South Africa v India @ New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
15, 16, 17, 18 December 2006 (five-day match)
Toss: India (bat)
Umpires: MR Benson, DJ Harper
Third Umpire: KH Hurter
Match Referee: RS Mahanama
Match Result: India won by 123 runs
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Wasim Jaffer | lbw b Makhaya Ntini | 9 | 40 | 42 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Virender Sehwag | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 4 | 26 | 46 | - | - | |
| *3. Rahul Dravid | c Graeme Smith b Jacques Kallis | 32 | 83 | 151 | 5 | - | |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | c AB de Villiers b Jacques Kallis | 44 | 89 | 113 | 7 | - | |
| 5. VVS Laxman | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 28 | 67 | 104 | 5 | - | |
| 6. Sourav Ganguly | not out | 51 | 101 | 180 | 4 | 1 | |
| +7. MS Dhoni | c Shaun Pollock b Makhaya Ntini | 5 | 20 | 23 | - | - | |
| 8. Anil Kumble | c Jacques Kallis b Andre Nel | 6 | 15 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Zaheer Khan | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 9 | 23 | 32 | - | - | |
| 10. Sreesanth | c Hashim Amla b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| 11. Vikram Singh | c & b Shaun Pollock | 29 | 19 | 27 | 6 | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Wasim Jaffer), 2-14 (Virender Sehwag), 3-83 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-110 (Rahul Dravid), 5-156 (VVS Laxman), 6-167 (MS Dhoni), 7-188 (Anil Kumble), 8-205 (Zaheer Khan), 9-205 (Sreesanth), 249 (Vikram Singh). |
| Extras | 0b, 15lb, 11w, 6nb, 0pen) 32 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 79.5 ovs, 374 mins) 249 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 10.1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 18 | 1 | 57 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 17.5 | 7 | 39 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andre Nel | 18.5 | 5 | 45 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 15 | 0 | 67 | 2 | (2w,3nb) |
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Graeme Smith | lbw b Sreesanth | 5 | 12 | 8 | - | - | |
| 2. Herschelle Gibbs | c Virender Sehwag b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 4 | 12 | - | - | |
| 3. Hashim Amla | c VVS Laxman b Sreesanth | 0 | 6 | 11 | - | - | |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c VVS Laxman b Sreesanth | 12 | 14 | 21 | 3 | - | |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c MS Dhoni b Anil Kumble | 24 | 60 | 105 | 2 | - | |
| 6. AB de Villiers | c Virender Sehwag b Zaheer Khan | 6 | 14 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| +7. Mark Boucher | b Sreesanth | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | lbw b Sreesanth | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Andre Nel | c Zaheer Khan b Vikram Singh | 21 | 24 | 50 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10. Makhaya Ntini | b Anil Kumble | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| 11. Dale Steyn | not out | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Graeme Smith), 2-5 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-5 (Hashim Amla), 4-21 (Jacques Kallis), 5-33 (AB de Villiers), 6-38 (Mark Boucher), 7-45 (Shaun Pollock), 8-84 (Ashwell Prince), 9-84 (Makhaya Ntini), 84 (Andre Nel). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 3w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 25.1 ovs, 131 mins) 84 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Zaheer Khan | 10 | 3 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sreesanth | 10 | 3 | 40 | 5 | (2w,1nb) |
| Vikram Singh | 3.1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Wasim Jaffer | c Graeme Smith b Andre Nel | 4 | 9 | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Virender Sehwag | c Herschelle Gibbs b Andre Nel | 33 | 29 | 39 | 6 | - | |
| *3. Rahul Dravid | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 9 | 16 | - | - | |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | b Shaun Pollock | 14 | 22 | 43 | 3 | - | |
| 5. VVS Laxman | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 73 | 154 | 253 | 12 | - | |
| 6. Sourav Ganguly | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 25 | 38 | 61 | 4 | - | |
| +7. MS Dhoni | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 18 | 25 | 35 | 3 | - | |
| 8. Anil Kumble | c Ashwell Prince b Andre Nel | 1 | 11 | 13 | - | - | |
| 9. Zaheer Khan | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 37 | 80 | 107 | 3 | 2 | |
| 10. Sreesanth | not out | 6 | 7 | 14 | - | 1 | |
| 11. Vikram Singh | run out (Mark Boucher > > ) | 11 | 4 | 11 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (Wasim Jaffer), 2-37 (Rahul Dravid), 3-41 (Virender Sehwag), 4-61 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-119 (Sourav Ganguly), 6-147 (MS Dhoni), 7-148 (Anil Kumble), 8-218 (VVS Laxman), 9-219 (Zaheer Khan), 236 (Vikram Singh). |
| Extras | 2b, 10lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 64.4 ovs, 308 mins) 236 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Makhaya Ntini | 15.4 | 2 | 77 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Andre Nel | 19 | 4 | 58 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 16 | 4 | 33 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 11 | 2 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Smith | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Herschelle Gibbs | c Sachin Tendulkar b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | |
| *2. Graeme Smith | c Virender Sehwag b Sreesanth | 10 | 27 | 35 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Hashim Amla | c MS Dhoni b Sreesanth | 17 | 30 | 56 | 2 | - | |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Sourav Ganguly b Sreesanth | 27 | 72 | 108 | 4 | - | |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | b Anil Kumble | 97 | 223 | 327 | 11 | - | |
| 6. AB de Villiers | run out (Zaheer Khan > > ) | 17 | 42 | 63 | 3 | - | |
| +7. Mark Boucher | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 23 | 41 | 80 | 3 | - | |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | b Anil Kumble | 40 | 41 | 67 | 6 | 1 | |
| 9. Andre Nel | lbw b Anil Kumble | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Dale Steyn | not out | 6 | 24 | 42 | - | - | |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | c Virender Sehwag b Zaheer Khan | 8 | 20 | 28 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Herschelle Gibbs), 2-22 (Graeme Smith), 3-34 (Hashim Amla), 4-84 (Jacques Kallis), 5-120 (AB de Villiers), 6-164 (Mark Boucher), 7-231 (Shaun Pollock), 8-245 (Andre Nel), 9-264 (Ashwell Prince), 278 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 0w, 19nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86.5 ovs, 415 mins) 278 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Zaheer Khan | 22.5 | 5 | 79 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sreesanth | 25 | 8 | 59 | 3 | (0w,5nb) |
| Vikram Singh | 18 | 4 | 67 | 0 | (0w,8nb) |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 20 | 4 | 54 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa:
Herschelle Gibbs, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock, Andre Nel, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini
India:
Wasim Jaffer, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Vikram Singh
