Men's Test · South Africa in India Test Series · Match 1

India v South Africa

26 Mar 2008 to 30 Mar 2008 · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

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

Result

Match drawn

Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: V Sehwag

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
South Africa (1)	540	152.5
India (2)	627	155.1
South Africa (3)	331/5d	109.0

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

South Africa331/5 (109 ov)

South Africa batting, innings 3
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
ND McKenzie*not out	not out	155	339	13	1	45.7
GC Smithlbw b Harbhajan Singh	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	35	30	5	0	116.7
HM Amlacaught b A Kumble	caught b A Kumble	81	148	9	0	54.7
JH Kalliscaught b Harbhajan Singh	caught b Harbhajan Singh	19	40	1	0	47.5
AG Princecaught b Harbhajan Singh	caught b Harbhajan Singh	5	11	1	0	45.5
AB de Villierscaught b V Sehwag	caught b V Sehwag	11	41	0	0	26.8
MV Boucher*not out	not out	11	46	0	0	23.9
Extras	14 (b 8, lb 5, nb 1)
Total	331/5 (109 ov)

Did not bat: M Morkel, PL Harris, DW Steyn, M Ntini

Fall of wickets: 1-53 (GC Smith, 10.3 ov), 2-210 (HM Amla, 56.6 ov), 3-264 (JH Kallis, 76.2 ov), 4-272 (AG Prince, 78.6 ov), 5-306 (AB de Villiers, 94.3 ov)

India bowling, innings 3
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
S Sreesanth	12	0	42	0	3.50	1
RP Singh	9	1	43	0	4.78	0
Harbhajan Singh	34	1	101	3	2.97	0
SC Ganguly	2	1	1	0	0.50	0
A Kumble	20	2	57	1	2.85	0
V Sehwag	22	2	55	1	2.50	0
VVS Laxman	10	2	19	0	1.90	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.