f50540 t1856	South Africa v West Indies
	West Indies in South Africa 2007/08 (1st Test)
Venue	Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th December 2007 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	South Africa won the toss and decided to field
Result	West Indies won by 128 runs
Umpires	Aleem Dar (Pakistan), RB Tiffin
TV umpire	RE Koertzen
Referee	RS Mahanama
Reserve Umpire	BG Jerling
Close of play day 1	West Indies (1) 281/4 (Chanderpaul 43*, Bravo 0*; 84 overs)
Close of play day 2	South Africa (1) 122/5 (de Villiers 22*, Boucher 18*; 34 overs)
Close of play day 3	West Indies (2) 146/8 (Taylor 2*, Powell 0*; 52 overs)
Player of the Match	MN Samuels

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West Indies first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*CH Gayle	c Kallis b Harris	66	49	83	13	-
D Ganga	c Boucher b Nel	33	57	79	4	-
RS Morton	c Prince b Ntini	33	71	108	7	-
MN Samuels	c Kallis b Steyn	94	194	267	12	-
S Chanderpaul	b Nel	104	254	394	12	-
DJ Bravo	c and b Ntini	12	36	47	2	-
+D Ramdin	c Boucher b Ntini	1	10	12	-	-
DJG Sammy	run out (de Villiers)	38	77	93	3	-
JE Taylor	b Steyn	9	37	46	1	-
DBL Powell	not out	1	17	38	-	-
FH Edwards	c Prince b Nel	0	4	4	-	-
Extras	(2 b, 8 lb, 4 nb, 3 w)	17
Total	(all out, 591 minutes, 133.4 overs)	408
Fall of wickets:
1-98 (Ganga, 16.6 ov), 2-102 (Gayle, 17.2 ov), 3-166 (Morton, 41.3 ov), 4-277 (Samuels, 80.5 ov), 5-296 (Bravo, 91.1 ov), 6-304 (Ramdin, 93.4 ov), 7-361 (Sammy, 115.1 ov), 8-385 (Taylor, 125.4 ov), 9-407 (Chanderpaul, 133.1 ov), 10-408 (Edwards, 133.4 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steyn	31	4	121	2	2	3
Ntini	30	6	100	3	-	-
Nel	25.4	7	85	3	-	1
Harris	30	9	69	1	-	-
Kallis	17	8	23	0	1	-

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South Africa first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*GC Smith	lbw b Taylor	28	31	44	4	-
HH Gibbs	c Ramdin b Powell	0	4	4	-	-
HM Amla	b Powell	29	30	64	5	-
JH Kallis	c Bravo b Taylor	0	6	10	-	-
AG Prince	c Morton b Powell	20	47	69	4	-
AB de Villiers	b Bravo	59	127	193	9	-
+MV Boucher	c Powell b Taylor	20	29	50	3	-
PL Harris	c Taylor b Bravo	9	68	100	-	-
A Nel	c Ganga b Bravo	16	18	26	2	-
DW Steyn	c Powell b Bravo	7	9	17	1	-
M Ntini	not out	0	5	8	-	-
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 295 minutes, 62.1 overs)	195
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (Gibbs, 0.5 ov), 2-45 (Smith, 8.5 ov), 3-53 (Kallis, 10.5 ov), 4-63 (Amla, 13.1 ov), 5-96 (Prince, 25.3 ov), 6-129 (Boucher, 36.4 ov), 7-172 (de Villiers, 54.5 ov), 8-181 (Harris, 58.5 ov), 9-194 (Nel, 60.3 ov), 10-195 (Steyn, 62.1 ov)

West Indies bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Powell	17	4	58	3	1	-
Edwards	15	3	56	0	-	1
Taylor	13	4	46	3	-	-
Bravo	13.1	3	24	4	-	-
Sammy	4	2	6	0	-	-

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West Indies second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*CH Gayle	c Boucher b Ntini	29	22	34	5	1
D Ganga	run out (Gibbs)	45	125	184	6	-
RS Morton	lbw b Kallis	5	24	36	1	-
MN Samuels	b Steyn	40	87	120	5	-
S Chanderpaul	c Kallis b Steyn	8	15	38	-	-
DJ Bravo	c Gibbs b Harris	10	17	26	1	-
+D Ramdin	c Gibbs b Steyn	0	7	20	-	-
DJG Sammy	lbw b Harris	3	9	10	-	-
JE Taylor	c Nel b Harris	22	28	37	2	1
DBL Powell	b Harris	6	15	21	1	-
FH Edwards	not out	0	2	8	-	-
Extras	(1 b, 5 nb, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 272 minutes, 57.4 overs)	175
Fall of wickets:
1-32 (Gayle, 7.1 ov), 2-57 (Morton, 14.1 ov), 3-122 (Ganga, 41.2 ov), 4-123 (Samuels, 42.5 ov), 5-141 (Bravo, 47.4 ov), 6-141 (Chanderpaul, 48.1 ov), 7-144 (Sammy, 49.4 ov), 8-144 (Ramdin, 50.5 ov), 9-160 (Powell, 55.5 ov), 10-175 (Taylor, 57.4 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steyn	17	3	67	3	1	5
Ntini	11	3	35	1	-	-
Nel	7	1	21	0	-	-
Kallis	7	1	16	1	-	-
Harris	15.4	5	35	4	-	-

