South Africa v West Indies, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Test, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa, 2007
West Indies tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa 1st Test: South Africa v West Indies at Port Elizabeth, December 26, 2007

South Africa
SA
195/10 (62.1) & 260/10 (74.5)

West Indies
WI
408/10 (133.4) & 175/10 (57.4)
Finished
WI won by 128 runs
West Indies inningWI inn.408/10 (133.4 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle(C) | c JH Kallis b PL Harris | 66 | 49 | 13 | 0 | 134.69 |
c JH Kallis b PL Harris | ||||||
| Daren Ganga | c Mark Boucher b A Nel | 33 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 57.89 |
c Mark Boucher b A Nel | ||||||
| Runako Morton | c AG Prince b M Ntini | 33 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 46.47 |
c AG Prince b M Ntini | ||||||
| Marlon Samuels | c JH Kallis b D Steyn | 94 | 195 | 12 | 0 | 48.20 |
c JH Kallis b D Steyn | ||||||
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | b A Nel | 104 | 253 | 12 | 0 | 41.10 |
b A Nel | ||||||
| Dwayne Bravo | c & b M Ntini | 12 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
c & b M Ntini | ||||||
| Denesh Ramdin(WK) | c Mark Boucher b M Ntini | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
c Mark Boucher b M Ntini | ||||||
| Daren Sammy | runout (A Villiers) | 38 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 49.35 |
runout (A Villiers) | ||||||
| Jerome Taylor | b D Steyn | 9 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 24.32 |
b D Steyn | ||||||
| Daren Powell | Not out | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 |
Not out | ||||||
| Fidel Edwards | c AG Prince b A Nel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c AG Prince b A Nel | ||||||
| Extra | 17 (b 2, w 3, nb 4, lb 8) | |||||
| Total | 408/10 (133.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 31 | 4 | 121 | 2 | 3.90 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 30 | 6 | 100 | 3 | 3.33 |
| Andre Nel | 25.4 | 7 | 85 | 3 | 3.31 |
| Paul Harris | 30 | 9 | 69 | 1 | 2.30 |
| Jacques Kallis | 17 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1.35 |
Fall of wickets: 1-98 (D Ganga - 16.6 ov), 2-102 (C Gayle - 17.2 ov), 3-166 (RS Morton - 41.3 ov), 4-277 (M Samuels - 80.5 ov), 5-296 (D Bravo - 91.1 ov), 6-304 (D Ramdin - 93.4 ov), 7-361 (D Sammy - 115.1 ov), 8-385 (J Taylor - 125.4 ov), 9-407 (S Chanderpaul - 133.1 ov), 10-408 (FH Edwards - 133.4 ov)
South Africa inningSA inn.195/10 (62.1 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith(C) | lbw b J Taylor | 28 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 90.32 |
lbw b J Taylor | ||||||
| Herschelle Gibbs | c D Ramdin b DBL Powell | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c D Ramdin b DBL Powell | ||||||
| Hashim Amla | b DBL Powell | 29 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 96.66 |
b DBL Powell | ||||||
| Jacques Kallis | c D Bravo b J Taylor | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c D Bravo b J Taylor | ||||||
| Ashwell Prince | c RS Morton b DBL Powell | 20 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 42.55 |
c RS Morton b DBL Powell | ||||||
| AB de Villiers | b D Bravo | 59 | 127 | 9 | 0 | 46.45 |
b D Bravo | ||||||
| Mark Boucher(WK) | c DBL Powell b J Taylor | 20 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 68.96 |
c DBL Powell b J Taylor | ||||||
| Paul Harris | c J Taylor b D Bravo | 9 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 13.23 |
c J Taylor b D Bravo | ||||||
| Andre Nel | c D Ganga b D Bravo | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 88.88 |
c D Ganga b D Bravo | ||||||
| Dale Steyn | c DBL Powell b D Bravo | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.77 |
c DBL Powell b D Bravo | ||||||
| Makhaya Ntini | Not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 7 (b 4, w 1, nb 1, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 195/10 (62.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Powell | 17 | 4 | 58 | 3 | 3.41 |
| Fidel Edwards | 15 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 3.73 |
| Jerome Taylor | 13 | 4 | 46 | 3 | 3.53 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 13.1 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 1.82 |
| Daren Sammy | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (HH Gibbs - 0.5 ov), 2-45 (GC Smith - 8.5 ov), 3-53 (JH Kallis - 10.5 ov), 4-63 (H Amla - 13.1 ov), 5-96 (AG Prince - 25.3 ov), 6-129 (Mark Boucher - 36.4 ov), 7-172 (A Villiers - 54.5 ov), 8-181 (PL Harris - 58.5 ov), 9-194 (A Nel - 60.3 ov), 10-195 (D Steyn - 62.1 ov)
West Indies inningWI inn.175/10 (57.4 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle(C) | c Mark Boucher b M Ntini | 29 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 131.81 |
