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South Africa tour of India - 1996 (1996/97) · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai · 14 December 1996

India won by 74 runs

India won by 74 runs. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 114 for India. Venkatesh Prasad took 4/27.

MATCH FACTS

Ground
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date
14 December 1996
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
India won by 74 runs
Player of the match
Sachin Tendulkar
Captains
Sachin Tendulkar (India), Hansie Cronje (South Africa)
Umpires
K Parthasarathy and SK Porel
Match referee
JR Reid

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat.

India batted first and made 267 for 6. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 114 off 126 balls, and Ajay Jadeja made 54. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the first wicket between Woorkeri Raman and Sachin Tendulkar. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Wankhede Stadium, 221 across 7 ODIs.

Chasing 268, South Africa made 193 all out. Andrew Hudson top-scored with 45 off 60 balls, and Daryll Cullinan made 44. Venkatesh Prasad took 4 for 27 for India.

India won by 74 runs.

INDIA: 267 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Woorkeri Ramanc Hansie Cronje2951
Sachin Tendulkarst Gary Kirsten114126
Mohammad Azharuddinc Gary Kirsten2234
Rahul Dravidrun out (Daryll Cullinan)1632
Ajay Jadejanot out5444
Robin Singhc Pat Symcox1014
Javagal Srinathc Herschelle Gibbs34
Sunil Joshinot out11

Did not bat: Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad

Extras 18 · Total 267 for 6

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Fanie de Villiers50240
Brian McMillan60330
Hansie Cronje60360
Pat Symcox101511
Nicky Boje101331
Derek Crookes60351
Paul Adams70502

FALL OF WICKETS

1-90 (Woorkeri Raman), 2-150 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 3-188 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-202 (Rahul Dravid), 5-230 (Robin Singh), 6-249 (Javagal Srinath)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstWoorkeri Raman and Sachin Tendulkar90
secondMohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar60
thirdSachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid38
fourthAjay Jadeja and Rahul Dravid14
fifthRobin Singh and Ajay Jadeja28
sixthJavagal Srinath and Ajay Jadeja19
seventhAjay Jadeja and Sunil Joshi18
SOUTH AFRICA: 193 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Andrew Hudsonbowled4560
Gary Kirstenc Mohammad Azharuddin15
Hansie Cronjec Robin Singh1019
Daryll Cullinanc Sunil Joshi4471
Herschelle Gibbsc Woorkeri Raman3146
Derek Crookesrun out (Mohammad Azharuddin)1827
Brian McMillanc Nayan Mongia1626
Nicky Bojec Venkatesh Prasad34
Pat Symcoxnot out312
Fanie de Villiersbowled01
Paul Adamsc Nayan Mongia08

Extras 22 · Total 193 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Javagal Srinath101402
Venkatesh Prasad81274
Sunil Joshi70251
Robin Singh60291
Anil Kumble91341
Woorkeri Raman61250

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Gary Kirsten), 2-35 (Hansie Cronje), 3-80 (Andrew Hudson), 4-122 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-161 (Derek Crookes), 6-166 (Herschelle Gibbs), 7-174 (Nicky Boje), 8-188 (Brian McMillan), 9-188 (Fanie de Villiers), 10-193 (Paul Adams)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAndrew Hudson and Gary Kirsten2
secondHansie Cronje and Andrew Hudson33
thirdAndrew Hudson and Daryll Cullinan45
fourthDaryll Cullinan and Herschelle Gibbs42
fifthDerek Crookes and Herschelle Gibbs39
sixthBrian McMillan and Herschelle Gibbs5
seventhBrian McMillan and Nicky Boje8
eighthBrian McMillan and Pat Symcox14
ninthPat Symcox and Fanie de Villiers0
tenthPat Symcox and Paul Adams5
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