India-South Africa Test averages

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