Editing South African cricket team in India in 2009–10

{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name              = South African cricket team in India in 2009–10
| team1_image              = Flag of India.svg
| team1_name               = India
| team2_image              = Flag of South Africa.svg
| team2_name               = South Africa
| from_date                = 2 February 2010
| to_date                  = 27 February 2010
| team1_captain            = [[MS Dhoni]]
| team2_captain            = [[Graeme Smith|GC Smith]](Tests)<br>[[Jacques Kallis|JH Kallis]] (ODIs)
| no_of_tests              = 2
| team1_tests_won          = 1
| team2_tests_won          = 1
| team1_tests_most_runs    = [[Virender Sehwag|V Sehwag]] (290) 
| team2_tests_most_runs    = [[Hashim Amla|HM Amla]] (494)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Harbhajan Singh|H Singh]] (10)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Dale Steyn|DW Steyn]] (11)
| player_of_test_series    = [[Hashim Amla|HM Amla]] (SA)
| no_of_ODIs               = 3
| team1_ODIs_won           = 2
| team2_ODIs_won           = 1
| team1_ODIs_most_runs     = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (204)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs     = [[AB de Villiers]] (241)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets  = [[Ravindra Jadeja|RA Jadeja]] (5)<br>[[Shanthakumaran Sreesanth|S Sreesanth]] (5)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets  = [[Lonwabo Tsotsobe|LL Tsotsobe]] (3) <br>[[Jacques Kallis|JH Kallis]] (3) <br>[[Roelof van der Merwe|RE van der Merwe]] (3) <br>[[Wayne Parnell|WD Parnell]] (3) <br>[[Dale Steyn|DW Steyn]] (3)
| player_of_ODI_series     = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
}}
The [[South Africa national cricket team]] toured [[India national cricket team|India]] for a two-match [[Test cricket|Test]] series, and a three-match [[One Day International]] (ODI) series in February 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/series/428634.html?template=fixtures |title=South Africa tour of India 2009/10 / Fixtures |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] |access-date=2010-01-27}}</ref>

==Squads==
{|
|- valign="top"
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{| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
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! colspan="3" align="center" | {{cr|RSA}}
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'''Batsmen'''
* [[Graeme Smith]] ([[Captain (cricket)|captain]])
* [[Hashim Amla]]
* [[Loots Bosman]]
* [[AB de Villiers]]
* [[JP Duminy]]
* [[Herschelle Gibbs]]
* [[Alviro Petersen]]
* [[Ashwell Prince]]

'''All-rounders'''
* [[Johan Botha (cricketer)|Johan Botha]]
* [[Jacques Kallis]]
* [[Ryan McLaren]]
* [[Albie Morkel]]
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'''Wicket-keepers'''
* [[Mark Boucher]]

'''Bowlers'''
* [[Paul Harris (cricketer, born 1978)|Paul Harris]]
* [[Roelof van der Merwe]]
* [[Morné Morkel]]
* [[Wayne Parnell]]
* [[Dale Steyn]]
* [[Lonwabo Tsotsobe]]
|}
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{| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
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! colspan="3" align="center" | {{cr|IND}}
|-
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |

'''Batsmen'''
* [[Subramaniam Badrinath]]
* [[Gautam Gambhir]]
* [[VVS Laxman]]
* [[Virender Sehwag]]
* [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
* [[Murali Vijay]]
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'''Wicket-keepers'''
* [[MS Dhoni]] ([[Captain (cricket)|captain]])
* [[Wriddhiman Saha]]

'''Bowlers'''

* [[Zaheer Khan]]
* [[Amit Mishra]]
* [[Abhimanyu Mithun]]
* [[Pragyan Ojha]]
* [[Ishant Sharma]]
* [[Harbhajan Singh]]
* [[Sudeep Tyagi]]
|}
|}

==Tour matches==

===2-day: Board President's XI v South Africans===
{{Test match
| date = 2–3 February 2010
| team1 = [[Board President's XI (India)|Board President's XI]]
| team2 = {{cr|RSA|name=South Africans}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 318 (74.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Abhishek Nayar]] 100 (140)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Morné Morkel]] 3/24 (7.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 354 (82 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Hashim Amla]] 72 (122)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Piyush Chawla]] 4/88 (18 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 
| runs-team1-inns2 = 
| wickets-team1-inns2 = 
| score-team2-inns2 = 
| runs-team2-inns2 = 
| wickets-team2-inns2 = 
| result = Match drawn
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Nagpur]]
| umpires = [[Sudhir Asnani]] and [[Ulhas Gandhe]]
| motm = 
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/442750.html Scorecard]
| rain = 
}}

==Test series==

===1st Test===
{{Test match
| date = 6&ndash;10 February
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 558/6[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (176 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Hashim Amla|HM Amla]] 253[[not out|*]] (473)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Zaheer Khan|Z Khan]] 3/96 [31]
| score-team2-inns1 = 233 (64.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Virender Sehwag|V Sehwag]] 109 (139)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Dale Steyn|DW Steyn]] 7/51 [16.4]
| score-team1-inns2 = 
| runs-team1-inns2 = 
| wickets-team1-inns2 = 
| score-team2-inns2 = 319 (107.1 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]])
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar|SR Tendulkar]] 100 (179)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Dale Steyn|DW Steyn]] 3/57 [18.1]
| result = South Africa won by an innings and 6 runs
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], Jamtha, [[Nagpur]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|SJ Davis]] (Aus) and [[Ian Gould|IJ Gould]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Hashim Amla|HM Amla]] (SA)
| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/engine/current/match/441825.html Scorecard]
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
| rain = [[Subramaniam Badrinath]] and [[Wriddhiman Saha]] made [[Test cricket]] debuts for [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]].
*''[[Hashim Amla]] accumulated the highest Test score by a South African in India by scoring in 253* runs.
*''This was India's first Test defeat under the leadership of [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]].
}}

