| Future Cup 2007 | |||
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| 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
Matches
Ireland Matches
1st match: Ireland vs India
| 23 June 2007 (scorecard) |
Ireland  193 (50 overs) |
v |  India171/1 (34.5 overs) |
| Niall O'Brien 52 (79) Piyush Chawla 3/29 (10 overs) |
Gautam Gambhir 80* (107) Roger Whelan 1/56 (8 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) |
South Africa  173/4 (31 overs) |
v | Ireland 131 (30.5 overs) |
| Morne van Wyk 52 (84) Alex Cusack 3/15 (4 overs) |
Alex Cusack 36* (56) Vernon Philander 4/12 (5.5 overs) |
| 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) |
| India 242/8 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 245/6 (49.3 overs) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 99 (143) André Nel 3/47 (10 overs) |
Jacques Kallis 91* (116) Piyush Chawla 3/47 (10 overs) |
| 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) |
| South Africa 226/6 (50 overs) |
v | India 227/4 (49.1 overs) |
| Morne van Wyk 82 (126) Yuvraj Singh 3/36 (9 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 93 (106) Charl Langeveldt 2/43 (10 overs) |
| 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) |
| South Africa 148/7 (31 overs) |
v | India 151/4 (30.2 overs) |
| Justin Kemp 61 (61) Herschelle Gibbs 56 (67) Sachin Tendulkar 2/10 (1 over) Ajit Agarkar 2/21 (6 overs) |
Yuvraj Singh 61* (84) Rahul Dravid 35 (48) Makhaya Ntini 1/16 (7 overs) André Nel 1/22 (5.2 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
- "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.
| International cricket in 2007 | |
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| Preceding season: International cricket in 2006–07 | |
| May 2007 | |
| June 2007 | |
| July 2007 | |
| August 2007 | |
| Following season: International cricket in 2007–08 | |
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