South African cricket team in India in 2005–06

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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = South African cricket team in India in 2005–06
| team1_image = Flag of South Africa.svg
| team1_name = South Africa
| team2_image = Flag of India.svg
| team2_name = India
| from_date = 14 November 2005
| to_date = 28 November 2005
| team1_captain = [[Graeme Smith]]
| team2_captain = [[Rahul Dravid]]
| no_of_ODIs = 5
| team1_ODIs_won = 2
| team2_ODIs_won = 2
| team1_ODIs_most_runs = [[Graeme Smith]] (209)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs = [[Yuvraj Singh]] (209)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = [[Shaun Pollock]] (7)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = [[Irfan Pathan]] (6)
| player_of_ODI_series = [[Graeme Smith]] (SA) and [[Yuvraj Singh]] (Ind)
}}

The '''South African cricket team''' visited '''India''' for [[cricket]] matches in the '''[[International cricket in 2005-06|2005–06]]''' season. All the matches were [[one-day cricket|one-day]] games, with five [[One Day International]]s and a tour match against a team from [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]. Both sides were coming off series wins, [[India national cricket team|India]] beating [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] 6–1 at home while [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] had enjoyed a 4–0 win over [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]. Before the series, the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC Sport]] website had a preview which argued that India and South Africa were both "more serious challengers to [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]'s crown" as defending World Champions, and that the crowds "could be in for some seriously good cricket" {{ref|Brett}}

It was a close series, at any rate – South Africa took the lead twice in the series, but couldn't hold on, and with the third ODI at [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]] rained off, the series was tied 2–2. The Man of the Series award was also shared, between [[Graeme Smith]] of South Africa and [[Yuvraj Singh]] of India, who topped the batting averages of their teams with 209 runs. On the bowling side, [[Shaun Pollock]] contributed with seven wickets and nine maiden overs, but went for 5.5 an over in the final ODI, when India were set 222 runs to win in 50 overs.

== Squads ==

* '''South Africa ODI:'''{{ref|SASquad}} [[Graeme Smith]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]]), [[Mark Boucher]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]]), [[Johan Botha (cricketer)|Johan Botha]], [[AB de Villiers]], [[Andrew Hall]], [[Jacques Kallis]], [[Justin Kemp]], [[Charl Langeveldt]], [[Albie Morkel]], [[André Nel]], [[Makhaya Ntini]], [[Justin Ontong]], [[Robin Peterson]], [[Shaun Pollock]], [[Ashwell Prince]]
: Due to uncertainty whether the authorities in India wanted to interview [[Nicky Boje]] and [[Herschelle Gibbs]] over a match-fixing incident from a previous tour, the two stayed home from the tour. {{ref|GibbsBoje}}
* '''India ODI:'''{{ref|IndSquad}} [[Rahul Dravid]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]]), [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|M. S. Dhoni]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]]), [[Ajit Agarkar]], [[Gautam Gambhir]], [[Harbhajan Singh]], [[Mohammad Kaif]], [[Murali Kartik]], [[Irfan Pathan]], [[Suresh Raina]], [[Virender Sehwag]], [[R. P. Singh]], [[Sree Santh]], [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Jai Prakash Yadav|J. P. Yadav]], [[Yuvraj Singh]]

==ODI series==

===1st ODI===
{{Limited overs international|
| date = 16 November
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 249/9(50 overs)
| score2 = 252/5(48.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 103 (122)
| wickets1 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 2/55 (9.5 Overs)
| runs2 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 68 (97)
| wickets2 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 2/37 (10 Overs)
| result = {{cr|RSA}} won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/225959.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[Krishna Hariharan|K Hariharan]] and [[Daryl Harper]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Yuvraj Singh]] (Ind)
| rain =
}}
===2nd ODI===
{{Limited overs international|
| date = 19 November
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 169/9(50 Overs)
| score2 = 171/4(35.4 Overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Andrew Hall]] 32 (43)
| wickets1 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 1/10 (6 Overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 77 (62)
| wickets2 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 3/23 (6 Overs)
| result = {{cr|IND}} won by 6 wickets
| report =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/226315.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Arani Jayaprakash|AV Jayaprakash]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Irfan Pathan]] (Ind)
| rain =
}}

