South African cricket team in India in 2007-08

Infobox_Cricket_series_begin
series_name = South African cricket team in India in 2007–08
team1_

team1_name = India
team2_

team2_name = South Africa
from_date = 20 March 2008
to_date = 15 April 2008
team1_captain = Anil Kumble]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (3rd Test)
team2_captain = Graeme Smith
Infobox_Cricket_series_tests
no_of_tests = 3
team1_tests_won = 1
team2_tests_won = 1
team1_tests_most_runs = Virender Sehwag 372
Sourav Ganguly 211
Rahul Dravid 178
team2_tests_most_runs = Neil McKenzie 341
Hashim Amla 307
AB de Villiers 304
team1_tests_most_wickets = Harbhajan Singh 19
Virender Sehwag 6
Ishant Sharma 5
team2_tests_most_wickets = Dale Steyn 15
Makhaya Ntini 10
Morne Morkel &
Paul Harris 8
player_of_test_series = Harbhajan Singh (IND)

The South African cricket team is touring India starting from March 2008 and playing 3 test matches [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/FORTHCOMING/FUTURE_TOURS/2008.html] . The tour started on March 26, with the first Test match in Chennai, with further Tests to follow in Ahmedabad, and Kanpur. [cite news |author = Cricket World|url = http://www.cricketworld.com/|title = India Finalise South Africa Tour Dates|publisher = Cricket World|date = January 23 2008|accessdate = 2008-01-23|]

quads

Test series

1st Test

Test match
date = 26 March - 30 March
team1 = cr-rt|RSA
team2 = cr|IND

score-team1-inns1 = 540 (152.5 overs)
runs-team1-inns1 = Hashim Amla 159 (262)
wickets-team1-inns1 = Harbhajan Singh 5/164 (44.5 overs)

score-team2-inns1 = 627 (155.1 overs)
runs-team2-inns1 = Virender Sehwag 319 (304)| wickets-team2-inns1 = Dale Steyn 4/103 (32 overs)

score-team1-inns2 = 331/5(dec) (109 overs)
runs-team1-inns2 = Neil McKenzie 155* (339)| wickets-team1-inns2 = Harbhajan Singh 3/101 (34 overs)

score-team2-inns2 =
runs-team2-inns2 =
wickets-team2-inns2 =

result = Match Drawn
venue = Chennai, India
umpires = Asad Rauf & Tony Hill
motm = Virender Sehwag (IND)
report = [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/engine/current/match/332911.html (scorecard)]
rain = Virender Sehwag's 309* on day three was the second time an Indian has scored a triple century. Sehwag also scored the first one.
*Sehwag is also the first batsman to score a triple century in India.
*Sehwag also scored the fastest triple century in terms of deliveries (278).
*Sehwag is the third batsman after Brian Lara and Don Bradman to score two triple centuries.
*Sehwag scored 257 runs on day three, making him the first batsman to score more than 250 runs in a day in a test match in over 50 years. There are only three other batsman that bettered this:Don Bradman twice (309) and (271), Wally Hammond (295), and Dennis Compton (273).
*Sehwag is also the first batsman to be involved in two double century stands, 213 for the first wicket and an unbeaten 255 run partnership for the second wicket. This also the first time that a double century stand has occurred for the first and second wicket in an innings.
*Each of Sehwag's last ten centuries have been greater than 150.
*In the 14 innings when Sehwag has scored a century, his strike rate has been 77.79. Among batsmen with at least ten Test hundreds, only Adam Gilchrist has a faster strike-rate in centuries (99.64).

2nd Test

Test match
date = April 3 - April 7
team1 = cr-rt|IND
team2 = cr|RSA

score-team1-inns1 = 76/10 (20 overs)
runs-team1-inns1 = Irfan Pathan 21* (17)
wickets-team1-inns1 = Dale Steyn 5/23 (8 overs)

score-team2-inns1 = 494/7(dec) (141.2 overs)
runs-team2-inns1 = AB de Villiers 217* (333)| wickets-team2-inns1 = Harbhajan Singh 4/135 (40 overs)

score-team1-inns2 = 328/10 (94.2 overs)
runs-team1-inns2 = Sourav Ganguly 87 (149)
wickets-team1-inns2 = Makhaya Ntini 3/44 (16.2 overs)

score-team2-inns2 =
runs-team2-inns2 =
wickets-team2-inns2 =

result = cr|RSA win by an innings & 90 runs
venue = Ahmedabad, India
umpires = Billy Doctrove (WIN) & Tony Hill (NZL)
Man of the match =AB de Villiers report =| [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/engine/current/match/332912.html (scorecard)] rain =

3rd Test

Test match
date = April 11 - April 15
team1 = cr-rt|RSA
team2 = cr-rt|IND

score-team1-inns1 = 265 (87.3 overs)
runs-team1-inns1 = Graeme Smith 69 (134)
wickets-team1-inns1 = Harbhajan Singh 3/52 (31 overs)

score-team2-inns1 = 288/9 (88 overs)
runs-team2-inns1 = Sourav Ganguly 87 (119)| wickets-team2-inns1 = Morne Morkel 3/57 (13 overs)

score-team1-inns2 = 121 (55.5 overs)
runs-team1-inns2 = Graeme Smith 35 (90)
wickets-team1-inns2 = Harbhajan Singh 4/44 (23 overs)

score-team2-inns2 = 64/2 (13.1 overs)
runs-team2-inns2 = Virender Sehwag 22 (12)
wickets-team2-inns2 = Morne Morkel 1/8 (5 overs)

result = cr|IND won by 8 wickets
venue = Kanpur, India
umpires = Asad Rauf (PAK) & Billy Doctrove (WIN)
motm = Sourav Ganguly (IND)
report = [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/engine/match/332913.html (scorecard)]
rain =

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