t1828 f49807	South Africa v Pakistan
	Pakistan in South Africa 2006/07 (1st Test)
Venue	SuperSport Park, Centurion on 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th January 2007 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat
Result	South Africa won by 7 wickets
Umpires	SA Bucknor (West Indies), BR Doctrove (West Indies)
TV umpire	KH Hurter
Referee	BC Broad (England)
Reserve Umpire	JD Cloete
Close of play day 1	Pakistan (1) 242/5 (Inzamam-ul-Haq 35*, Kamran Akmal 18*; 84 overs)
Close of play day 2	South Africa (1) 254/4 (Prince 77*, Gibbs 58*; 75 overs)
Close of play day 3	Pakistan (2) 103/2 (Imran Farhat 41*, Younis Khan 32*; 33 overs)
Close of play day 4	South Africa (2) 69/2 (Amla 17*, Harris 1*; 18 overs)
Player of the Match	HM Amla
Articles	South Africa confident despite Pakistan fightback
	Pakistan hopes rest with Inzamam
	Herschelle Gibbs banned for two Tests
	South Africa win the 1st Test by 7 wickets
	List of all articles
Picture galleries	1st Test, Pakistan v South Africa, 15 January 2007 - day 5 pictures
	1st Test, Pakistan v South Africa, 14 January 2007 - day 4 pictures
	1st Test, Pakistan v South Africa, 13 January 2007 - day 3 pictures
	1st Test, Pakistan v South Africa, 12 January 2007 - day 2 pictures
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Pictures	Kaneria makes an unsuccessfully lbw appeal against Kallis
	Kallis plays a sweep shot
	Asif celebrates the wicket of Harris with his team-mates
	Kamran Akmal & Younis Khan make an unsuccessfully lbw appeal against Harris
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Pakistan first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
Mohammad Hafeez	c Boucher b Ntini	19	80	103	3	-
Imran Farhat	c Amla b Ntini	26	58	94	4	-
Yasir Hameed	c Ntini b Nel	65	135	186	8	1
Younis Khan	c Nel b Pollock	68	110	160	10	-
*Inzamam-ul-Haq	c Amla b Ntini	42	71	121	6	-
Faisal Iqbal	c Boucher b Kallis	1	26	36	-	-
+Kamran Akmal	c Pollock b Nel	29	55	84	4	-
Naved-ul-Hasan	c and b Nel	30	29	50	4	1
Shahid Nazir	c Gibbs b Ntini	15	17	22	2	-
Danish Kaneria	c Kallis b Ntini	0	2	5	-	-
Mohammad Asif	not out	1	1	5	-	-
Extras	(6 b, 6 lb, 3 nb, 2 w)	17
Total	(all out, 433 minutes, 96.5 overs)	313
Fall of wickets:
1-48 (Imran Farhat, 21.4 ov), 2-50 (Mohammad Hafeez, 23.2 ov), 3-183 (Younis Khan, 61.3 ov), 4-193 (Yasir Hameed, 64.4 ov), 5-204 (Faisal Iqbal, 71.3 ov), 6-256 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 87.4 ov), 7-276 (Kamran Akmal, 90.6 ov), 8-300 (Shahid Nazir, 95.1 ov), 9-311 (Danish Kaneria, 95.6 ov), 10-313 (Naved-ul-Hasan, 96.5 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ntini	24	3	83	5	-	-
Nel	26.5	3	100	3	1	-
Pollock	18	5	38	1	-	-
Kallis	15	3	55	1	1	3
Harris	13	2	25	0	-	-

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South Africa first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AB de Villiers	c Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif	4	15	19	-	-
*GC Smith	c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif	0	5	11	-	-
HM Amla	c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif	71	152	168	11	-
JH Kallis	c Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif	18	44	52	4	-
AG Prince	st Kamran Akmal b Danish Kaneria	138	214	349	19	-
HH Gibbs	lbw b Naved-ul-Hasan	94	205	278	15	-
+MV Boucher	c and b Danish Kaneria	2	7	8	-	-
SM Pollock	not out	39	58	79	5	1
PL Harris	b Danish Kaneria	3	4	6	-	-
A Nel	b Naved-ul-Hasan	5	5	5	-	-
M Ntini	c Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif	5	23	36	1	-
Extras	(13 lb, 25 nb)	38
Total	(all out, 508 minutes, 117.5 overs)	417
Fall of wickets:
1-3 (Smith, 2.5 ov), 2-8 (de Villiers, 4.2 ov), 3-53 (Kallis, 14.6 ov), 4-143 (Amla, 44.4 ov), 5-356 (Prince, 98.2 ov), 6-358 (Boucher, 100.1 ov), 7-383 (Gibbs, 107.1 ov), 8-386 (Harris, 108.3 ov), 9-391 (Nel, 109.3 ov), 10-417 (Ntini, 117.5 ov)

