South Africa v India 3rd Test

India tour of South Africa - 1996 (1996/97) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 16 January 1997

Match drawn

Match drawn. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 148 for India. Javagal Srinath took 5/104.

India ARCHIVE South Africa ARCHIVE 1997 TESTS New Wanderers Stadium ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: India tour of South Africa - 1996 (1996/97)
Ground: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
Dates: 16 January 1997 to 20 January 1997
Toss: India, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid
Captains: Sachin Tendulkar (India), Hansie Cronje (South Africa)
Umpires: CJ Mitchley and P Willey
Match referee: BN Jarman

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat.

India batted first and made 410 for 9. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 148 off 362 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 73. Lance Klusener took 3 for 75 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 145-run stand for the fourth wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Wanderers Stadium, 321 across 10 Tests.

South Africa replied with 321 all out. Shaun Pollock top-scored with 79 off 158 balls, and Brian McMillan made 47. Javagal Srinath took 5 for 104 for India. The innings was built on a 112-run stand for the sixth wicket between Brian McMillan and Shaun Pollock. India led by 89 on first innings.

India made 266 for 8 in their second innings. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 81 off 146 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 60. Allan Donald took 3 for 38 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the fourth wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, 41% of the total.

Set 356 to win, South Africa made 228 for 8. Daryll Cullinan top-scored with 122 not out off 200 balls, and Lance Klusener made 49. Anil Kumble took 3 for 40 for India. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the eighth wicket between Daryll Cullinan and Lance Klusener, 56% of the total.

Match drawn.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 410 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Vikram Rathour	c David Richardson	13	69
Nayan Mongia	bowled	21	104
Rahul Dravid	c Shaun Pollock	148	362
Sachin Tendulkar	c Brian McMillan	35	55
Sourav Ganguly	c Brian McMillan	73	138
Mohammad Azharuddin	c Andrew Hudson	18	20
VVS Laxman	retired not out	0	4
Anil Kumble	c David Richardson	29	80
Javagal Srinath	c Andrew Hudson	41	65
Dodda Ganesh	c Daryll Cullinan	1	13
Venkatesh Prasad	not out	2	3

Extras 29 · Total 410 for 9

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Allan Donald	32.1	9	88	3
Shaun Pollock	30	11	55	0
Brian McMillan	20.5	4	50	0
Lance Klusener	27	6	75	3
Paul Adams	24	6	88	1
Hansie Cronje	16.3	5	39	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-25 (Vikram Rathour), 2-46 (Nayan Mongia), 3-100 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-245 (Sourav Ganguly), 5-266 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-266 (VVS Laxman), 6-327 (Anil Kumble), 7-403 (Javagal Srinath), 8-408 (Dodda Ganesh), 9-410 (Rahul Dravid)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Nayan Mongia and Vikram Rathour	25
second	Nayan Mongia and Rahul Dravid	21
third	Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid	54
fourth	Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid	145
fifth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid	21
sixth	Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman	0
seventh	Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid	61
eighth	Javagal Srinath and Rahul Dravid	76
ninth	Rahul Dravid and Dodda Ganesh	5
tenth	Venkatesh Prasad and Rahul Dravid	2

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 321 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Hudson	c Mohammad Azharuddin	18	27
Gary Kirsten	bowled	29	48
Adam Bacher	lbw	13	19
Daryll Cullinan	caught	33	46
Hansie Cronje	c Nayan Mongia	43	57
Brian McMillan	lbw	47	83
Shaun Pollock	c Nayan Mongia	79	158
David Richardson	c Mohammad Azharuddin	13	46
Lance Klusener	not out	22	38
Allan Donald	bowled	4	14
Paul Adams	c Rahul Dravid	2	8

