Indian national cricket team in South Africa for the 2006/07 season
The tour of the Indian national cricket team to South Africa in the 2006/07 season took place from November 19, 2006 to January 6, 2007. The international cricket tour was part of the 2006/07 international cricket season and included three tests , five ODIs and one Twenty20s . South Africa won the Test series 2–1 and the ODI series 4–0, while South Africa won the Twenty20 series with 1–0.
prehistory
Both teams previously played in the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 , in which South Africa was eliminated in the semi-finals and Pakistan in the preliminary round. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2005/06 season in India .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on June 1, 2006.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centurion Park | Centurion | 22,000 | 5. ODI |
| Sahara Stadium Kingsmead | Durban | 25,000 | 2. ODI; 2nd test |
| Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | 34,000 | 1. ODI; 1. T20; 1st test |
| Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town | 25,000 | 3. ODI; 3rd test |
| Sahara Oval St George's | Port Elizabeth | 19,000 | 4. ODI |
Squad lists
India named its ODI roster on October 30th and its test roster on November 30th, 2006. South Africa named its ODI roster on November 9th and its test roster on December 7th, 2006.
| test | ODI | Twenty20 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa
|
 India
|
South Africa
|
India
|
South Africa
|
India
|
Tour matches
| November 16 scorecard |
Benoni |
Rest of South Africa 255-8 (50) |
- |
Indians 218 (49.1) |
| Rest of South Africa wins with 37 runs | ||||
| January 7-10 scorecard |
Potchefstroom |
Indians 316-7 (85) & 142 (53.4) |
- |
Rest of South Africa 138 (31.4) & 224 (48.5) |
| Indians wins with 96 runs | ||||
One-day internationals
First ODI in Johannesburg
| November 19th scorecard |
Johannesburg |
South Africa |
- |
India |
| Game canceled | ||||
Second ODI in Durban
| November 22nd scorecard |
Durban |
South Africa 248-8 (50) |
- |
India 91 (29.1) |
| South Africa wins with 157 runs | ||||
Third ODI in Cape Town
| November 26th scorecard |
Cape Town |
South Africa 274-7 (50) |
- |
India 168 (41.3) |
| South Africa wins with 106 runs | ||||
Fourth ODI in Port Elizabeth
| November 29th scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
South Africa 243-8 (50) |
- |
India 163 (38.1) |
| South Africa wins with 80 runs | ||||
Fifth ODI in Centurion
| December 3rd scorecard |
Centurion |
India 200-9 (50) |
- |
South Africa 201-1 (31.2) |
| South Africa wins with 9 wickets | ||||
Twenty20 International in Johannesburg
| December 1st scorecard |
Johannesburg |
South Africa 126-9 (20) |
- |
India 127-4 (19.5) |
| India wins with 6 wickets | ||||
Testing
First test in Johannesburg
| December 15-19 scorecard |
Johannesburg |
India 249 (79.5) & 236 (64.4) |
- |
South Africa 84 (25.1) & 278 (86.5) |
| India wins with 123 runs | ||||
The Indian player Sreesanth has been fined for unsportsmanlike conduct and incorrectly colored clothing.
