The five-match one-day international series between India and South Africa ended in a 2-2 tie.
India beat South Africa by five wickets in the fifth and final one-day international in Mumbai on Monday, to level the series.
India's left-hander Yuvraj Singh [Images] and South Africa captain Graeme Smith [Images], who both scored 209 runs at an average of 69.66 in the four matches played, were declared men of the series.
A detailed statistical summary of the series: Summary of matches: # | Date | Venue | Batted 1st | Batted 2nd | Winner | MOM |
1 | 16-Nov | Hyderabad | Ind 249-9 | SA 252-5 | SA - 5 wickets | Yuvraj Singh |
2 | 19-Nov | Bangalore | SA 169-9 | Ind 171-4 | Ind - 6 wickets | Irfan Pathan [Images] |
3 | 22-Nov | Chennai | Match abandoned without a ball being bowled |
4 | 25-Nov | Kolkata | Ind 188 | SA 189-0 | SA - 10 wickets | Graeme Smith |
5 | 28-Nov | Mumbai | SA 221-6 | Ind 224-5 | Ind - 5 wickets | Rahul Dravid [Images] |
Men of the series: Yuvraj Singh and Graeme Smith |
India - Batting and Fielding:
Player | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | 0s | Balls | SR | Ct/St |
Y Singh | 4 | 4 | 1 | 209 | 103 | 69.66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 77.40 | 2 |
V Sehwag | 4 | 4 | 1 | 135 | 77* | 45.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 126.16 | 1 |
R Dravid | 4 | 4 | 1 | 102 | 78* | 34.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 57.30 | 2 |
I Pathan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 46 | 27.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 67.47 | 0 |
M Kaif | 4 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 46 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 75.29 | 2 |
G Gambhir | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 38 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 62.50 | 0 |
MS Dhoni [Images] | 4 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 14.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 53.75 | 1/- |
Harbhajan Singh [Images] | 4 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 37* | 37.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 176.19 | 4 |
S Tendulkar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 40.00 | 0 |
A Agarkar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 74.41 | 0 |
RP Singh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.66 | 1 |
M Kartik | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
Centuries: (1)
103 (off 122 balls) by Yuvraj Singh at Hyderabad
Century Partnerships: Nil
Best: 81 (6th wicket) Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif at Kolkata
India - Bowling:
Player | Mts | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | 4W | Ave | SR | RPO |
I Pathan | 4 | 156 | 2 | 122 | 6 | 3-20 | 0 | 20.33 | 26.00 | 4.69 |
H Singh | 4 | 240 | 2 | 137 | 5 | 2-32 | 0 | 27.40 | 48.00 | 3.42 |
V Sehwag | 4 | 113 | 0 | 84 | 3 | 2-29 | 0 | 28.00 | 37.66 | 4.46 |
A Agarkar | 4 | 173 | 2 | 154 | 3 | 2-55 | 0 | 51.33 | 57.66 | 5.34 |
S Tendulkar | 4 | 48 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1-43 | 0 | 43.00 | 48.00 | 5.38 |
RP Singh | 4 | 132 | 1 | 85 | 1 | 1-18 | 0 | 85.00 | 132.00 | 3.86 |
Y Singh | 4 | 78 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 1-17 | 0 | 67.00 | 78.00 | 5.15 |
M Kartik | 4 | 168 | 5 | 126 | 0 | 0-16 | 0 | - | - | 4.50 |
4 wickets in a match: Nil
Best bowling: 3-20 (8 overs) by Irfan Pathan at Mumbai
South Africa - Batting and Fielding:
Player | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | 0s | Balls | SR | Ct/St |
G Smith | 4 | 4 | 1 | 209 | 134* | 69.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 105.02 | 2 |
J Kallis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 161 | 91 | 80.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 251 | 64.14 | 0 |
J Kemp | 4 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 46* | 42.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 70.83 | 2 |
A Prince | 4 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 46 | 28.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 48.57 | 2 |
A Hall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 48* | 42.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 58.33 | 0 |
S Pollock | 4 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 30* | 59.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 75.64 | 0 |
M Boucher | 4 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 35 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 54.83 | 6/- |
J Botha | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15* | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 120.00 | 1 |
AB de Villiers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 52.38 | 0 |
J Ontong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 47.82 | 1 |
M Ntini | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 |
A Nel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
R Peterson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
A Morkel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
C Langeveldt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | dnb | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
Centuries: (1)
134* (off 124 balls) by Graeme Smith at Kolkata
Century Partnerships: Nil
189* (1st wicket) Graeme Smith & Andrew Hall [Images] at Kolkata
South Africa - Bowling:
Player | Mts | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | 4W | Ave | SR | RPO |
S Pollock | 4 | 210 | 9 | 121 | 7 | 3-25 | 0 | 17.28 | 30.00 | 3.45 |
A Nel | 4 | 210 | 5 | 146 | 5 | 2-35 | 0 | 29.20 | 42.00 | 4.17 |
A Hall | 3 | 101 | 0 | 78 | 3 | 3-36 | 0 | 26.00 | 33.66 | 4.63 |
M Ntini | 3 | 168 | 2 | 147 | 3 | 2-62 | 0 | 49.00 | 56.00 | 5.25 |
C Langeveldt | 3 | 147 | 2 | 106 | 2 | 1-33 | 0 | 53.00 | 72.00 | 4.32 |
J Botha | 4 | 150 | 1 | 123 | 2 | 1-21 | 0 | 61.50 | 75.00 | 4.92 |
J Ontong | 2 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1-28 | 0 | 28.00 | 16.00 | 10.50 |
J Kallis | 4 | 60 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 1-20 | 0 | 56.00 | 60.00 | 5.60 |
A Morkel | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0-13 | 0 | - | - | 6.50 |
4 wickets in a match: Nil
Best bowling: 3-25 (10 overs) by Shaun Pollock [Images] at Kolkata