===2nd Test===
{{Test match
| date = 14&ndash;18 February
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 296 (85 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Hashim Amla|HM Amla]] 114 (166)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Zaheer Khan|Z Khan]] 4/90 [22]
| score-team2-inns1 = 643/6[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (153 overs)	 	
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Virender Sehwag|V Sehwag]] 165 (174)	
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Morné Morkel|M Morkel]] 2/115 [26]
| score-team1-inns2 = 289 (131.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Hashim Amla|HM Amla]] 127[[not out|*]] (394)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Harbhajan Singh|H Singh]] 5/59 [48.3]
| score-team2-inns2 = 
| runs-team2-inns2 = 
| wickets-team2-inns2 = 
| result = India won by an innings and 58 runs
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|SJ Davis]] (Aus) and [[Ian Gould|IJ Gould]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Hashim Amla|HM Amla]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/engine/match/441826.html Scorecard]
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = [[Alviro Petersen]]'s score of 100 in the first innings is the third highest by a [[South African national cricket team|South African cricketer]] on a [[Test cricket|Test]] debut.<ref name="new">{{cite web|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;debut_or_last=1;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;team=3;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Highest scores for South African Test debutants}}</ref>
*''The partnership of 249 runs between [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and [[Virender Sehwag]] is the highest partnership for 3rd wicket at the [[Eden Gardens]].<ref name="new1">{{cite web|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=292;orderby=fow_runs;partnership_wicketmax1=3;partnership_wicketmin1=3;partnership_wicketval1=partnership_wicket;template=results;type=fow;view=innings|title=Highest partnerships for 3rd wicket at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata}}</ref>
*''Hashim Amla scored 494 runs throughout the series, having been dismissed only once, retaining an average of 494, the second highest batting average ever in a Test series, after [[Wally Hammond]].''<ref name="gu">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/18/india-south-africa|title=India overcome South Africa's defiance to win nailbiter in Kolkata|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2010-02-18|access-date=2010-02-18}}</ref>
}}

==ODI series==

===1st ODI===
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 21 February<br />[[Day/Night cricket|D/N]]
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 298/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 297 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Suresh Raina|SK Raina]] 58 (63)
| wickets2 = [[Ravindra Jadeja|RA Jadeja]] 2/29 [10]
| runs2 = [[Jacques Kallis|JH Kallis]] 89 (97)
| wickets1 = [[Jacques Kallis|JH Kallis]] 3/29 [7]
| result = India won by 1 run
| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/engine/current/match/441827.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Amiesh Saheba|AM Saheba]] (Ind) and [[Shavir Tarapore|SK Tarapore]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ravindra Jadeja|RA Jadeja]] (Ind)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
|}}

===2nd ODI===
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 February<br />[[Day/Night cricket|D/N]]
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 401/3 (50 overs)
| score2 = 248 (42.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar|SR Tendulkar]] 200[[Not out|*]] (147)
| wickets1 = [[Wayne Parnell|WD Parnell]] 2/95 [10]
| runs2 = [[AB de Villiers]] 114[[Not out|*]] (101)
| wickets2 = [[Sreesanth|S Sreesanth]] 3/49 [7]
| result = India won by 153 runs
| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/engine/current/match/441828.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Roop Singh Stadium|Captain Roop Singh Stadium]], [[Gwalior]]
| umpires = [[Ian Gould|IJ Gould]] (Eng) and [[Shavir Tarapore|SK Tarapore]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar|SR Tendulkar]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat first.
| rain = [[Sachin Tendulkar]]'s score of 200[[not out|*]] is the first [[double century]] and the sixth highest individual score in an [[One Day International|ODI]] innings by a male cricketer.<ref name="new11">{{cite web|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/216972.html|title=Most runs in a One-Day International innings}}</ref> He also hit the highest number of fours (25) in a single ODI innings which was broken by [[Rohit Sharma]] by hitting 33 four in one inning.<ref name="new2">{{cite web|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284017.html|title=Most fours in a One-Day International innings}}</ref>
}}

===3rd ODI===
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 27 February<br />[[Day/Night cricket|D/N]]
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
 | score1 = 365/2 (50 overs)
 | score2 =275 (44.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|IND}} | runs1 = [[Jacques Kallis|JH Kallis]] 104[[Not out|*]] (94)
 | wickets1 = [[Ravindra Jadeja|RA Jadeja]] 1/53 [10]
 | runs2 = [[Virat Kohli|V Kohli]] 57 (71)
 | wickets2 = [[Dale Steyn|DW Steyn]] 3/37 [8]
 | result = South Africa won by  90 runs
 | report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/engine/current/match/441829.html Scorecard] 
 | venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Motera]], [[Ahmedabad]]
 | umpires = [[Ian Gould|IJ Gould]] (Eng) and [[SS Hazare]] (Ind)
 | motm = [[AB de Villiers]] (SA)
 | toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first.
 | rain = 
}}

==Media coverage==

===Television===
*[[NEO Cricket]] (live) - India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Hong Kong (China) and UAE
*[[Doordarshan]] (live) (only one-day matches) - India
*[[Sky Sports]] (live) - Ireland and the United Kingdom
*[[Zee Sports]] (live) - United States of America
*[[Supersport (TV channel)|Supersport]] (live) &ndash; South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe
*[[Setanta Sports Australia]] (live) - Australia
*[[GEO Super]] (live) - Pakistan
*[[Astro Box Office]] (pay per view) - Malaysia
*[[StarHub]] (pay per view) - Singapore

==References==
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==External links==
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{{International cricket in 2009-10}}
{{International cricket tours of India}}

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