South Africa v India 1st Test
India tour of South Africa - 1996 (1996/97) · Kingsmead, Durban · 26 December 1996
South Africa won by 328 runs
South Africa won by 328 runs. Andrew Hudson top-scored with 80 for South Africa. Allan Donald took 5/40.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of South Africa - 1996 (1996/97)
- Ground
- Kingsmead, Durban
- Dates
- 26 December 1996 to 28 December 1996
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 328 runs
- Player of the match
- Andrew Hudson
- Captains
- Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- Debut
- Adam Bacher (South Africa)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- BN Jarman
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. It was Adam Bacher's first Test.
South Africa batted first and made 235 all out. Andrew Hudson top-scored with 80 off 191 balls. Venkatesh Prasad took 5 for 60 for India.
India replied with 100 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 16 off 45 balls. Allan Donald took 5 for 40 for South Africa. From 68 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 89 for 9. South Africa led by 135 on first innings.
South Africa made 259 all out in their second innings. Adam Bacher top-scored with 55 off 101 balls, and Andrew Hudson made 52. Venkatesh Prasad took 5 for 93 for India. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the second wicket between Andrew Hudson and Adam Bacher, 43% of the total. From 164 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 185 for 9.
Set 395 to win, India made 66 all out. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 27 not out off 73 balls. Allan Donald took 4 for 14 for South Africa. From 0 for 0 they lost 6 wickets for 25 runs, to 25 for 6.
South Africa won by 328 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Kingsmead across the 45 Tests in our archive.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 235 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hudson | c Nayan Mongia | 80 | 191 |
| Gary Kirsten | bowled | 2 | 12 |
| Adam Bacher | lbw | 25 | 73 |
| Daryll Cullinan | c Nayan Mongia | 1 | 6 |
| Hansie Cronje | c Nayan Mongia | 15 | 41 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Nayan Mongia | 0 | 10 |
| Brian McMillan | lbw | 34 | 99 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 23 | 47 |
| David Richardson | bowled | 24 | 31 |
| Lance Klusener | c Nayan Mongia | 1 | 4 |
| Allan Donald | c Vikram Rathour | 5 | 11 |
Extras 25 · Total 235 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 20 | 7 | 36 | 2 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 19 | 6 | 60 | 5 |
| David Johnson | 15 | 2 | 52 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 20.2 | 3 | 61 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 9 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Gary Kirsten), 2-70 (Adam Bacher), 3-71 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-99 (Hansie Cronje), 5-113 (Herschelle Gibbs), 6-162 (Andrew Hudson), 7-190 (Brian McMillan), 8-229 (David Richardson), 9-230 (Lance Klusener), 10-235 (Allan Donald)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Hudson and Gary Kirsten | 8 |
| second | Andrew Hudson and Adam Bacher | 62 |
| third | Andrew Hudson and Daryll Cullinan | 1 |
| fourth | Hansie Cronje and Andrew Hudson | 28 |
| fifth | Andrew Hudson and Herschelle Gibbs | 14 |
| sixth | Andrew Hudson and Brian McMillan | 49 |
| seventh | Brian McMillan and Shaun Pollock | 28 |
| eighth | David Richardson and Shaun Pollock | 39 |
| ninth | Shaun Pollock and Lance Klusener | 1 |
| tenth | Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock | 5 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 100 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vikram Rathour | c Andrew Hudson | 7 | 42 |
| Woorkeri Raman | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Lance Klusener | 16 | 45 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | bowled | 15 | 45 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Adam Bacher | 15 | 15 |
| Rahul Dravid | lbw | 7 | 23 |
| Nayan Mongia | c David Richardson | 4 | 13 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 13 | 27 |
| Javagal Srinath | c Daryll Cullinan | 0 | 1 |
| David Johnson | c Adam Bacher | 3 | 10 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | c David Richardson | 4 | 16 |
Extras 16 · Total 100 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Donald | 16 | 5 | 40 | 5 |
