Close of play 20 Nov day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 230/4 (AJ Hall 78*, HH Dippenaar 46*, 92 ov) 21 Nov day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 459/7 (SM Pollock 31*, TL Tsolekile 5*, 182 ov) 22 Nov day 3 - India 1st innings 185/0 (V Sehwag 85*, G Gambhir 85*, 42 ov) 23 Nov day 4 - India 1st innings 401/4 (R Dravid 52*, VVS Laxman 4*, 114 ov) 24 Nov day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 169/4 (64 ov) - end of match
Match notes
Day 1
South Africa 50 in 17.3 overs
Score at Lunch: South Africa 80/2 in 28 overs (Hall 29*, Kallis 8*)
South Africa 100 in 35.3 overs
Hall 50 in 141 balls, 4x8
South Africa 150 in 54.1 overs
Score at Tea: South Africa 154/4 in 59 overs (Hall 57*, Dippenaar 0*)
South Africa 200 in 79.2 overs
Day 2
South Africa 250 in 104.3 overs
Hall 100 in 325 balls, 4x13
South Africa 300 in 117.4 overs
Score at Lunch: South Africa 302/5 in 120 overs (Hall 118*, de Bruyn 27*)
6th wicket record partnership, Hall and de Bruyn 114* in the 139th over
Hall 150 in 436 balls, 16x4
de Bruyn 50 in 114 balls (6x4, 1x6)
South Africa 350 in 136.5 overs
de Bruyn 50 in 113 balls, 4x6, 6x1
Hall 150 in 437 balls, 4x16
Score at Tea: South Africa 398/6 in 149 overs (de Bruyn 54*, Pollock 12*)
South Africa 400 in 150.4 overs
South Africa 450 in 175.6 overs
Day 3
Play started only after lunch due to heavy fog
South Africa 500 in 190.1 overs
India 50 in 14.4 overs
Score at Tea: India 80/0
Gambhir 50 in 71 balls, 4x7, 6x1
India 100 in 25.4 overs
Sehwag 50 in 92 balls, 4x10
India 150 in 32.2 overs
Play called off at 4:40 ist due to bad light *
Day 4
Play started at 10:00 ist (delayed due to fog)
India 200 in 44.5 overs
Sehwag 100 in 162 balls, 4x17
Score at Lunch: India 235/1 in 62 overs (Sehwag 108*, Dravid 11*)
India 250 in 64.2 overs
Sehwag 150 in 223 balls, 4x22, 6x2
India 300 in 75.5 overs (Dravid 13*, Ganguly 3*)
Score at Tea: India 336/3 in 96 overs (Dravid 34*, Ganguly 14*)
Second new ball taken after 96 overs
India 350 in 99.2 overs
Ganguly 50 in 99 balls, 4x7 *
India 400 in 112.3 overs
Day 5
India 450 in 132.4 overs
Score at lunch: South Africa 18/0 in 9 overs (Smith 11*, Hall 4*)
South Africa 50 in 14.4 overs
South Africa 100 in 160 balls off 26 overs, 14x4
Score at Tea: South Africa 121/4 in 39 overs (Kallis 9*, Dippenaar 3*)