Venue: Motera stadium of Ahmedabad
Teams - India and South Africa
Match Type : Test Match ( 03rd April 2008 - 07th April 2008)
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India had won the toss and decided to bat. On the very first day, in the first inning all the Indian players were out for just 76 runs (including 19 extra, the team made only 57 runs) in 20 overs. And on the same pitch on the same day SA did 223 runs in 64 overs by lost of 4 wickets only. That means pitch was not so bad, but it was mistakes of Indian players. It was a very hot day. 9 players who didn't cross double figure were Jafer, Sehwag, Dravid, Laxman, Ganguli, Kumbale, Harbhajan, R P Singh, Shreesant. Ganguli, Kumbale, R P Singh and Shreesant were out for a duck. Six players missed the ball to get clean bowled, so can't blame umpires.
- It is for the fourth time that SA has out the opponent team below 100 runs.
- 9 players did single digit score and this has happened 7 times before.
- India's first 50, of which 17 runs were extra,came out of 12.5 overs.
- South Africa's first 50 was from 9.4 overs.
- After winning the toss and selecting batting SA all out for 36 runs against Australia in 1932.
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