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| Lance Klusener | 7.1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Brian McMillan | 8 | 2 | 27 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Woorkeri Raman), 2-22 (Vikram Rathour), 3-36 (Sourav Ganguly), 4-52 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-68 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-74 (Rahul Dravid), 7-74 (Nayan Mongia), 8-74 (Javagal Srinath), 9-89 (David Johnson), 10-100 (Venkatesh Prasad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Woorkeri Raman and Vikram Rathour | 2 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and Vikram Rathour | 20 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 14 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 16 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid | 16 |
| sixth | Nayan Mongia and Rahul Dravid | 6 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Nayan Mongia | 0 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath | 0 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble and David Johnson | 15 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad | 11 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 259 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hudson | c Sachin Tendulkar | 52 | 97 |
| Gary Kirsten | c Rahul Dravid | 2 | 17 |
| Adam Bacher | c Sachin Tendulkar | 55 | 101 |
| Daryll Cullinan | c Nayan Mongia | 3 | 8 |
| Hansie Cronje | c Nayan Mongia | 17 | 46 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | lbw | 25 | 47 |
| Brian McMillan | not out | 51 | 54 |
| Shaun Pollock | c Vikram Rathour | 2 | 14 |
| David Richardson | bowled | 4 | 4 |
| Lance Klusener | c Nayan Mongia | 4 | 4 |
| Allan Donald | c Vikram Rathour | 26 | 35 |
Extras 18 · Total 259 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 23 | 5 | 80 | 3 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 25 | 4 | 93 | 5 |
| David Johnson | 9 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 11 | 3 | 26 | 2 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Gary Kirsten), 2-115 (Adam Bacher), 3-120 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-120 (Andrew Hudson), 5-164 (Hansie Cronje), 6-164 (Herschelle Gibbs), 7-171 (Shaun Pollock), 8-181 (David Richardson), 9-185 (Lance Klusener), 10-259 (Allan Donald)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Hudson and Gary Kirsten | 4 |
| second | Andrew Hudson and Adam Bacher | 111 |
| third | Andrew Hudson and Daryll Cullinan | 5 |
| fourth | Hansie Cronje and Andrew Hudson | 0 |
| fifth | Hansie Cronje and Herschelle Gibbs | 44 |
| sixth | Brian McMillan and Herschelle Gibbs | 0 |
| seventh | Brian McMillan and Shaun Pollock | 7 |
| eighth | David Richardson and Brian McMillan | 10 |
| ninth | Brian McMillan and Lance Klusener | 4 |
| tenth | Allan Donald and Brian McMillan | 74 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 66 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vikram Rathour | c David Richardson | 2 | 2 |
| Woorkeri Raman | bowled | 1 | 8 |
| Sourav Ganguly | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Gary Kirsten | 4 | 25 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Lance Klusener | 8 | 14 |
| Rahul Dravid | not out | 27 | 73 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Hansie Cronje | 4 | 29 |
| Anil Kumble | c Andrew Hudson | 2 | 17 |
| Javagal Srinath | run out (Adam Bacher) | 7 | 17 |
| David Johnson | c Lance Klusener | 5 | 12 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | c Andrew Hudson | 1 | 10 |
Extras 5 · Total 66 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Donald | 11.1 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| Shaun Pollock | 12 | 4 | 25 | 3 |
| Lance Klusener | 9 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Brian McMillan | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Vikram Rathour), 2-2 (Sourav Ganguly), 3-7 (Woorkeri Raman), 4-15 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-20 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-25 (Nayan Mongia), 7-40 (Anil Kumble), 8-51 (Javagal Srinath), 9-59 (David Johnson), 10-66 (Venkatesh Prasad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Woorkeri Raman and Vikram Rathour | 2 |
| second | Woorkeri Raman and Sourav Ganguly | 0 |
| third | Woorkeri Raman and Sachin Tendulkar | 5 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 8 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid | 5 |
| sixth | Nayan Mongia and Rahul Dravid | 5 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid | 15 |
| eighth | Javagal Srinath and Rahul Dravid | 11 |
| ninth | Rahul Dravid and David Johnson | 8 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad and Rahul Dravid | 7 |
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