Second test in Durban
| December 26th - 30th scorecard |
Durban |
South Africa 328 (91.3) & 265-8d (67.4) |
- |
India 240 (77.5) & 179 (55.1) |
| South Africa wins with 174 runs | ||||
Third test in Cape Town
| January 2-6 scorecard |
Cape Town |
India 414 (131.3) & 169 (64) |
- |
South Africa 373 (128.3) & 211-5 (64.1) |
| South Africa wins with 5 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Ashwell Prince |
South Africa
|
3 | 6th | 306 | 61.20 | 121 | 1 | 1 |
| Graeme Smith |
South Africa
|
3 | 6th | 227 | 37.83 | 94 | 0 | 3 |
| Sourav Ganguly |
India
|
3 | 6th | 214 | 42.80 | 66 | 0 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
India
|
3 | 6th | 199 | 33.16 | 64 | 0 | 2 |
| Shaun Pollock |
South Africa
|
3 | 6th | 187 | 37.40 | 63 * | 0 | 1 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Sreesanth |
India
|
3 | 115 | 18th | 21.94 | 5/40 | 1 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini |
South Africa
|
3 | 101.4 | 15th | 23.93 | 5/48 | 1 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble |
India
|
3 | 134 | 14th | 24.71 | 4/117 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Pollock |
South Africa
|
3 | 101.5 | 13 | 16.00 | 4/39 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaheer Khan |
India
|
3 | 116.5 | 13 | 30.38 | 4/62 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| AB de Villiers |
South Africa
|
4th | 4th | 175 | 58.33 | 92 * | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis |
South Africa
|
4th | 3 | 168 | 84.00 | 119 * | 1 | 0 |
| MS Dhoni |
India
|
4th | 4th | 139 | 34.75 | 55 | 0 | 1 |
| Herschelle Gibbs |
South Africa
|
4th | 3 | 130 | 65.00 | 93 * | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Kemp |
South Africa
|
4th | 3 | 108 | 54.00 | 100 * | 1 | 0 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Shaun Pollock |
South Africa
|
4th | 36 | 10 | 8.30 | 4/26 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis |
South Africa
|
4th | 30.1 | 7th | 18.42 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Nel |
South Africa
|
3 | 25th | 6th | 14.50 | 4/13 | 0 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini |
South Africa
|
4th | 32 | 6th | 18.50 | 3/32 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaheer Khan |
India
|
4th | 33 | 6th | 29.83 | 3/42 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Dinesh Mongia |
India
|
1 | 1 | 38 | 38.00 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag |
India
|
1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinesh Karthik |
India
|
1 | 1 | 31 | 31 * | 0 | 0 | |
| Albie Morkel |
South Africa
|
1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Kemp |
South Africa
|
1 | 1 | 22nd | 22.00 | 22nd | 0 | 0 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Ajit Agarkar |
India
|
1 | 2.3 | 2 | 5.00 | 2/10 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaheer Khan |
India
|
1 | 4th | 2 | 7.50 | 2/15 | 0 | 0 |
| Charl Langeveldt |
South Africa
|
1 | 4th | 2 | 10.00 | 2/20 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Peterson |
South Africa
|
1 | 1.5 | 1 | 11.00 | 1/11 | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
India
|
1 | 2.3 | 1 | 12.00 | 1/12 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh |
India
|
1 | 3 | 1 | 22.00 | 1/22 | 0 | 0 |
| Sreesanth |
India
|
1 | 4th | 1 | 33.00 | 1/33 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Shaun Pollock
|
| ODI |
Shaun Pollock
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 2. ODI |
Jacques Kallis
|
| 3. ODI |
Justin Kemp
|
| 4. ODI |
Herschelle Gibbs
|
| 5. ODI |
Shaun Pollock
|
| 1. T20 |
 Dinesh Karthik
|
| 1st test |
Sreesanth
|
| 2nd test |
Makhaya Ntini
|
| 3rd test |
Graeme Smith
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ India's tour of South Africa finalized ( English ) Cricinfo. June 1, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ Siddhartha Vaidyanathan: Jaffer, Zaheer and Kumble added to ODI squad ( English ) Cricinfo. October 30, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ Ganguly in, Laxman appointed vice-captain ( English ) Cricinfo. November 30, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ South Africa retain squad for first ODI ( English ) Cricinfo. November 9, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ South Africa recall Paul Adams for Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. December 7, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ Sreesanth found guilty of breaching ICC Code ( English ) Cricinfo. December 19, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ Records / India in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Records / India in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Records / India in South Africa ODI Series, 2006/07 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Records / India in South Africa ODI Series, 2006/07 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Records / India in South Africa T20I Match, 2006/07 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Records / India in South Africa T20I Match, 2006/07 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 29, 2016.