=== Third ODI===

'''''Match abandoned due to rain.'''''{{ref|scodi3}}

=== Fourth ODI===
{{Limited overs international|
| date = 25 November
| team1 = {{cr-rt|India}}
| score1 = 188 (45.5 Overs)
| score2 =189/0 (35.5 Overs)
| team2 = {{cr|South Africa}}
| runs1 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 53 (78)
| wickets1 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 3/25 (10 Overs)
| runs2 = [[Graeme Smith]] 134* (124)
| wickets2 =[[Harbhajan Singh]] 0/37 (10 overs)
| result = {{cr|SA}} won by 10 wickets
| report =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/226358.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Arani Jayaprakash|AV Jayaprakash]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Graeme Smith]] (SA)
| rain =
}}

A huge [[Bengali people|Bengali]] crowd showed support for South Africa in this match.<ref>http://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/blast-from-past-when-indian-crowd-cheered-south-africa-eden-gardens</ref> They were angry over [[Greg Chappell]]'s decision to exclude [[Saurav Ganguly]] leading to<ref>http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2005/nov/25kolkata.htm</ref> [[Chappell–Ganguly controversy]]. Later Greg allegedly showed
midfinger to the crowd.<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/227506.html</ref>

=== Fifth ODI===
{{Limited overs international|
| date = 28 November
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}
| score1 = 221/6 (50 Overs)
| score2 = 224/5 (47.3 Overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 91 (146)
| wickets1 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 3/20 (8 Overs)
| runs2 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 78* (106)
| wickets2 = [[Andre Nel]] 2/35 (10 Overs)
| result = {{cr|IND}} won by 5 wickets
| report =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/226359.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Krishna Hariharan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Rahul Dravid]] (Ind)
| rain =
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
# {{note|Brett}} [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/4433604.stm World Cup contenders?], by Oliver Brett, published on [[BBC Sport]] 14 November 2005
# {{note|SASquad}} [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/RSA_IN_IND/SQUADS/RSA_IN_IND_NOV2005_RSA-SQUAD.html South Africa Squad] from Cricinfo, retrieved 15 December 2005
# {{note|GibbsBoje}} [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavnz/content/story/223715.html Gibbs and Boje pull out of India tour] published 31 October 2005 on Cricinfo
# {{note|IndSquad}} [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/RSA_IN_IND/SQUADS/RSA_IN_IND_NOV2005_IND-SQUAD.html India Squad] from Cricinfo, retrieved 15 December 2005
# {{note|scHyderabad}} [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14733/scorecard/225854/hyderabad-cricket-association-xi-vs-south-africans-tour-match/ Hyderabad XI v South Africans] scorecard, from Cricinfo, retrieved 15 December 2005
# {{note|repodi1}} [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/indvsl/content/story/225995.html Kallis steers South Africa home], from Cricinfo, published 16 November 2005
# {{note|rrrodi1}} [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/RSA_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/RSA_IND_ODI1_16NOV2005_RR-COMPARISON.html 1st ODI: India v South Africa, Run-Rate Comparison], published 25 November 2005
# {{note|scodi1}} [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/RSA_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/RSA_IND_ODI1_16NOV2005.html 1st ODI: India v South Africa] scorecard, from Cricinfo, retrieved 15 December 2005
# {{note|scodi2}} [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/RSA_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/RSA_IND_ODI2_19NOV2005.html 2nd ODI: India v South Africa] scorecard, from Cricinfo, retrieved 15 December 2005
# {{note|scodi3}} [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/RSA_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/RSA_IND_ODI3_22NOV2005.html 3rd ODI: India v South Africa] scorecard, from Cricinfo, retrieved 15 December 2005
# {{note|scodi4}} [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/RSA_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/RSA_IND_ODI4_25NOV2005.html 4th ODI: India v South Africa] scorecard, from Cricinfo, retrieved 15 December 2005
# {{note|scodi5}} [http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005-06/RSA_IN_IND/SCORECARDS/RSA_IND_ODI5_28NOV2005.html 5th ODI: India v South Africa] scorecard, from Cricinfo, retrieved 15 December 2005

==External links==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/statistics/4228644.stm BBC Sport | South Africa in India in 2005]

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