India vs South Africa, 1st Test at Chennai, , Mar 26 2008 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st Test, Chennai, March 26 - 30, 2008, South Africa tour of India

South Africa

540 & 331/5d

India

627

Match drawn

Player Of The Match

Virender Sehwag

, IND

1/37, 319 & 1/55

Makhaya Ntini and Gary Kirsten will both be ambassadors for the Social Justice and Nation Building project•Mar 30, 2008•Getty Images

Asad Rauf gets a pat on the back from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Asad Rauf gets a pat on the back from Mahendra Singh Dhoni•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

Neil McKenzie is all smiles after completing his hundred, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Neil McKenzie is all smiles after completing his hundred•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

Virender Sehwag gets a lift from RP Singh, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Virender Sehwag gets a lift from RP Singh•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

Virender Sehwag was the obvious choice for Man of the Match, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Virender Sehwag was the obvious choice for Man of the Match•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

Wasim Jaffer pouches a catch off Ashwell Prince, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Wasim Jaffer pouches a catch off Ashwell Prince•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

Irfan Pathan reaches out in vain to take a catch, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Irfan Pathan reaches out in vain to take a catch •Mar 30, 2008•Getty Images

Jacques Kallis failed for the second time in the match, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Jacques Kallis failed for the second time in the match•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

Neil McKenzie cashed in on a comatose track to hit his fourth hundred, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Neil McKenzie cashed in on a comatose track to hit his fourth hundred•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

Sreesanth moves to field off his own bowling, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Sreesanth moves to field off his own bowling•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

Makhaya Ntini has a hearty laugh with Gary Kirsten, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Makhaya Ntini has a hearty laugh with Gary Kirsten •Mar 30, 2008•Getty Images

Virender Sehwag and Anil Kumble share a light moment•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

AB de Villiers walks off after being dismissed by Virender Sehwag, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

AB de Villiers walks off after being dismissed by Virender Sehwag•Mar 30, 2008•Getty Images

Neil McKenzie looks to play the ball off his pads, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Neil McKenzie looks to play the ball off his pads•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

VVS Laxman rolls his arm over, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

VVS Laxman rolls his arm over•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

AB de Villiers chips one high in the air, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

AB de Villiers chips one high in the air •Mar 30, 2008•Getty Images

Neil McKenzie gets in position to sweep the spinners, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Neil McKenzie gets in position to sweep the spinners•Mar 30, 2008•Getty Images

RP Singh celebrates his good catch at square leg, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

RP Singh celebrates his good catch at square leg•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

Hashim Amla scored 81 in South Africa's second innings, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

Hashim Amla scored 81 in South Africa's second innings•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

RP Singh rues a dropped return catch off Hashim Amla, India v South Africa, 1st Test, Chennai, 5th day, March 30, 2008

RP Singh rues a dropped return catch off Hashim Amla•Mar 30, 2008•AFP

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South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
ND McKenzie	not out	155	339
GC Smith	lbw	35	30
HM Amla	caught	81	148
JH Kallis	caught	19	40
AG Prince	caught	5	11
AB de Villiers	caught	11	41
MV Boucher	not out	11	46
Extras	(b 8, lb 5, nb 1)
Total	331(5 wkts; 109 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
S Sreesanth	12	0	42	0	3.5 (1 nb)
RP Singh	9	1	43	0	4.77
Harbhajan Singh	34	1	101	3	2.97
SC Ganguly	2	1	1	0	0.5
A Kumble	20	2	57	1	2.85
V Sehwag	22	2	55	1	2.5
VVS Laxman	10	2	19	0	1.9

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	53	Neil McKenzie	Graeme Smith
2nd	157	Neil McKenzie	Hashim Amla
3rd	54	Jacques Kallis	Neil McKenzie
4th	8	Neil McKenzie	Ashwell Prince
5th	34	Neil McKenzie	AB de Villiers
6th	25	Mark Boucher	Neil McKenzie

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