India Vs South Africa 1St Odi
South Africa tour of India - 1991 (1991/92) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 10 November 1991
India won by 3 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
India won by 3 wickets (with 38 balls remaining). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 62 for India. Allan Donald took 5/29.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date
- 10 November 1991
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 3 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Captains
- Clive Rice (South Africa), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Debuts
- Jimmy Cook (South Africa), Andrew Hudson (South Africa), Peter Kirsten (South Africa), Adrian Kuiper (South Africa), Clive Rice (South Africa), Richard Snell (South Africa), Brian McMillan (South Africa), David Richardson (South Africa), Tim Shaw (South Africa), Allan Donald (South Africa), Pravin Amre (India)
- Umpires
- RS Rathore and VK Ramaswamy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. Jimmy Cook, Andrew Hudson, Peter Kirsten, Adrian Kuiper, Clive Rice, Richard Snell, Brian McMillan, David Richardson, Tim Shaw, Allan Donald and Pravin Amre played their first ODIs.
South Africa batted first and made 177 for 8. Kepler Wessels top-scored with 50 off 95 balls, and Adrian Kuiper made 43. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Eden Gardens, 227 across 10 ODIs.
Chasing 178, India made 178 for 7. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 62 off 73 balls, and Pravin Amre made 55. Allan Donald took 5 for 29 for South Africa.
India won by 3 wickets (with 38 balls remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 177 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hudson | c Kiran More | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Cook | lbw | 17 | 48 |
| Kepler Wessels | bowled | 50 | 95 |
| Peter Kirsten | bowled | 7 | 29 |
| Adrian Kuiper | c Pravin Amre | 43 | 64 |
| Clive Rice | bowled | 14 | 23 |
| Richard Snell | c Pravin Amre | 16 | 13 |
| Brian McMillan | run out | 2 | 4 |
| David Richardson | not out | 4 | 4 |
| Tim Shaw | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Allan Donald
Extras 24 · Total 177 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 9 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 10 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Venkatapathy Raju | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Andrew Hudson), 2-28 (Jimmy Cook), 3-49 (Peter Kirsten), 4-109 (Kepler Wessels), 5-151 (Adrian Kuiper), 6-156 (Clive Rice), 7-167 (Brian McMillan), 8-176 (Richard Snell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Hudson and Jimmy Cook | 3 |
| second | Kepler Wessels and Jimmy Cook | 25 |
| third | Kepler Wessels and Peter Kirsten | 21 |
| fourth | Kepler Wessels and Adrian Kuiper | 60 |
| fifth | Adrian Kuiper and Clive Rice | 42 |
| sixth | Richard Snell and Clive Rice | 5 |
| seventh | Richard Snell and Brian McMillan | 11 |
| eighth | David Richardson and Richard Snell | 9 |
| ninth | David Richardson and Tim Shaw | 1 |
INDIA: 178 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | c David Richardson | 0 | 5 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Brian McMillan | 6 | 14 |
| Sanjay Manjrekar | bowled | 1 | 10 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Richard Snell | 62 | 73 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | st David Richardson | 16 | 21 |
| Pravin Amre | lbw | 55 | 74 |
| Kapil Dev | bowled | 11 | 30 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | not out | 12 | 18 |
| Kiran More | not out | 0 | 3 |
Did not bat: Venkatapathy Raju, Javagal Srinath
Extras 15 · Total 178 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Donald | 8.4 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Richard Snell | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Brian McMillan | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tim Shaw | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Clive Rice | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Adrian Kuiper | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Ravi Shastri), 2-3 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 3-20 (Navjot Sidhu), 4-60 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-116 (Sachin Tendulkar), 6-148 (Kapil Dev), 7-177 (Pravin Amre)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Shastri and Navjot Sidhu | 1 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Sanjay Manjrekar | 2 |
| third | Navjot Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar | 17 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 40 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar and Pravin Amre | 56 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Pravin Amre | 32 |
| seventh | Manoj Prabhakar and Pravin Amre | 29 |
| eighth | Manoj Prabhakar and Kiran More | 1 |
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