South Africa vs India, 3rd Test at Cape Town, , Jan 02 2007 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

3rd Test, Cape Town, January 02 - 06, 2007, India tour of South Africa

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India

414 & 169

South Africa

(T:211) 373 & 211/5

South Africa won by 5 wickets

Player Of The Match

Graeme Smith

, SA

94 & 55

Player Of The Series

Shaun Pollock

, SA

187 runs • 13 wkts

Graeme Smith congratulates Ashwell Prince for a job well done•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Ashwell Prince officially confirms South Africa's series win, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

Ashwell Prince officially confirms South Africa's series win•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Ashwell Prince plays off his pads, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

Ashwell Prince plays off his pads•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Shaun Pollock gets on top of a rising delivery, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

Shaun Pollock gets on top of a rising delivery•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

The groundstaff bring on the covers at Newlands, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

The groundstaff bring on the covers at Newlands•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Graeme Smith gets into a tangle, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

Graeme Smith gets into a tangle•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Graeme Smith drives firmly down the ground, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

Graeme Smith drives firmly down the ground•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

The ball whizzes past Wasim Jaffer at short leg, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

The ball whizzes past Wasim Jaffer at short leg•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Sourav Ganguly kicks the ground after missing a shot against Jacques Kallis, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 4th Alex

Sourav Ganguly kicks the ground•Jan 05, 2007•Alexander Joe/AFP

Zaheer Khan steams in, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 5, 2007

Zaheer Khan steams in•Jan 05, 2007•AFP

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid try to come to terms with the defeat, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid try to come to terms with the defeat•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs share a light moment after the win•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Zaheer Khan got India's first breakthrough for the day, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

Zaheer Khan got India's first breakthrough for the day•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Graeme Smith reaches his third fifty in as many innings, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

Graeme Smith reaches his third fifty in as many innings•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Dinesh Karthik unsuccessfully attempts to run-out Shaun Pollock, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

Dinesh Karthik unsuccessfully attempts to run out Shaun Pollock•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Graeme Smith tries to eveade a short ball, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

Graeme Smith tries to eveade a short ball•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Graeme Smith scored quick runs on the fifth morning, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

Graeme Smith scored quick runs on the fifth morning•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

Shaun Pollock gets beaten by one that bounces off Dinesh Karthik's gloves on to the stumps, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 5th day, January 6, 2007

Shaun Pollock gets beaten by one that bounces off Dinesh Karthik's gloves on to the stumps•Jan 06, 2007•AFP

VVS Laxman is run out in suicidal fashion, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 5, 2007

VVS Laxman is run out in suicidal fashion•Jan 05, 2007•AFP

Dale Steyn wraps up the innings, South Africa v India, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 4th day, January 5, 2007

Dale Steyn wraps up the innings •Jan 05, 2007•AFP

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South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AB de Villiers	caught	22	33
GC Smith	caught	55	84
HM Amla	lbw	10	22
SM Pollock	caught	37	56
JH Kallis	caught	32	90
AG Prince	not out	38	103
HH Gibbs	not out	0	2
Extras	(b 11, lb 1, nb 5)
Total	211(5 wkts; 64.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	21	2	62	4	2.95 (3 nb)
S Sreesanth	13	2	50	0	3.84 (1 nb)
A Kumble	25	4	74	1	2.96
MM Patel	1	0	2	0	2
V Sehwag	1	0	8	0	8 (1 nb)
SR Tendulkar	3.1	2	3	0	0.94

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	36	Graeme Smith	AB de Villiers
2nd	19	Hashim Amla	Graeme Smith
3rd	72	Shaun Pollock	Graeme Smith
4th	5	Shaun Pollock	Jacques Kallis
5th	77	Jacques Kallis	Ashwell Prince
6th	2	Herschelle Gibbs	Ashwell Prince

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