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India-South Africa Test averages

By Rajneesh Gupta
December 03, 2004 22:54 IST
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Virender Sehwag emerged the highest run-getter in the just-concluded two-Test series against South Africa.

The dashing batsman amassed 262 runs at an average of 87.33, but it was vice-captain Rahul Dravid who topped the batting averages with 90.50 in compiling 181 runs.

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who played a key role in India's eight-wicket victory in the second Test in Kolkata, was the pick of the bowlers with a haul of 13 wickets, at an average of 23.61.

For the South Africans, Jacques Kallis scored the maximum runs at 241 and also had the best batting average (80.33).

Makhaya Ntini was their highest wicket-taker with eight scalps from two matches at an average of 32.25.

A statistical look at the players' performance in the series:

 India: Batting & Fielding

  Tests Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Ct St
V Sehwag 2 3 0 262 164 87.33 1 1 - 1 -
R Dravid 2 3 1 181 80 90.50 - 2 - 3 -
G Gambhir 2 3 0 129 96 43.00 - 1 - 2 -
SC Ganguly 2 2 0 97 57 48.50 - 1 - - -
SR Tendulkar 2 3 1 55 32* 27.50 - - - - -
KKD Karthik 2 2 0 47 46 23.50 - - - 9 -
VVS Laxman 2 2 0 47 38 23.50 - - - 2 -
Zaheer Khan 2 2 1 41 30 41.00 - - - - -
Harbhajan Singh 2 2 0 31 17 15.50 - - - 2 -
IK Pathan 1 1 0 24 24 24.00 - - - 1 -
A Kumble 2 2 0 17 9 8.50 - - - - -
M Kartik 1 1 1 0 0* - - - - - -
Centuries: 1
164 by V Sehwag at Kanpur

India bowling:

  Tests Balls Mdns Runs Wkts Ave Best 5WI 10WM SR ER
Harbhajan Singh 2 673 23 307 13 23.62 7/87 1 - 51.77 45.62
A Kumble 2 838 34 341 10 34.10 6/131 1 - 83.80 40.69
IK Pathan 1 216 8 89 3 29.67 3/72 - - 72.00 41.20
Zaheer Khan 2 414 16 171 3 57.00 3/64 - - 138.00 41.30
SC Ganguly 2 126 5 59 2 29.50 1/14 - - 63.00 46.83
M Kartik 1 336 18 93 2 46.50 2/17 - - 168.00 27.68
SR Tendulkar 2 102 0 62 0 - 0/8 - - - 60.78
5 Wickets in an innings: (2)
7-87 by Harbhajan Singh at Kolkata
6-131 by A Kumble at Kanpur

South Africa: Batting & Fielding

  Tests Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Ct St
JH Kallis 2 4 1 241 121 80.33 1 1 - 1 -
AJ Hall 2 4 0 217 163 54.25 1 - - - -
GC Smith 2 4 0 155 71 38.75 - 1 1 3 -
Z De Bruyn 2 3 1 130 83 65.00 - 1 - - -
HH Dippenaar 2 4 1 82 48 27.33 - - - 2 -
SM Pollock 2 3 1 68 44* 34.00 - - - - -
JA Rudolph 2 4 0 66 61 16.50 - 1 1 - -
RJ Peterson 1 1 0 34 34 34.00 - - - 1 -
HM Amla 1 2 0 26 24 13.00 - - - - -
TL Tsolekile 2 3 0 25 15 8.33 - - - 3 -
JL Ontong 1 2 1 16 16* 16.00 - - 1 1 -
M van Jaarsveld 1 2 0 15 13 7.50 - - - - -
M Ntini 2 2 0 12 12 6.00 - - 1 - -
Centuries: 2
163 by AJ Hall at Kanpur
121 by JH Kallis at Kolkata

South Africa: Bowling

  Tests Balls Mdns Runs Wkts Ave Best 5WI 10WM SR ER
M Ntini 2 522 9 258 8 32.25 4/112 - - 65.25 49.43
AJ Hall 2 334 14 163 4 40.75 3/93 - - 83.50 48.80
SM Pollock 2 540 25 223 4 55.75 2/100 - - 135.00 41.30
Z De Bruyn 2 162 6 61 3 20.33 2/32 - - 54.00 37.65
JL Ontong 1 173 2 123 1 123.00 1/79 - - 173.00 71.10
RJ Peterson 1 126 2 90 1 90.00 1/90 - - 126.00 71.43
JA Rudolph 2 48 1 24 1 24.00 1/24 - - 48.00 50.00
GC Smith 2 42 1 16 0 - 0/16 - - - 38.10
5 Wickets in an innings: Nil

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