Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2010–11
| Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2010–11 | |||
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| India | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 16 December 2010 – 23 January 2011 | ||
| Captains | MS Dhoni |
Graeme Smith Johan Botha (Twenty20) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Sachin Tendulkar (326) | Jacques Kallis (498) | |
| Most wickets | Harbhajan Singh (15) | Dale Steyn (21) | |
| Player of the series | Jacques Kallis (SA) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (193) | Hashim Amla (250) | |
| Most wickets | Munaf Patel (11) | Lonwabo Tsotsobe (13) | |
| Player of the series | Morné Morkel (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | India won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Rohit Sharma (53) | Morne van Wyk (67) | |
| Most wickets |
Ashish Nehra (2) Yusuf Pathan (2) | Juan Theron (2) | |
| Player of the series | Rohit Sharma (Ind) | ||
The Indian cricket team toured South Africa from 16 December 2010 to 23 January 2011. The tour consisted of three Tests, one Twenty20 International (T20I) and five One Day Internationals (ODIs).
Squads
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India[3]
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South Africa[2]
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India[3]
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South Africa[2]
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South Africa's David Wiese was ruled out of the T20I series with a fractured hand and was replaced by Albie Morkel.[4] Rilee Rossouw was ruled out of the ODI series following a stress fracture to his foot and was replaced by Khaya Zondo.[4] Harbhajan Singh was added to India's ODI squad as Ravichandran Ashwin sustained a left side strain injury during the first ODI.[5] JP Duminy was ruled out of the last two ODI matches after suffering a hand injury. He was replaced by Dean Elgar. Duminy is expected to be fit for the Test series.[6] Vernon Philander was ruled out of the last three Test matches after suffering an ankle injury and was replaced by Kyle Abbott.[7] Marchant de Lange was added to South Africa's Test squad as cover for Dale Steyn.[8]
Test Series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]16–20 December 2010
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain delayed play on Day 1. Bad light ended play early on Day 4.
- Jaydev Unadkat (Ind) made his Test debut.
- Sachin Tendulkar scored his 50th Test century.
- Rahul Dravid reached 12,000 runs in Test cricket.
- Jacques Kallis scored his first double century.
2nd Test
[edit]26–30 December 2010
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain delayed play on Day 1. Bad light ended play on Days 2 and 3.
3rd Test
[edit]2–6 January 2011
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain and bad light reduced play on Day 1.
Krish Mackerdhuj Trophy
[edit]Only T20I
[edit]The winner of the T20I fixture was awarded the Krish Mackerdhuj Trophy, named in honour of Durban-born Indian-South African cricket administrator Krish Mackerdhuj.[9]
9 January 2011
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Munaf Patel (Ind) made his T20I debut.
- This was the only cricket match held at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.
- This was Makhaya Ntini's last international match.
ODI series
[edit]1st ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar suffered a hamstring injury during the match and was forced to fly home afterward. Tendulkar's appearance equalled the record number of appearances in ODI matches at 444, tied with Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka.[10]
3rd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Play called off at 32.5 overs of the Indian innings due to rain. The par score was 190 runs from 32.5 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
5th ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during the South African innings reduced the match to 46 overs-a-side. The Duckworth–Lewis method set India a target of 268.
References
[edit]- ^ "Jadeja returns for South Africa Tests". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Tahir, Dane Piedt return to SA Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b "India pick Gurkeerat for ODIs, Aravind for T20s". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Albie Morkel replaces injured Wiese". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Ashwin suffers side strain, Harbhajan in as cover". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "JP Duminy ruled out of last two India ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Kyle Abbott replaces injured Philander". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "De Lange brought in as cover for Steyn". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "South Africa set to host India in one-off T20 in January". ESPNcricinfo. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup: Tendulkar injury worry for India". BBC Sport. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.