Test · MEN'S CRICKET
South Africa v India
26 Dec 2006 – 30 Dec 2006 · Kingsmead · India tour of South Africa
India tour of South AfricaRESULT
South Africa328/1091.3 ov265/8d67.4 ov
India240/1077.5 ov179/1055.1 ovSouth Africa won by 174 runs
South Africa328/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Graeme Smith | c SR Tendulkar b Z Khan | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
 AB de Villiers | c SR Tendulkar b S Sreesanth | 9 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 23.68 |
 Hashim Amla | lbw · Z Khan | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
 Herschelle Gibbs | c MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth | 63 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 71.59 |
 Ashwell Prince | c VVS Laxman b S Sreesanth | 121 | 212 | 16 | 0 | 57.08 |
 Mark Boucher | bowled · S Sreesanth | 53 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 58.24 |
 Shaun Pollock | c V Sehwag b VRV Singh | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.83 |
 Andrew Hall | lbw · A Kumble | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 André Nel | bowled · A Kumble | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Morné Morkel | not out | 31 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 59.62 |
 Makhaya Ntini | lbw · A Kumble | 16 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Total · 549 legal balls | 328 | 91.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 18 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zaheer Khan | 23.0 | 83 | 2 | 3.61 | 1 | 4 |
| S. Sreesanth | 24.0 | 109 | 4 | 4.54 | 0 | 3 |
| V. R. V. Singh | 13.0 | 60 | 1 | 4.62 | 0 | 3 |
 Anil Kumble | 28.3 | 62 | 3 | 2.18 | 0 | 2 |
 Sourav Ganguly | 3.0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 0 | 2 |
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (GC Smith) · 2-13 (HM Amla) · 3-28 (AB de Villiers) · 4-122 (HH Gibbs) · 5-222 (MV Boucher) · 6-256 (SM Pollock) · 7-257 (AJ Hall) · 8-257 (A Nel) · 9-296 (AG Prince) · 10-328 (M Ntini)
India240/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wasim Jaffer | c AB de Villiers b M Ntini | 26 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 35.62 |
 Virender Sehwag | c AB de Villiers b A Nel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rahul Dravid | lbw · A Nel | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.83 |
 Sachin Tendulkar | c MV Boucher b M Ntini | 63 | 115 | 11 | 0 | 54.78 |
 VVS Laxman | not out | 50 | 156 | 3 | 0 | 32.05 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c HH Gibbs b M Ntini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MS Dhoni | c AB de Villiers b M Morkel | 34 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 87.18 |
| Anil Kumble | c MV Boucher b M Morkel | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zaheer Khan | c HM Amla b M Morkel | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| S. Sreesanth | c MV Boucher b AJ Hall | 28 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 70.00 |
| V. R. V. Singh | c MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total · 467 legal balls | 240 | 77.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 22 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Nel | 23.0 | 60 | 2 | 2.61 | 1 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 15.0 | 41 | 3 | 2.73 | 0 | 1 |
| Morné Morkel | 18.0 | 86 | 3 | 4.78 | 1 | 11 |
| Shaun Pollock | 14.5 | 17 | 1 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Hall | 7.0 | 28 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (V Sehwag) · 2-35 (R Dravid) · 3-61 (W Jaffer) · 4-125 (SR Tendulkar) · 5-125 (SC Ganguly) · 6-179 (MS Dhoni) · 7-179 (A Kumble) · 8-183 (Z Khan) · 9-235 (S Sreesanth) · 10-240 (VRV Singh)
South Africa265/8d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB de Villiers | c VVS Laxman b VRV Singh | 47 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 47.00 |
| Graeme Smith | bowled · S Sreesanth | 58 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 71.60 |
| Hashim Amla | lbw · S Sreesanth | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c KD Karthik b A Kumble | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Ashwell Prince | c SC Ganguly b S Sreesanth | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Boucher | lbw · Z Khan | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 63 | 99 | 10 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Andrew Hall | lbw · S Sreesanth | 21 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 40.38 |
| Morné Morkel | c VRV Singh b V Sehwag | 27 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 65.85 |
| Total · 406 legal balls | 265 | 67.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 32 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 20.0 | 65 | 1 | 3.25 | 6 | 2 |
| S. Sreesanth | 19.0 | 79 | 4 | 4.16 | 1 | 1 |
| V. R. V. Singh | 10.0 | 64 | 1 | 6.40 | 0 | 7 |
| Anil Kumble | 16.0 | 37 | 1 | 2.31 | 0 | 2 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2.4 | 7 | 1 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-99 (AB de Villiers) · 2-108 (HM Amla) · 3-121 (GC Smith) · 4-121 (AG Prince) · 5-140 (HH Gibbs) · 6-143 (MV Boucher) · 7-213 (AJ Hall) · 8-265 (M Morkel)
India179/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | c A Nel b M Ntini | 28 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 59.57 |
| Virender Sehwag | c GC Smith b M Ntini | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Rahul Dravid | c MV Boucher b M Ntini | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw · M Ntini | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| VVS Laxman | bowled · A Nel | 15 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 34.09 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c HH Gibbs b M Ntini | 26 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 78.79 |
| MS Dhoni | c MV Boucher b A Nel | 47 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 70.15 |
| Anil Kumble | c HM Amla b AJ Hall | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 35.48 |
| Zaheer Khan | c AJ Hall b A Nel | 21 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 37.50 |
| S. Sreesanth | c MV Boucher b AJ Hall | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 |
| V. R. V. Singh | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 331 legal balls | 179 | 55.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 8 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Nel | 16.0 | 57 | 3 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 19.0 | 48 | 5 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Pollock | 9.0 | 20 | 0 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Morné Morkel | 6.0 | 25 | 0 | 4.17 | 1 | 4 |
| Andrew Hall | 5.1 | 26 | 2 | 5.03 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (V Sehwag) · 2-34 (R Dravid) · 3-38 (SR Tendulkar) · 4-45 (W Jaffer) · 5-83 (SC Ganguly) · 6-85 (VVS Laxman) · 7-101 (A Kumble) · 8-160 (MS Dhoni) · 9-179 (Z Khan) · 10-179 (S Sreesanth)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.