Extras 18 · Total 321 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Javagal Srinath	25.1	5	104	5
Venkatesh Prasad	20	2	83	2
Anil Kumble	25	5	63	1
Dodda Ganesh	7	1	26	0
Sourav Ganguly	12	1	36	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-36 (Andrew Hudson), 2-64 (Adam Bacher), 3-73 (Gary Kirsten), 4-139 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-147 (Hansie Cronje), 6-259 (Brian McMillan), 7-285 (David Richardson), 8-303 (Shaun Pollock), 9-318 (Allan Donald), 10-321 (Paul Adams)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Andrew Hudson and Gary Kirsten	36
second	Gary Kirsten and Adam Bacher	28
third	Daryll Cullinan and Gary Kirsten	9
fourth	Hansie Cronje and Daryll Cullinan	66
fifth	Hansie Cronje and Brian McMillan	8
sixth	Brian McMillan and Shaun Pollock	112
seventh	David Richardson and Shaun Pollock	26
eighth	Shaun Pollock and Lance Klusener	18
ninth	Allan Donald and Lance Klusener	15
tenth	Paul Adams and Lance Klusener	3

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 266 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R	B
Vikram Rathour	lbw	44	111
Nayan Mongia	c Brian McMillan	50	89
Rahul Dravid	c Daryll Cullinan	81	146
Sachin Tendulkar	c David Richardson	9	11
Sourav Ganguly	bowled	60	93
Mohammad Azharuddin	lbw	2	6
Anil Kumble	bowled	6	17
Javagal Srinath	lbw	4	11
Dodda Ganesh	not out	0	10
Venkatesh Prasad	not out	1	9

Did not bat: VVS Laxman

Extras 9 · Total 266 for 8

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Allan Donald	18	6	38	3
Shaun Pollock	11	0	28	1
Brian McMillan	11	0	48	0
Lance Klusener	13	1	41	0
Paul Adams	21	1	80	3
Hansie Cronje	8	3	24	1
Adam Bacher	1	0	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-90 (Nayan Mongia), 2-109 (Vikram Rathour), 3-124 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-232 (Sourav Ganguly), 5-235 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-256 (Anil Kumble), 7-265 (Javagal Srinath), 8-265 (Rahul Dravid)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Nayan Mongia and Vikram Rathour	90
second	Rahul Dravid and Vikram Rathour	19
third	Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid	15
fourth	Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid	108
fifth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid	3
sixth	Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid	21
seventh	Javagal Srinath and Rahul Dravid	9
eighth	Rahul Dravid and Dodda Ganesh	0
ninth	Venkatesh Prasad and Dodda Ganesh	1

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 228 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Hudson	bowled	3	23
Gary Kirsten	c Vikram Rathour	1	10
Adam Bacher	bowled	23	33
Daryll Cullinan	not out	122	200
Hansie Cronje	run out (Anil Kumble, Nayan Mongia)	6	21
Brian McMillan	caught	2	5
Shaun Pollock	bowled	0	4
David Richardson	c Mohammad Azharuddin	7	28
Lance Klusener	c Rahul Dravid	49	77
Allan Donald	not out	0	16

Did not bat: Paul Adams

Extras 15 · Total 228 for 8

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Javagal Srinath	24	6	89	2
Venkatesh Prasad	15	1	59	2
Anil Kumble	23	7	40	3
Dodda Ganesh	2	0	8	0
Sourav Ganguly	2	2	0	0
Sachin Tendulkar	2	0	18	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Andrew Hudson), 2-4 (Gary Kirsten), 3-49 (Adam Bacher), 4-71 (Hansie Cronje), 5-76 (Brian McMillan), 6-78 (Shaun Pollock), 7-95 (David Richardson), 8-222 (Lance Klusener)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Andrew Hudson and Gary Kirsten	4
second	Gary Kirsten and Adam Bacher	0
third	Daryll Cullinan and Adam Bacher	45
fourth	Hansie Cronje and Daryll Cullinan	22
fifth	Brian McMillan and Daryll Cullinan	5
sixth	Daryll Cullinan and Shaun Pollock	2
seventh	David Richardson and Daryll Cullinan	17
eighth	Daryll Cullinan and Lance Klusener	127
ninth	Allan Donald and Daryll Cullinan	6

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