{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox cricket tour | series_name = Future Cup 2007 | team1_image = Flag of India.svg | team1_name = India | team2_image = Flag of South Africa.svg | team2_name = South Africa | from_date = 26 June 2007 | to_date = 1 July 2007 | team1_captain = Rahul Dravid | team2_captain = Jacques Kallis | no_of_ODIs = 3 | team1_ODIs_won = 2 | team2_ODIs_won = 1 | team1_ODIs_most_runs = Sachin Tendulkar (200) | team2_ODIs_most_runs = Morne van Wyk (126) | team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Yuvraj Singh (3) | team2_ODIs_most_wickets = André Nel (4) | player_of_ODI_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== {| class="wikitable" |- ! {{cr|IND}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavind/content/squad/297790.html | title=India ODI Squad | work=ESPNcricinfo | date=2007-06-30 | accessdate=2007-07-01| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070622100713/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavind/content/squad/297790.html| archivedate= 22 June 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> ! {{cr|RSA}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavind/content/squad/297262.html | title=South Africa ODI Squad | work=ESPNcricinfo | date=2007-06-07 | accessdate=2007-07-01| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070623115506/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavind/content/squad/297262.html| archivedate= 23 June 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> ! {{cr|IRE}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/squad/298127.html | title=Ireland ODI Squad | work=ESPNcricinfo | date=15 June 2007 | accessdate=2007-07-01}}</ref> |- | 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==== {{Limited overs international | date = 23 June 2007 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}} | score1 = 193 (50 overs) | score2 = 171/1 (34.5 overs) | team2 = {{cr|IND}} | runs1 = Niall O'Brien 52 (79) | wickets1 = Piyush Chawla 3/29 (10 overs) | runs2 = Gautam Gambhir 80* (107) | wickets2 = Roger Whelan 1/56 (8 overs) | result = {{cr|IND}} won by 9 wickets (D/L method) | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14366/scorecard/293071/ireland-vs-india-only-odi-india-tour-of-ireland-england-and-scotland-2007/ (scorecard)] | venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland | umpires = Mark Benson (ENG) and Billy Bowden (NZL) | motm = Gautam Gambhir | rain = India's innings shortened to 39 overs due to rain between innings. | toss = India won the toss and elected to field | notes = Gary Wilson, Thinus Fourie, Roger Whelan (Ire) and Rohit Sharma (Ind) made their ODI debuts. }}
====2nd match: Ireland vs South Africa==== {{Limited overs international | date = 24 June 2007 | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}} | score1 = 173/4 (31 overs) | score2 = 131 (30.5 overs) | team2 = {{cr|IRE}} | runs1 = Morne van Wyk 52 (84) | wickets1 = Alex Cusack 3/15 (4 overs) | runs2 = Alex Cusack 36* (56) | wickets2 = Vernon Philander 4/12 (5.5 overs) | result = {{cr|RSA}} win by 42 runs | report = [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ireland/engine/current/match/293072.html (scorecard)] | venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland | umpires = Aleem Dar (PAK) and Billy Bowden (NZL) | motm = Alex Cusack | rain = Match shortened to 31 overs per side due to rain. | toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field. | notes = Alex Cusack (Ire), Vernon Philander, Thandi Tshabalala (SA) made their ODI debuts. }}
===ODI Series=== ====1st match: India vs South Africa==== {{Limited overs international | date = 26 June 2007 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}} | score1 = 242/8 (50 overs) | score2 = 245/6 (49.3 overs) | team2 = {{cr|RSA}} | runs1 = Sachin Tendulkar 99 (143) | | wickets1 = André Nel 3/47 (10 overs) | | runs2 = Jacques Kallis 91* (116) | wickets2 = Piyush Chawla 3/47 (10 overs) | result = {{cr|RSA}} won by 4 wickets | report = [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/current/match/293076.html (scorecard)] | | venue = Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, | | umpires = Aleem Dar (PAK) and Mark Benson (ENG) | motm = Jacques Kallis | toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field. }}
====2nd match: India vs South Africa==== {{Limited overs international | date = 29 June 2007 | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}} | score1 = 226/6 (50 overs) | score2 = 227/4 (49.1 overs) | team2 = {{cr|IND}} | runs1 = Morne van Wyk 82 (126) | | wickets1 = Yuvraj Singh 3/36 (9 overs) | | runs2 = Sachin Tendulkar 93 (106) | | wickets2 = Charl Langeveldt 2/43 (10 overs) | | result = {{IND}} won by 6 wickets | report = [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/current/match/293077.html (scorecard)] | | venue = Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland | | umpires = Mark Benson (ENG) and Billy Bowden (NZL) | motm = Sachin Tendulkar | toss = India won the toss elected to field. | notes = 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==== {{Limited overs international | date = 1 July 2007 | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}} | score1 = 148/7 (31 overs) | score2 = 151/4 (30.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|IND}} | runs1 = Justin Kemp 61 (61)<br>Herschelle Gibbs 56 (67) | wickets1 = Sachin Tendulkar 2/10 (1 over)<br>Ajit Agarkar 2/21 (6 overs) | runs2 = Yuvraj Singh 61* (84)<br>Rahul Dravid 35 (48) | wickets2 = Makhaya Ntini 1/16 (7 overs)<br>André Nel 1/22 (5.2 overs) | result = {{cr|IND}} won by 6 wickets | report = [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/rsavind/engine/current/match/293078.html (scorecard)] | | venue = Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland | | umpires = Aleem Dar (PAK) and Mark Benson (ENG) | | motm = Yuvraj Singh | rain = Play reduced to 31 overs due to rain | }}
==Statistics== ;Most runs {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Player !! Team !! {{Tooltip|Mat|Matches}} !! {{Tooltip|Inns|Innings}} !! Runs !! {{Tooltip|Ave|Average}} !! {{Tooltip|HS|High score}} !! {{Tooltip|100s|Century}} !! {{Tooltip|50s|Half Century}} |- style="background:gold" |style="text-align:left"| Sachin Tendulkar ||style="text-align:left"| {{cr|IND}} || 3 || 3 || '''200''' || 66.67 || 99 || 0 || 2 |- |style="text-align:left"| Morne van Wyk ||style="text-align:left"| {{cr|SA}} || 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 }} {{Reflist}} * http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2fxu7_3rd-odi-india-v-south-africa-sa-inn_sport
{{International cricket in 2007}} {{International cricket tours of Ireland}}
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