Pakistan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mohammad Asif	27.5	4	89	5	-	15
Naved-ul-Hasan	17	2	92	2	-	1
Shahid Nazir	20	1	96	0	-	9
Danish Kaneria	41	8	97	3	-	-
Mohammad Hafeez	11	1	24	0	-	-
Imran Farhat	1	0	6	0	-	-

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Pakistan second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
Mohammad Hafeez	c Smith b Kallis	15	48	63	2	-
Imran Farhat	c de Villiers b Harris	68	168	261	10	-
Yasir Hameed	c Boucher b Kallis	9	26	29	2	-
Younis Khan	lbw b Pollock	38	64	96	5	-
*Inzamam-ul-Haq	c de Villiers b Pollock	35	90	143	3	-
Faisal Iqbal	c Gibbs b Harris	9	30	36	1	-
+Kamran Akmal	c Gibbs b Harris	15	42	49	2	-
Naved-ul-Hasan	c Prince b Pollock	33	41	79	4	1
Shahid Nazir	b Ntini	40	35	49	4	1
Danish Kaneria	c Gibbs b Harris	23	23	38	3	1
Mohammad Asif	not out	8	15	23	1	-
Extras	(5 lb, 4 nb)	9
Total	(all out, 436 minutes, 96.2 overs)	302
Fall of wickets:
1-41 (Mohammad Hafeez, 14.3 ov), 2-58 (Yasir Hameed, 20.4 ov), 3-115 (Younis Khan, 42.2 ov), 4-154 (Imran Farhat, 56.6 ov), 5-175 (Faisal Iqbal, 66.5 ov), 6-187 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 75.1 ov), 7-199 (Kamran Akmal, 78.4 ov), 8-255 (Shahid Nazir, 88.5 ov), 9-283 (Naved-ul-Hasan, 91.2 ov), 10-302 (Danish Kaneria, 96.2 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Nel	22	6	69	0	-	-
Ntini	16	2	78	1	-	-
Pollock	22	7	60	3	-	1
Kallis	16	0	44	2	-	3
Harris	20.2	6	46	4	-	-

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South Africa second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*GC Smith	lbw b Mohammad Hafeez	32	49	87	5	-
AB de Villiers	c Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif	12	15	20	2	-
HM Amla	not out	64	165	226	9	-
PL Harris	c Faisal Iqbal b Mohammad Asif	7	25	25	-	-
JH Kallis	not out	60	123	133	6	-
AG Prince	did not bat
HH Gibbs	did not bat
+MV Boucher	did not bat
SM Pollock	did not bat
A Nel	did not bat
M Ntini	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 4 lb, 12 nb)	24
Total	(3 wickets, 246 minutes, 60.5 overs)	199
Fall of wickets:
1-20 (de Villiers, 4.1 ov), 2-67 (Smith, 17.2 ov), 3-80 (Harris, 23.5 ov)

