India-South Africa Test averages

Virender Sehwag [ Images ] emerged the highest run-getter in the just-concluded two-Test series against South Africa [ Images ].

The dashing batsman amassed 262 runs at an average of 87.33, but it was vice-captain Rahul Dravid [ Images ] who topped the batting averages with 90.50 in compiling 181 runs.

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh [ Images ], who played a key role in India's [ Images ] eight-wicket victory in the second Test in Kolkata [ Images ], was the pick of the bowlers with a haul of 13 wickets, at an average of 23.61.

For the South Africans, Jacques Kallis [ Images ] scored the maximum runs at 241 and also had the best batting average (80.33).

Makhaya Ntini [ Images ] 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

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

5 Wickets in an innings: Nil