c Mark Boucher b M Ntini | ||||||
| Daren Ganga | runout (HH Gibbs) | 45 | 125 | 6 | 0 | 36.00 |
runout (HH Gibbs) | ||||||
| Runako Morton | lbw b JH Kallis | 5 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 20.83 |
lbw b JH Kallis | ||||||
| Marlon Samuels | b D Steyn | 40 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 45.97 |
b D Steyn | ||||||
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c JH Kallis b D Steyn | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 53.33 |
c JH Kallis b D Steyn | ||||||
| Dwayne Bravo | c HH Gibbs b PL Harris | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58.82 |
c HH Gibbs b PL Harris | ||||||
| Denesh Ramdin(WK) | c HH Gibbs b D Steyn | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c HH Gibbs b D Steyn | ||||||
| Daren Sammy | lbw b PL Harris | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
lbw b PL Harris | ||||||
| Jerome Taylor | c A Nel b PL Harris | 22 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 78.57 |
c A Nel b PL Harris | ||||||
| Daren Powell | b PL Harris | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
b PL Harris | ||||||
| Fidel Edwards | Not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 7 (b 1, w 1, nb 5, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 175/10 (57.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 17 | 3 | 67 | 3 | 3.94 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 11 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 3.18 |
| Andre Nel | 7 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Jacques Kallis | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2.28 |
| Paul Harris | 15.4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 2.23 |
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (C Gayle - 7.1 ov), 2-57 (RS Morton - 14.1 ov), 3-122 (D Ganga - 41.2 ov), 4-123 (M Samuels - 42.5 ov), 5-141 (D Bravo - 47.4 ov), 6-141 (S Chanderpaul - 48.1 ov), 7-144 (D Sammy - 49.4 ov), 8-144 (D Ramdin - 50.5 ov), 9-160 (DBL Powell - 55.5 ov), 10-175 (J Taylor - 57.4 ov)
South Africa inningSA inn.260/10 (74.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | lbw b DBL Powell | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b DBL Powell | ||||||
| Graeme Smith(C) | c D Ganga b FH Edwards | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
c D Ganga b FH Edwards | ||||||
| Hashim Amla | c D Ramdin b FH Edwards | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
c D Ramdin b FH Edwards | ||||||
| Jacques Kallis | c D Ramdin b FH Edwards | 85 | 126 | 9 | 0 | 67.46 |
c D Ramdin b FH Edwards | ||||||
| Ashwell Prince | c C Gayle b J Taylor | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
c C Gayle b J Taylor | ||||||
| AB de Villiers | c M Samuels b J Taylor | 60 | 132 | 6 | 0 | 45.45 |
c M Samuels b J Taylor | ||||||
| Mark Boucher(WK) | b J Taylor | 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 37.14 |
b J Taylor | ||||||
| Paul Harris | b D Bravo | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b D Bravo | ||||||
| Andre Nel | c D Ramdin b D Sammy | 34 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 91.89 |
c D Ramdin b D Sammy | ||||||
| Dale Steyn | Not out | 33 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 126.92 |
Not out | ||||||
| Makhaya Ntini | c DBL Powell b M Samuels | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 |
c DBL Powell b M Samuels | ||||||
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 1, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 260/10 (74.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Powell | 14 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 3.35 |
| Fidel Edwards | 13 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 2.84 |
| Jerome Taylor | 18 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 3.66 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 16 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 3.93 |
| Daren Sammy | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4.14 |
| Marlon Samuels | 6.5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2.04 |
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (HH Gibbs - 2.4 ov), 2-17 (H Amla - 7.2 ov), 3-20 (GC Smith - 9.3 ov), 4-45 (AG Prince - 18.4 ov), 5-157 (JH Kallis - 49.5 ov), 6-183 (Mark Boucher - 59.5 ov), 7-190 (PL Harris - 62.3 ov), 8-192 (A Villiers - 63.4 ov), 9-259 (A Nel - 73.4 ov), 10-260 (M Ntini - 74.5 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2007-12-26 14:00 PM
Venue
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss
South Africa elected to bowl
Umpires
- Aleem Dar
- Russell Tiffin
Tv Umpires
- Rudi Koertzen
Match Referee
- Roshan Mahanama
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