Pakistan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mohammad Asif	14	2	56	2	-	9
Naved-ul-Hasan	7	3	21	0	-	3
Shahid Nazir	3	1	13	0	-	-
Danish Kaneria	24.5	5	61	0	-	-
Mohammad Hafeez	12	2	36	1	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Pakistan (1) 64/2 (Yasir Hameed 4*, Younis Khan 10*; 27 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Pakistan (1) 160/2 (Yasir Hameed 53*, Younis Khan 55*; 56 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: South Africa (1) 32/2 (HM Amla 13*, JH Kallis 9*; 9 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: South Africa (1) 130/3 (HM Amla 62*, AG Prince 30*; 40 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: South Africa (1) 356/5 (Gibbs 88*; 98.2 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Pakistan (2) 12/0 (Mohammad Hafeez 9*, Imran Farhat 3*; 5 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Pakistan (2) 160/4 (Inzamam-ul-Haq 22*, Faisal Iqbal 0*; 59 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Pakistan (2) 243/7 (Naved-ul-Hasan 14*, Shahid Nazir 31*; 87 overs)
--> Day 5 Lunch: South Africa (2) 122/3 (Amla 35*, Kallis 22*; 38 overs)
--> Pakistan first innings: 50 in 22.4 overs
--> Pakistan first innings: 100 in 37.4 overs
--> Pakistan first innings: 150 in 53.5 overs
--> Pakistan first innings: 200 in 66.5 overs
--> Pakistan first innings: 250 in 85.2 overs
--> Pakistan first innings: 300 in 94.6 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 50 in 13.3 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 100 in 24.5 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 150 in 48.4 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 200 in 58.4 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 250 in 73.6 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 300 in 85.5 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 350 in 95.2 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 400 in 111.6 overs
--> Pakistan second innings: 50 in 19.3 overs
--> Pakistan second innings: 100 in 31.1 overs
--> Pakistan second innings: 150 in 55.2 overs
--> Pakistan second innings: 200 in 78.6 overs
--> Pakistan second innings: 250 in 88.2 overs
--> Pakistan second innings: 300 in 95.6 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 50 in 9.5 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 100 in 30.1 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 150 in 45.6 overs
--> Naved-ul-Hasan made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Yasir Hameed (1) 50 in 102 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> Yasir Hameed (1) passed 5500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 20
--> Younis Khan (1) 50 in 78 balls with 8 fours
--> Inzamam-ul-Haq (1) passed 16500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 19
--> HM Amla (1) 50 in 89 balls with 8 fours
--> HM Amla (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 45
--> AG Prince (1) 50 in 98 balls with 7 fours
--> AG Prince (1) 100 in 178 balls with 13 fours
--> HH Gibbs (1) 50 in 89 balls with 10 fours
--> Imran Farhat (2) 50 in 124 balls with 7 fours
--> Shahid Nazir (2) passed his previous highest score of 18 in Test matches
--> HM Amla (2) 50 in 137 balls with 8 fours
--> JH Kallis (2) 50 in 102 balls with 6 fours
--> Imran Farhat made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> Imran Farhat made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> Danish Kaneria made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> Danish Kaneria made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> Yasir Hameed made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> Yasir Hameed made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> Mohammad Asif made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> Mohammad Asif made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> Mohammad Hafeez made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> Mohammad Hafeez made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> Naved-ul-Hasan made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> Naved-ul-Hasan made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> Shahid Nazir made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> Shahid Nazir made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> PL Harris achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the Pakistan second innings (previous best was 4-129)
--> SM Pollock reached 650 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed Younis Khan, his 1st wicket in the Pakistan second innings
--> Yasir Hameed (22) and Younis Khan (29) added 50 in 86 balls for the Pakistan 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> Yasir Hameed (44) and Younis Khan (54) added 100 in 184 balls for the Pakistan 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> Inzamam-ul-Haq (27) and Kamran Akmal (23) added 50 in 89 balls for the Pakistan 6th wicket in the first innings
--> HM Amla (25) and AG Prince (24) added 50 in 69 balls for the South Africa 4th wicket in the first innings
--> AG Prince (21) and HH Gibbs (26) added 50 in 82 balls for the South Africa 5th wicket in the first innings
--> AG Prince (42) and HH Gibbs (50) added 100 in 153 balls for the South Africa 5th wicket in the first innings
--> AG Prince (69) and HH Gibbs (66) added 150 in 249 balls for the South Africa 5th wicket in the first innings
--> AG Prince (100) and HH Gibbs (83) added 200 in 309 balls for the South Africa 5th wicket in the first innings
--> Imran Farhat (16) and Younis Khan (32) added 50 in 93 balls for the Pakistan 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> Naved-ul-Hasan (16) and Shahid Nazir (38) added 50 in 58 balls for the Pakistan 8th wicket in the second innings
--> HM Amla (18) and JH Kallis (28) added 50 in 110 balls for the South Africa 4th wicket in the second innings
--> HM Amla (37) and JH Kallis (49) added 100 in 191 balls for the South Africa 4th wicket in the second innings

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New Ball Taken: South Africa 277/4 after 80.1 overs (AG Prince 87, HH Gibbs 66)
New Ball Taken: Pakistan 210/7 after 81.2 overs (Naved-ul-Hasan 5, Shahid Nazir 7)