2007 Future Cup
| Future Cup 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | ||
| India | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 26 June 2007 – 1 July 2007 | ||
| Captains | Rahul Dravid | Jacques Kallis | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Sachin Tendulkar (200) | Morne van Wyk (126) | |
| Most wickets | Yuvraj Singh (3) | André Nel (4) | |
| Player of the series | Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) | ||
The 2007 Future Cup was a 3 ODI cricket series between India and South Africa between 23 June and 1 July. The series was preceded by each team playing one match against Ireland.
Squads
 India[1] |  South Africa[2] |  Ireland[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Rahul Dravid (c) | Jacques Kallis (c) | Trent Johnston (c) |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk) | Mark Boucher (wk) | Niall O'Brien (wk) |
| Ajit Agarkar | AB de Villiers | William Porterfield |
| Gautam Gambhir | Jean-Paul Duminy | Dominick Joyce |
| Sourav Ganguly | Herschelle Gibbs | Gary Wilson |
| Dinesh Karthik | Andrew Hall | Kevin O'Brien |
| Zaheer Khan | Justin Kemp | Andrew White |
| Piyush Chawla | Charl Langeveldt | Kyle McCallan |
| Ramesh Powar | André Nel | Thinus Fourie |
| Ishant Sharma | Makhaya Ntini | Roger Whelan |
| Rohit Sharma | Vernon Philander | Kenneth Carroll |
| R. P. Singh | Dale Steyn | Alex Cusack |
| Sreesanth | Thandi Tshabalala | |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Morne van Wyk | |
| Robin Uthappa | ||
| Yuvraj Singh |
Matches
Ireland Matches
1st match: Ireland vs India
23 June 2007 (scorecard) |
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Niall O'Brien 52 (79) Piyush Chawla 3/29 (10 overs) |
| India won by 9 wickets (D/L method) Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland Umpires: Mark Benson (ENG) and Billy Bowden (NZL) Player of the match: Gautam Gambhir |
- India won the toss and elected to field
- India's innings shortened to 39 overs due to rain between innings.
- Gary Wilson, Thinus Fourie, Roger Whelan (Ire) and Rohit Sharma (Ind) made their ODI debuts.
2nd match: Ireland vs South Africa
24 June 2007 (scorecard) |
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| South Africa win by 42 runs Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Billy Bowden (NZL) Player of the match: Alex Cusack |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Match shortened to 31 overs per side due to rain.
- Alex Cusack (Ire), Vernon Philander, Thandi Tshabalala (SA) made their ODI debuts.
ODI Series
1st match: India vs South Africa
26 June 2007 (scorecard) |
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| South Africa won by 4 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Mark Benson (ENG) Player of the match: Jacques Kallis |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
2nd match: India vs South Africa
29 June 2007 (scorecard) |
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| India won by 6 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland Umpires: Mark Benson (ENG) and Billy Bowden (NZL) Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar |
- India won the toss elected to field.
- Ishant Sharma (Ind) made his ODI debut.
- Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to cross the 15000 run mark in One Day International history.
3rd match: India vs South Africa
1 July 2007 (scorecard) |
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Justin Kemp 61 (61) Herschelle Gibbs 56 (67) Sachin Tendulkar 2/10 (1 over) Ajit Agarkar 2/21 (6 overs) |
| India won by 6 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Mark Benson (ENG) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh |
- Play reduced to 31 overs due to rain
Statistics
- Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 3 | 3 | 200 | 66.67 | 99 | 0 | 2 |
| Morne van Wyk | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 126 | 42.00 | 82 | 0 | 1 |
References
Wikinews has articles related to the 2007 Future Cup:
- Cricket: 2007 Future Cup-3rd ODI
- Cricket: 2007 Future Cup-2nd ODI
- Cricket: 2007 Future Cup-1st ODI
- ^ "India ODI Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ^ "South Africa ODI Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 7 June 2007. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ^ "Ireland ODI Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2fxu7_3rd-odi-india-v-south-africa-sa-inn_sport
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Preceding season: International cricket in 2006–07
Following season: International cricket in 2007–08
