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India-South Africa Test averages
Rajneesh Gupta |
December 03, 2004 22:54 IST
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