Men's Test · India tour of South Africa · Match 1

India v South Africa

15 Dec 2006 to 18 Dec 2006 · Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

India won by 123 runs

Toss: India won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: S Sreesanth

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
India (1)	249	79.5
South Africa (2)	84	25.1
India (3)	236	64.4
South Africa (4)	278	86.5

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

South Africa278 all out (86.5 ov)

South Africa batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
HH Gibbscaught b Z Khan	caught b Z Khan	0	4	0	0	0.0
GC Smithcaught b S Sreesanth	caught b S Sreesanth	10	27	1	0	37.0
HM Amlacaught b S Sreesanth	caught b S Sreesanth	17	30	2	0	56.7
JH Kalliscaught b S Sreesanth	caught b S Sreesanth	27	72	4	0	37.5
AG Princeb A Kumble	b A Kumble	97	223	11	0	43.5
AB de Villiersrun out	run out	17	42	3	0	40.5
MV Boucherlbw b Z Khan	lbw b Z Khan	23	41	3	0	56.1
SM Pollockb A Kumble	b A Kumble	40	41	6	1	97.6
A Nellbw b A Kumble	lbw b A Kumble	6	12	1	0	50.0
DW Steyn*not out	not out	6	24	0	0	25.0
M Ntinicaught b Z Khan	caught b Z Khan	8	20	1	0	40.0
Extras	27 (lb 8, nb 19)
Total	278 all out (86.5 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (HH Gibbs, 0.4 ov), 2-22 (GC Smith, 7.6 ov), 3-34 (HM Amla, 11.6 ov), 4-84 (JH Kallis, 29.6 ov), 5-120 (AB de Villiers, 44.1 ov), 6-164 (MV Boucher, 60.3 ov), 7-231 (SM Pollock, 74.3 ov), 8-245 (A Nel, 78.3 ov), 9-264 (AG Prince, 80.1 ov), 10-278 (M Ntini, 86.5 ov)

India bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
Z Khan	22.5	5	79	3	3.46	0
S Sreesanth	25	8	59	3	2.36	5
VRV Singh	18	4	67	0	3.72	8
SC Ganguly	1	0	11	0	11.00	2
A Kumble	20	4	54	3	2.70	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.