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South Africa second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HH Gibbs	lbw b Powell	0	13	12	-	-
*GC Smith	c Ganga b Edwards	11	22	46	-	-
HM Amla	c Ramdin b Edwards	8	14	21	1	-
JH Kallis	c Ramdin b Edwards	85	126	188	9	-
AG Prince	c Gayle b Taylor	10	28	43	1	-
AB de Villiers	c Samuels b Taylor	60	132	200	6	-
+MV Boucher	b Taylor	13	35	48	1	-
PL Harris	b Bravo	0	9	12	-	-
A Nel	c Ramdin b Sammy	34	37	48	4	1
DW Steyn	not out	33	26	47	3	2
M Ntini	c Powell b Samuels	1	7	5	-	-
Extras	(4 lb, 1 w)	5
Total	(all out, 339 minutes, 74.5 overs)	260
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Gibbs, 2.4 ov), 2-17 (Amla, 7.2 ov), 3-20 (Smith, 9.3 ov), 4-45 (Prince, 18.4 ov), 5-157 (Kallis, 49.5 ov), 6-183 (Boucher, 59.5 ov), 7-190 (Harris, 62.3 ov), 8-192 (de Villiers, 63.4 ov), 9-259 (Nel, 73.4 ov), 10-260 (Ntini, 74.5 ov)

West Indies bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Powell	14	2	47	1	1	-
Edwards	13	3	37	3	-	-
Taylor	18	1	66	3	-	-
Bravo	16	2	63	1	-	-
Sammy	7	0	29	1	-	-
Samuels	6.5	1	14	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Day 1 Lunch: West Indies (1) 130/2 (RS Morton 13*, MN Samuels 14*; 27 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: West Indies (1) 190/3 (MN Samuels 44*, S Chanderpaul 5*; 55 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: West Indies (1) 357/6 (Chanderpaul 70*, Sammy 35*; 111 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: West Indies (1) 408 all out
--> Day 3 Lunch: South Africa (1) 192/8 (A Nel 14*, DW Steyn 6*; 60 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: West Indies (2) 66/2 (D Ganga 22*, MN Samuels 9*; 20 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: South Africa (2) 45/3 (JH Kallis 16*, AG Prince 10*; 18 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: South Africa (2) 138/4 (JH Kallis 77*, AB de Villiers 31*; 46 overs)
--> West Indies first innings: 50 in 10.2 overs
--> West Indies first innings: 100 in 17.1 overs
--> West Indies first innings: 150 in 38.1 overs
--> West Indies first innings: 200 in 63.5 overs
--> West Indies first innings: 250 in 76.5 overs
--> West Indies first innings: 300 in 92.4 overs
--> West Indies first innings: 350 in 104.4 overs
--> West Indies first innings: 400 in 130.4 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 50 in 9.4 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 100 in 26.1 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 150 in 42.3 overs
--> West Indies second innings: 50 in 13.1 overs
--> West Indies second innings: 100 in 32.4 overs
--> West Indies second innings: 150 in 52.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 50 in 19.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 100 in 31.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 150 in 46.5 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 200 in 64.6 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 250 in 72.1 overs
--> CH Gayle (1) 50 in 42 balls with 10 fours
--> CH Gayle (1) passed 4500 runs in Test matches when he reached 21
--> MN Samuels (1) 50 in 142 balls with 4 fours
--> S Chanderpaul (1) 50 in 146 balls with 6 fours
--> S Chanderpaul (1) 100 in 244 balls with 12 fours
--> DJG Sammy (1) passed his previous highest score of 25 in Test matches
--> AG Prince (1) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 6
--> AB de Villiers (1) 50 in 102 balls with 8 fours
--> AB de Villiers (1) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 46
--> AB de Villiers (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 38
--> JH Kallis (2) 50 in 70 balls with 7 fours
--> AB de Villiers (2) 50 in 120 balls with 5 fours
--> MV Boucher (2) passed 4000 runs in Test matches when he reached 8
--> A Nel (2) passed his previous highest score of 33 in Test matches
--> DW Steyn (2) passed his previous highest score of 25 in Test matches
--> MN Samuels made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> RS Morton made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> DBL Powell made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> DJG Sammy made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> DJ Bravo made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> JE Taylor made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> JE Taylor made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> D Ramdin made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> DJ Bravo reached 50 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed PL Harris, his 1st wicket in the South Africa second innings

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New Ball Taken: West Indies 275/3 after 80.1 overs (MN Samuels 93, S Chanderpaul 38)
CH Gayle (25) and D Ganga (22) added 50 in 64 balls for the West Indies 1st wicket in the first innings
RS Morton (24) and MN Samuels (25) added 50 in 126 balls for the West Indies 3rd wicket in the first innings
MN Samuels (28) and S Chanderpaul (20) added 50 in 162 balls for the West Indies 4th wicket in the first innings
MN Samuels (63) and S Chanderpaul (33) added 100 in 220 balls for the West Indies 4th wicket in the first innings
S Chanderpaul (18) and DJG Sammy (33) added 50 in 75 balls for the West Indies 7th wicket in the first innings
D Ganga (17) and MN Samuels (32) added 50 in 130 balls for the West Indies 3rd wicket in the second innings
JH Kallis (39) and AB de Villiers (13) added 50 in 73 balls for the South Africa 5th wicket in the second innings
JH Kallis (68) and AB de Villiers (31) added 100 in 166 balls for the South Africa 5th wicket in the second innings
A Nel (28) and DW Steyn (23) added 50 in 45 balls for the South Africa 9th wicket in the second innings

 

 

 

 

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