Men's Test · India tour of South Africa · Match 2

South Africa v India

26 Dec 2006 to 30 Dec 2006 · Kingsmead, Durban

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

Result

South Africa won by 174 runs

Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: M Ntini

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
South Africa (1)	328	91.3
India (2)	240	77.5
South Africa (3)	265/8d	67.4
India (4)	179	55.1

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

India179 all out (55.1 ov)

India batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
W Jaffercaught b M Ntini	caught b M Ntini	28	47	4	0	59.6
V Sehwagcaught b M Ntini	caught b M Ntini	8	11	1	0	72.7
R Dravidcaught b M Ntini	caught b M Ntini	5	25	1	0	20.0
SR Tendulkarlbw b M Ntini	lbw b M Ntini	0	7	0	0	0.0
VVS Laxmanb A Nel	b A Nel	15	44	1	0	34.1
SC Gangulycaught b M Ntini	caught b M Ntini	26	33	4	0	78.8
MS Dhonicaught b A Nel	caught b A Nel	47	67	10	0	70.1
A Kumblecaught b AJ Hall	caught b AJ Hall	11	31	1	0	35.5
Z Khancaught b A Nel	caught b A Nel	21	56	2	0	37.5
S Sreesanthcaught b AJ Hall	caught b AJ Hall	10	12	2	0	83.3
VRV Singh*not out	not out	0	1	0	0	0.0
Extras	8 (b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 4)
Total	179 all out (55.1 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (V Sehwag, 3.6 ov), 2-34 (R Dravid, 11.4 ov), 3-38 (SR Tendulkar, 13.5 ov), 4-45 (W Jaffer, 15.2 ov), 5-83 (SC Ganguly, 27.1 ov), 6-85 (VVS Laxman, 28.4 ov), 7-101 (A Kumble, 38.1 ov), 8-160 (MS Dhoni, 48.5 ov), 9-179 (Z Khan, 54.5 ov), 10-179 (S Sreesanth, 55.1 ov)

South Africa bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
A Nel	16	4	57	3	3.56	0	0
M Ntini	19	6	48	5	2.53	0	0
SM Pollock	9	5	20	0	2.22	0	0
M Morkel	6	0	25	0	4.17	1	3
AJ Hall	5.1	1	26	2	5.03	0	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.