- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras7 (lb 1, nb 4, w 2)TOTAL270/6d (77 Overs, RR: 3.5)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Wasim Jaffer, 7.3 ov), 2-47 (Virender Sehwag, 14.2 ov), 2-165* (Gautam Gambhir, retired not out ), 2-165* (Rahul Dravid, retired not out ), 3-173 (VVS Laxman), 4-188 (Irfan Pathan), 5-205 (Dinesh Karthik), 6-250 (Anil Kumble)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB U Govender 11 5 42 0 3.81 1 0 R Frylinck 16 1 44 2 2.75 1 0 S Mlongo 9 3 18 1 2.00 0 3 Y Singh 12 1 49 0 4.08 0 0 TD Pillay 16 4 65 1 4.06 0 0 RD McMillan 6 3 4 1 0.66 0 1 NM Serame 7 0 47 1 6.71 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras14 (lb 3, nb 9, w 2)TOTAL243/8 (67 Overs, RR: 3.62)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Fabian Lazarus, 11.1 ov), 2-80 (Ross McMillan, 28.1 ov), 3-104 (Martin Bekker, 32.3 ov), 4-201 (Rivash Gobind, 50.1 ov), 5-211 (Morne van Vuuren, 53.5 ov), 6-216 (Cedric Mabuya, 55.2 ov), 7-228 (Robbie Frylinck, 58.5 ov), 8-230 (Ugasen Govender, 59.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Z Khan 10 2 25 0 2.50 1 0 S Sreesanth 5 0 10 0 2.00 0 0 IK Pathan 11 1 74 0 6.72 1 6 MM Patel 8 2 25 2 3.12 0 0 VRV Singh 11 2 26 1 2.36 0 1 SC Ganguly 8 2 23 2 2.87 0 0 A Kumble 7 0 31 0 4.42 0 0 Harbhajan Singh 7 0 26 3 3.71 0 2
Match Details
Players per side
Toss
Season
Hours of play (local time)
Match days
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Close of Play
- Fri, 22 Dec - day 1 - Indians 1st innings 270/6 (SC Ganguly 41*, Harbhajan Singh 10*, 77 ov)
- Sat, 23 Dec - day 2 - KwaZulu-Natal Invitation XI 1st innings 243/8 (67 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Indian bat first in this 2 day practice match
- Start delayed due to overnight rain
- Scheduled start moved to 11:00 local
- G Gambhir retired not out at 165/2
- R Dravid retired not out at 165/2
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKwazulu Natal Invitation XI v Indians, Durban
Match home
Munaf stands out in drawn encounter
Munaf Patel picked up two wickets on his return from an ankle injury, butthe Indian bowlers were made to toil on a hot and humid day at theNorthwood Crusaders Ground as their two-day match against a Kwazulu-NatalInvitation XI ended in a draw
Gambhir fifty powers Indians
A brisk half-century from Gautam Gambhir was the highlight as the Indiansgot in some batting practice against a Kwazulu-Natal Invitation XI on thefirst day of their warm-up match at the Crusaders Ground
Munaf's chance to stake a claim
After rains over the past few days, a few wet patches on the outfielddelayed the start, which was moved back to 11am
Munaf's chance to stake a claim
The Indians will head to the Crusaders Ground in Durban on Friday for atwo-day warm-up that was primarily engineered to take a look at MunafPatel's fitness