Stadium · India tour of South Africa
India tour of South AfricaRESULT
India249/1079.5 ov236/1064.4 ov
South Africa84/1025.1 ov278/1086.5 ovIndia won by 123 runs
India249/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wasim Jaffer | lbw · M Ntini | 9 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 22.50 |
 Virender Sehwag | c MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
 Rahul Dravid | c GC Smith b JH Kallis | 32 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 38.55 |
 Sachin Tendulkar | c AB de Villiers b JH Kallis | 44 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 49.44 |
 VVS Laxman | c MV Boucher b M Ntini | 28 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 41.79 |
 Sourav Ganguly | not out | 51 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 50.50 |
| MS Dhoni | c SM Pollock b M Ntini | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
 Anil Kumble | c JH Kallis b A Nel | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Zaheer Khan | lbw · SM Pollock | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 39.13 |
| S. Sreesanth | c HM Amla b SM Pollock | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| V. R. V. Singh | caught and bowled · SM Pollock | 29 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 152.63 |
| Total · 479 legal balls | 249 | 79.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 32 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dale Steyn | 10.1 | 26 | 0 | 2.56 | 0 | 2 |
 Makhaya Ntini | 18.0 | 57 | 3 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 |
 Shaun Pollock | 17.5 | 39 | 4 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 |
 André Nel | 18.5 | 45 | 1 | 2.39 | 1 | 1 |
 Jacques Kallis | 15.0 | 67 | 2 | 4.47 | 10 | 3 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (W Jaffer) · 2-14 (V Sehwag) · 3-83 (SR Tendulkar) · 4-110 (R Dravid) · 5-156 (VVS Laxman) · 6-167 (MS Dhoni) · 7-188 (A Kumble) · 8-205 (Z Khan) · 9-205 (S Sreesanth) · 10-249 (VRV Singh)
South Africa84/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Graeme Smith | lbw · S Sreesanth | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 |
 Herschelle Gibbs | c V Sehwag b Z Khan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Hashim Amla | c VVS Laxman b S Sreesanth | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jacques Kallis | c VVS Laxman b S Sreesanth | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 85.71 |
 Ashwell Prince | c MS Dhoni b A Kumble | 24 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
 AB de Villiers | c V Sehwag b Z Khan | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
 Mark Boucher | bowled · S Sreesanth | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Shaun Pollock | lbw · S Sreesanth | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| André Nel | c Z Khan b VRV Singh | 21 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 87.50 |
| Makhaya Ntini | bowled · A Kumble | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dale Steyn | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 151 legal balls | 84 | 25.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 6 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 10.0 | 32 | 2 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Sreesanth | 10.0 | 40 | 5 | 4.00 | 2 | 1 |
| V. R. V. Singh | 3.1 | 8 | 1 | 2.53 | 1 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (GC Smith) · 2-5 (HH Gibbs) · 3-5 (HM Amla) · 4-21 (JH Kallis) · 5-33 (AB de Villiers) · 6-38 (MV Boucher) · 7-45 (SM Pollock) · 8-84 (AG Prince) · 9-84 (M Ntini) · 10-84 (A Nel)
India236/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | c GC Smith b A Nel | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Virender Sehwag | c HH Gibbs b A Nel | 33 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 113.79 |
| Rahul Dravid | c MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | bowled · SM Pollock | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 63.64 |
| VVS Laxman | c GC Smith b M Ntini | 73 | 154 | 12 | 0 | 47.40 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c MV Boucher b M Ntini | 25 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 65.79 |
| MS Dhoni | c MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 18 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 72.00 |
| Anil Kumble | c AG Prince b A Nel | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Zaheer Khan | c MV Boucher b M Ntini | 37 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 46.25 |
| S. Sreesanth | not out | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 85.71 |
| V. R. V. Singh | run out | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 275.00 |
| Total · 388 legal balls | 236 | 64.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 13 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makhaya Ntini | 15.4 | 77 | 3 | 4.91 | 1 | 0 |
| André Nel | 19.0 | 58 | 3 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Pollock | 16.0 | 33 | 3 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 11.0 | 30 | 0 | 2.73 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 3.0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (W Jaffer) · 2-37 (R Dravid) · 3-41 (V Sehwag) · 4-61 (SR Tendulkar) · 5-119 (SC Ganguly) · 6-147 (MS Dhoni) · 7-148 (A Kumble) · 8-218 (VVS Laxman) · 9-219 (Z Khan) · 10-236 (VRV Singh)
South Africa278/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | c SR Tendulkar b Z Khan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Graeme Smith | c V Sehwag b S Sreesanth | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 37.04 |
| Hashim Amla | c MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth | 17 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 56.67 |
| Jacques Kallis | c SC Ganguly b S Sreesanth | 27 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Ashwell Prince | bowled · A Kumble | 97 | 223 | 11 | 0 | 43.50 |
| AB de Villiers | run out | 17 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 40.48 |
| Mark Boucher | lbw · Z Khan | 23 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 56.10 |
| Shaun Pollock | bowled · A Kumble | 40 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 97.56 |
| André Nel | lbw · A Kumble | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Dale Steyn | not out | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Makhaya Ntini | c V Sehwag b Z Khan | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Total · 521 legal balls | 278 | 86.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 27 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 22.5 | 79 | 3 | 3.46 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Sreesanth | 25.0 | 59 | 3 | 2.36 | 0 | 5 |
| V. R. V. Singh | 18.0 | 67 | 0 | 3.72 | 0 | 12 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1.0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 20.0 | 54 | 3 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (HH Gibbs) · 2-22 (GC Smith) · 3-34 (HM Amla) · 4-84 (JH Kallis) · 5-120 (AB de Villiers) · 6-164 (MV Boucher) · 7-231 (SM Pollock) · 8-245 (A Nel) · 9-264 (AG Prince) · 10-278 (M Ntini)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.