| India first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| V Sehwag | c Kallis b Steyn | 25 | 32 | 47 | 4 | - | |
| M Vijay | c Boucher b Steyn | 19 | 42 | 59 | 2 | - | |
| RS Dravid | c Boucher b Steyn | 25 | 68 | 121 | 3 | - | |
| SR Tendulkar | c Kallis b Tsotsobe | 13 | 22 | 42 | 3 | - | |
| VVS Laxman | c Tsotsobe b Steyn | 38 | 73 | 94 | 4 | 1 | |
| CA Pujara | c Boucher b Tsotsobe | 19 | 45 | 54 | 3 | - | |
| *+MS Dhoni | c Petersen b Steyn | 35 | 57 | 108 | 3 | 1 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | c de Villiers b Steyn | 21 | 39 | 48 | 2 | - | |
| Z Khan | c Boucher b Morkel | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - | |
| I Sharma | not out | 1 | 9 | 18 | - | - | |
| S Sreesanth | c Boucher b Morkel | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Extras | (1 b, 2 lb, 2 nb, 4 w) | 9 |
| Total | (all out, 65.1 overs) | 205 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-43 (Sehwag, 10.4 ov), 2-48 (Vijay, 12.5 ov), 3-79 (Tendulkar, 19.5 ov), 4-117 (Dravid, 36.6 ov), 5-130 (Laxman, 40.6 ov), 6-156 (Pujara, 49.4 ov), 7-190 (Harbhajan Singh, 60.2 ov), 8-193 (Khan, 61.6 ov), 9-205 (Dhoni, 64.5 ov), 10-205 (Sreesanth, 65.1 ov) |
| South Africa first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| AN Petersen | b Khan | 24 | 39 | 52 | 3 | - | |
| *GC Smith | c Dhoni b Khan | 9 | 11 | 22 | 2 | - | |
| HM Amla | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 33 | 46 | 106 | 5 | - | |
| JH Kallis | run out (Sharma) | 10 | 17 | 27 | 2 | - | |
| AB de Villiers | c Dhoni b Sreesanth | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - | |
| AG Prince | b Khan | 13 | 46 | 48 | 2 | - | |
| +MV Boucher | not out | 16 | 24 | 59 | 2 | - | |
| DW Steyn | c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 11 | 11 | - | - | |
| PL Harris | c Pujara b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - | |
| M Morkel | c Harbhajan Singh b Sharma | 10 | 30 | 30 | 1 | - | |
| LL Tsotsobe | c Vijay b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Extras | (2 lb, 12 nb, 1 w) | 15 |
| Total | (all out, 192 minutes, 37.2 overs) | 131 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-23 (Smith, 4.6 ov), 2-46 (Petersen, 10.3 ov), 3-67 (Kallis, 15.2 ov), 4-74 (de Villiers, 16.4 ov), 5-96 (Amla, 25.1 ov), 6-100 (Prince, 26.4 ov), 7-103 (Steyn, 29.1 ov), 8-103 (Harris, 29.6 ov), 9-127 (Morkel, 36.4 ov), 10-131 (Tsotsobe, 37.2 ov) |
| India second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| V Sehwag | c Boucher b Tsotsobe | 32 | 31 | 43 | 6 | - | |
| M Vijay | c Amla b Morkel | 9 | 27 | 54 | 1 | - | |
| RS Dravid | c Boucher b Tsotsobe | 2 | 7 | 17 | - | - | |
| SR Tendulkar | c de Villiers b Steyn | 6 | 10 | 22 | 1 | - | |
| VVS Laxman | c Boucher b Steyn | 96 | 171 | 281 | 12 | - | |
| CA Pujara | b Morkel | 10 | 56 | 81 | 1 | - | |
| *+MS Dhoni | c Boucher b Tsotsobe | 21 | 35 | 52 | 4 | - | |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Kallis b Morkel | 4 | 7 | 10 | - | - | |
| Z Khan | c de Villiers b Harris | 27 | 63 | 87 | 4 | - | |
| I Sharma | c Amla b Kallis | 0 | 16 | 22 | - | - | |
| S Sreesanth | not out | 0 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| Extras | (8 b, 4 lb, 9 w) | 21 |
