Fourth Innings Batting : South Africa Bowling : India
Dream Test match debut for MS Dhoni as he captains India to a Test win against South Africa to square the series 1-1. India beat South Africa by 8 wickets within three days. South Africa were bowled out for just 121 runs which set India a small target of 62 runs. Many of the supporters would have liked India to win the Test by 10 wickets. But the pitch was unpredictable as the small score would have looked like a big one. South Africa had nothing to lose defending a small target. Sehwag (22) pressed the accelerator right from the word go. He smashed two towering sixes in the stands and a cracking boundary. Jaffer (10) once again looked out of touch. Ganguly (13) and Dravid (18) later took India to victory. Earlier Ganguly's 87 and a brilliant 46 runs partnership for the last wicket between Sreesanth and Ishant Sharma helped India take a vital lead of 60 runs. Ganguly was declared the Man of the Match while Harbhajan picked up the Man of the Series award for his 19 wickets in the series. An exciting series comes to end with good sporting spirit as players from both the teams congratulate each other. Thank you for being with us throughout the coverage of the match. Have a nice time.
13.1 P Harris to Dravid, Dravid has played the paddle sweep for a cracking boundary. India wins the Match by 8 wickets and level the series 1-1. 64/2
12.6 M Morkel to Dravid, Good length ball on middle and off. Defended off the back foot by Dravid. One run taken easily. 60/2
12.5 M Morkel to Dravid, Dravid has attempted to put bat on ball but fails. No run. 59/2
12.4 M Morkel to Dravid, Defended off the back foot by Dravid. No run. 59/2
12.3 M Morkel to Dravid, Dravid has played it through mid wicket. No run again. 59/2
12.2 M Morkel to Dravid, Defended off the back foot by Dravid. No run taken. 59/2
12.1 M Morkel to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. No run. 59/2
11.6 P Harris to Ganguly, Defended off the back foot by Ganguly. No run. 59/2
India inching towards victory.
11.5 P Harris to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 59/2
11.4 P Harris to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 59/2
11.3 P Harris to Ganguly, Ganguly paddles the ball down the leg side. The ball races to the boundary. 59/2
11.2 P Harris to S Ganguly, The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side. Two runs taken. 55/2