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India ensured an ODI series victory after beating South Africa by 73 runs in the fifth match, after they had already won the first three fixtures. This resulted in India's first ODI series win in South Africa, with India maintaining their number one ranking in the ICC ODI Championship. [24] [25] India went on to win the ODI series 5–1. [26]
South Africa won the third and final Test, also by seven wickets, to win the series 2–1. [10] The day after the end of the third match, Virat Kohli announced that he had stepped down as India's captain in Test cricket. [11] South Africa won the first ODI match by 31 runs, with an unbeaten century by Rassie van der Dussen. [12]
The Indian cricket team toured South Africa for three Tests, five Odis & one T20I from 16 November 2006 to 6 January 2007.. South Africa won the Test series 2–1. After India won the first Test at New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa rallied to win the 2nd Test at Kingsmead in Durban and the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town.
Follow live coverage of South Africa vs India from the India in South Africa 2023/2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team ...
South African cricket team in India in 2007–08 South Africa India Dates 20 March 2008 – 15 April 2008 Captains Graeme Smith Anil Kumble Mahendra Singh Dhoni (3rd Test) Test series Result 3-match series drawn 1–1 Most runs Neil McKenzie (341) Virender Sehwag (372) Most wickets Dale Steyn (15) Harbhajan Singh (19) Player of the series Harbhajan Singh (IND) The South African cricket team ...
In return, South Africa made 244. India in their second innings went on to score 421 runs with Cheteshwar Pujara scoring 153 and Virat Kohli making 96, falling four runs short of becoming the first Indian no.4 to hit centuries in both innings of a test match. Their 222-run stand is the highest for India in South Africa in tests.
The Freedom Trophy (also known as Gandhi-Mandela trophy) is a cricket trophy that is awarded to the winner of Test series, known as The Freedom Series, [3] between India and South Africa. First awarded in 2015 , the trophy is dedicated to famous Indian and South African freedom fighters Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela respectively.
On 22 December 2023, South Africa's Dean Elgar announced that he would retire from the Tests after the Test series. [9] South Africa won the first Test by an innings and 32 runs. [10] India went on to win the second Test by 7 wickets, [11] and drew the Test series 1–1. [12]