| Total | (all out, 342 minutes, 70.5 overs) | 228 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-42 (Sehwag, 9.1 ov), 2-44 (Vijay, 10.3 ov), 3-48 (Dravid, 11.2 ov), 4-56 (Tendulkar, 14.1 ov), 5-93 (Pujara, 31.5 ov), 6-141 (Dhoni, 41.6 ov), 7-148 (Harbhajan Singh, 44.1 ov), 8-218 (Khan, 63.4 ov), 9-223 (Sharma, 68.5 ov), 10-228 (Laxman, 70.5 ov) |
| South Africa second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| *GC Smith | c Dhoni b Sreesanth | 37 | 38 | 62 | 5 | - | |
| AN Petersen | c Pujara b Harbhajan Singh | 26 | 45 | 78 | 4 | - | |
| HM Amla | c Dhoni b Sreesanth | 16 | 16 | 19 | 3 | - | |
| JH Kallis | c Sehwag b Sreesanth | 17 | 52 | 77 | 2 | - | |
| AB de Villiers | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 33 | 76 | 103 | - | 1 | |
| AG Prince | not out | 39 | 108 | 180 | 3 | - | |
| +MV Boucher | lbw b Khan | 1 | 6 | 12 | - | - | |
| DW Steyn | c Pujara b Khan | 10 | 24 | 25 | 2 | - | |
| PL Harris | b Khan | 7 | 28 | 58 | - | - | |
| M Morkel | c Dhoni b Sharma | 20 | 47 | 48 | 3 | - | |
| LL Tsotsobe | run out (Pujara) | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Extras | (1 lb, 8 nb) | 9 |
| Total | (all out, 338 minutes, 72.3 overs) | 215 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-63 (Smith, 12.1 ov), 2-82 (Petersen, 15.4 ov), 3-82 (Amla, 16.2 ov), 4-123 (Kallis, 34.2 ov), 5-136 (de Villiers, 39.6 ov), 6-143 (Boucher, 42.4 ov), 7-155 (Steyn, 48.5 ov), 8-182 (Harris, 60.2 ov), 9-215 (Morkel, 72.1 ov), 10-215 (Tsotsobe, 72.3 ov) |
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> India first innings: 50 in 13.1 overs
--> India first innings: 100 in 30.2 overs
--> India first innings: 150 in 46.5 overs
--> India first innings: 200 in 62.6 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 50 in 11.2 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 100 in 26.2 overs
--> India second innings: 50 in 11.5 overs
--> India second innings: 100 in 33.2 overs
--> India second innings: 150 in 44.6 overs
--> India second innings: 200 in 59.1 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 50 in 9.5 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 100 in 23.2 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 150 in 46.3 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 200 in 66.3 overs
-->
AN Petersen (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 21
-->
VVS Laxman (2) 50 in 95 balls with 8 fours
-->
VVS Laxman (2) passed 18500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 1
-->
Z Khan (2) passed 1000 runs in Test matches when he reached 5
-->
LL Tsotsobe achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed
MS Dhoni in the India second innings (previous best was 2-40)
Day 1
Lunch: India - 74/2 in 19.0 overs (R Dravid 14, SR Tendulkar 13)
Tea: India - 168/6 in 53.0 overs (MS Dhoni 18, Harbhajan Singh 2)
Attendance: 12,018
Day 2
Lunch: South Africa - 74/4 in 16.4 overs (HM Amla 24)
Tea: South Africa - 131 all out
Attendance: 10,154
Day 3
Lunch: India - 218/7 in 62.0 overs (VVS Laxman 86, Z Khan 27)
Tea: South Africa - 70/1 in 13.0 overs (AN Petersen 24, HM Amla 6)
Attendance: 8,442
Day 4
South Africa 2nd innings: 1x5 ball over (43rd over, bowled by Z Khan, called by Umpire SJ Davis)
Lunch: South Africa - 182/7 in 59.0 overs (AG Prince 28, PL Harris 7)
Attendance: 5,155
VVS Laxman (29) and Z Khan (17) added 50 in 83 balls for the India 8th wicket in the second innings
GC Smith (34) and AN Petersen (15) added 50 in 61 balls for the South Africa 1st wicket in the second innings
