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India v South Africa @ Eden Gardens, Kolkata
28, 29, 30 November, 1, 2 December 2004 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: DJ Harper, SJA Taufel
Third Umpire: I Shivram
Match Referee: JJ Crowe
Match Result: India won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graeme Smith | c Dinesh Karthik b Irfan Pathan | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 2. Andrew Hall | c Dinesh Karthik b Zaheer Khan | 7 | 13 | 31 | 1 | - |
| 3. Jacques Rudolph | b Zaheer Khan | 61 | 162 | 209 | 7 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | b Sourav Ganguly | 121 | 259 | 399 | 12 | - |
| 5. Hashim Amla | b Irfan Pathan | 24 | 49 | 50 | 4 | - |
| 6. Boeta Dippenaar | c Dinesh Karthik b Irfan Pathan | 1 | 12 | 17 | - | - |
| 7. Zander de Bruyn | c Dinesh Karthik b Zaheer Khan | 15 | 66 | 78 | 1 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 18 | 60 | 94 | 2 | - |
| 9. Justin Ontong | not out | 16 | 61 | 86 | 3 | - |
| +10. Thami Tsolekile | c & b Harbhajan Singh | 15 | 53 | 62 | 1 | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | c Irfan Pathan b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Graeme Smith), 2-21 (Andrew Hall), 3-130 (Jacques Rudolph), 4-176 (Hashim Amla), 5-182 (Boeta Dippenaar), 6-230 (Zander de Bruyn), 7-261 (Jacques Kallis), 8-273 (Shaun Pollock), 9-305 (Thami Tsolekile), 305 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 0b, 17lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 121.3 ovs) 305 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Irfan Pathan | 31 | 7 | 72 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Zaheer Khan | 27 | 7 | 64 | 3 | (0w,9nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 30 | 6 | 76 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sourav Ganguly | 9 | 3 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harbhajan Singh | 21.3 | 6 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Virender Sehwag | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 88 | 118 | 189 | 11 | 2 |
| 2. Gautam Gambhir | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 7 | 22 | 31 | 1 | - |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | b Andrew Hall | 80 | 247 | 328 | 8 | - |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | b Zander de Bruyn | 20 | 54 | 82 | 3 | - |
| *5. Sourav Ganguly | lbw b Zander de Bruyn | 40 | 73 | 130 | 5 | - |
| 6. VVS Laxman | c Justin Ontong b Makhaya Ntini | 38 | 85 | 96 | 4 | - |
| +7. Dinesh Karthik | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 46 | 147 | 217 | 6 | - |
| 8. Irfan Pathan | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 24 | 75 | 105 | 2 | - |
| 9. Anil Kumble | c Jacques Kallis b Makhaya Ntini | 8 | 26 | 36 | - | - |
| 10. Harbhajan Singh | c Boeta Dippenaar b Justin Ontong | 14 | 32 | 51 | 2 | - |
| 11. Zaheer Khan | not out | 11 | 32 | 36 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Gautam Gambhir), 2-144 (Virender Sehwag), 3-189 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-238 (Rahul Dravid), 5-267 (Sourav Ganguly), 6-308 (VVS Laxman), 7-366 (Irfan Pathan), 8-382 (Anil Kumble), 9-387 (Dinesh Karthik), 411 (Harbhajan Singh). |
| Extras | 0b, 19lb, 6w, 10nb, 0pen) 35 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 150.1 ovs) 411 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 45 | 13 | 101 | 2 | (1w,9nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 44 | 9 | 112 | 4 | (1w,0nb) |
| Justin Ontong | 18.1 | 1 | 79 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 27 | 5 | 68 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Zander de Bruyn | 16 | 3 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graeme Smith | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 71 | 124 | 169 | 11 | - |
| 2. Andrew Hall | c Dinesh Karthik b Harbhajan Singh | 21 | 63 | 104 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. Jacques Rudolph | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 14 | 8 | - | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c & b Harbhajan Singh | 55 | 98 | 133 | 4 | - |
| 5. Hashim Amla | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 20 | 24 | - | - |
| 6. Boeta Dippenaar | c Virender Sehwag b Anil Kumble | 2 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 7. Zander de Bruyn | not out | 32 | 72 | 103 | 2 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | c Gautam Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | 6 | 27 | 19 | - | - |
| 9. Justin Ontong | c Dinesh Karthik b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| +10. Thami Tsolekile | b Anil Kumble | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 12 | 19 | 26 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-77 (Andrew Hall), 2-81 (Jacques Rudolph), 3-126 (Graeme Smith), 4-138 (Hashim Amla), 5-147 (Boeta Dippenaar), 6-183 (Jacques Kallis), 7-193 (Shaun Pollock), 8-193 (Justin Ontong), 9-194 (Thami Tsolekile), 222 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 12b, 2lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 74.4 ovs) 222 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Irfan Pathan | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Zaheer Khan | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 34.4 | 7 | 82 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harbhajan Singh | 30 | 3 | 87 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Virender Sehwag | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 18 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 2. Gautam Gambhir | lbw b Jacques Rudolph | 26 | 56 | 73 | 5 | - |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | not out | 47 | 104 | 123 | 4 | - |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | not out | 32 | 64 | 73 | 3 | 1 |
| *5. Sourav Ganguly | ||||||
| 6. VVS Laxman | ||||||
| +7. Dinesh Karthik | ||||||
| 8. Irfan Pathan | ||||||
| 9. Anil Kumble | ||||||
| 10. Harbhajan Singh | ||||||
| 11. Zaheer Khan |
| FOW | 1-15 (Virender Sehwag), 2-60 (Gautam Gambhir). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 39.4 ovs) 120 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 7 | 1 | 22 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Justin Ontong | 10.4 | 1 | 44 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jacques Rudolph | 8 | 1 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Smith | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
India:
Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Dinesh Karthik, Irfan Pathan, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan