South African national cricket team in India in the 2004/05 season
The tour of the South African national cricket team to India in the 2004/05 season took place from November 20 to December 2, 2004. The international cricket tour was part of the 2004/05 international cricket season and included two tests . India won the series 1–0.
prehistory
India previously played the BCCI Plantinum Jubilee Match against Pakistan , South Africa played the first tour of the season. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2001/02 season in South Africa . South Africa threatened to cancel the tour because the Indian police wanted to question the two players Herschelle Gibbs and Nicky Boje in connection with the match-fixing scandal of the tour of South Africa in India in the 1999/2000 season . The tour took place when it became clear that the Indian police wanted to avoid questioning the two players with questionnaires, but ultimately both players withdrew from the tour.
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on July 19, 2004.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Park Stadium | Kanpur | 33,000 | 1st test |
| Eden Gardens | Kolkata | 82,000 | 2nd test |
Squad lists
South Africa named their squad on October 27, 2004. India named their squad on November 13, 2004.
| test | |
|---|---|
 India
|
 South Africa
|
Tour matches
| November 14-16 Scorecard |
Jaipur |
South Africans 226-5d (88) & 172-8 (68) |
- |
Indian Board President's XI 361-6d (107.2) |
| draw | ||||
Testing
First test in Kanpur
| November 20-24 Scorecard |
Kanpur |
South Africa 510-9d (190.4) & 169-4 (64) |
- |
India 466 (134.4) |
| draw | ||||
Second test in Calcutta
| November 28th - December 2nd scorecard |
Calcutta |
South Africa 305 (121.3) & 222 (74.4) |
- |
India 411 (150.1) & 120-2 (39.4) |
| India wins with 8 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Virender Sehwag |
India
|
2 | 3 | 262 | 87.33 | 164 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis |
South Africa
|
2 | 4th | 241 | 80.33 | 121 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Hall |
South Africa
|
2 | 4th | 217 | 54.25 | 163 | 1 | 0 |
| Rahul Dravid |
India
|
2 | 3 | 181 | 90.50 | 80 | 0 | 2 |
| Graeme Smith |
South Africa
|
2 | 4th | 155 | 38.75 | 71 | 0 | 1 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Harbhajan Singh |
India
|
2 | 112.1 | 13 | 23.61 | 7/87 | 1 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble |
India
|
2 | 139.4 | 10 | 34.10 | 6/131 | 1 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini |
South Africa
|
2 | 87 | 8th | 32.25 | 4/112 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Hall |
South Africa
|
2 | 55.4 | 4th | 40.75 | 3/93 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Pollock |
South Africa
|
2 | 90 | 4th | 55.75 | 2/100 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Virender Sehwag
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
 Andrew Hall
|
| 2nd test |
Harbhajan Singh
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ South Africa threaten to cancel tour ( English ) Cricinfo. September 23, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2016.
- ↑ Indian police want answers from Gibbs and Boje ( English ) Cricinfo. October 10, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ Buoy pulls out of India tour ( English ) Cricinfo. November 3, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ India announce Test itineraries ( English ) Cricinfo. July 19, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ Boucher dropped as Gibbs stays home ( English ) Cricinfo. October 27, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ Ganguly and Pathan picked for Kanpur Test ( English ) Cricinfo. November 13, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ Records / South Africa in India Test Series, 2004/05 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ↑ Records / South Africa in India Test Series, 2004/05 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 6, 2017.