South African cricket team in India in 2009–10
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| South African cricket team in India in 2009–10 | |||||
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| Dates | 2 February 2010 – 27 February 2010 | ||||
| Captains | MS Dhoni | GC Smith(Tests) JH Kallis (ODIs) |
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| Test series | |||||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||||
| Most runs | V Sehwag (290) | HM Amla (494) | |||
| Most wickets | H Singh (10) | DW Steyn (11) | |||
| Player of the series | HM Amla (SA) | ||||
| One Day International series | |||||
| Result | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||||
| Most runs | Sachin Tendulkar (204) | AB de Villiers (241) | |||
| Most wickets | RA Jadeja (5) S Sreesanth (5) |
LL Tsotsobe (3) JH Kallis (3) RE van der Merwe (3) WD Parnell (3) DW Steyn (3) |
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| Player of the series | Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) | ||||
The South Africa national cricket team toured India for a two-match Test series, and a three-match One Day International (ODI) series in February 2010.[1]
Contents
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Test series
1st Test
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6–10 February
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
- Subramaniam Badrinath and Wriddhiman Saha made Test cricket debuts for Indian cricket team.
- Hashim Amla accumulated the highest Test score by a South African in India.
2nd Test
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14–18 February
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alviro Petersen's score of 100 in the first innings is the third highest by a South African cricketer on a Test debut.[2]
- The partnership of 249 runs between Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag is the highest partnership for 3rd wicket at the Eden Gardens.[3]
- 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.[4]
ODI series
1st ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Sachin Tendulkar's score of 200* is the first double century and the highest individual score in an ODI innings by a male cricketer.[5] He also hit the highest number of fours (25) in a single ODI innings.[6]
- India's total of 401/3 (50 overs) is the ninth highest Innings total in an ODI match.[7]
3rd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first.
Tour matches
2-day tour match: Indian Board President's XI v South Africans
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2 – 3 February
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Indian Board President's XI
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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 (live) – 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
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