India Vs South Africa 1St Match
Titan Cup Australia, India, South Africa in India - 1996 (1996/97) · Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad · 17 October 1996
South Africa won by 47 runs
South Africa won by 47 runs. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 84 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
- Date
- 17 October 1996
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 47 runs
- Player of the match
- Gary Kirsten
- Captains
- Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- Debut
- Sujith Somasunder (India)
- Umpires
- RC Sharma and HS Sekhon
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Sujith Somasunder's first ODI.
South Africa batted first and made 261 for 7. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 84 off 81 balls, and Hansie Cronje made 63. Anil Kumble took 3 for 42 for India. The innings was built on a 76-run stand for the seventh wicket between Hansie Cronje and Brian McMillan.
Chasing 262, India made 214 all out. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 62 off 87 balls, and Mohammad Azharuddin made 32. Allan Donald took 3 for 43 for South Africa.
South Africa won by 47 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA: 261 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hudson | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 34 | 51 |
| Gary Kirsten | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 84 | 81 |
| Pat Symcox | bowled | 3 | 12 |
| Daryll Cullinan | c Venkatesh Prasad | 16 | 24 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Ajay Jadeja | 10 | 12 |
| Hansie Cronje | not out | 63 | 75 |
| Derek Crookes | bowled | 2 | 8 |
| Brian McMillan | run out (Venkatesh Prasad) | 32 | 34 |
| David Richardson | not out | 9 | 6 |
Did not bat: Fanie de Villiers, Allan Donald
Extras 8 · Total 261 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 9 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Sunil Joshi | 10 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-74 (Andrew Hudson), 2-85 (Pat Symcox), 3-128 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-145 (Jonty Rhodes), 5-158 (Gary Kirsten), 6-166 (Derek Crookes), 7-242 (Brian McMillan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Hudson and Gary Kirsten | 74 |
| second | Pat Symcox and Gary Kirsten | 11 |
| third | Daryll Cullinan and Gary Kirsten | 43 |
| fourth | Jonty Rhodes and Gary Kirsten | 17 |
| fifth | Hansie Cronje and Gary Kirsten | 13 |
| sixth | Hansie Cronje and Derek Crookes | 8 |
| seventh | Hansie Cronje and Brian McMillan | 76 |
| eighth | Hansie Cronje and David Richardson | 19 |
INDIA: 214 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Daryll Cullinan | 11 | 8 |
| Sujith Somasunder | run out (Daryll Cullinan) | 9 | 31 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Jonty Rhodes | 62 | 87 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Daryll Cullinan | 32 | 55 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Pat Symcox | 31 | 42 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Hansie Cronje | 15 | 19 |
| Nayan Mongia | run out (Jonty Rhodes) | 3 | 4 |
| Javagal Srinath | not out | 17 | 19 |
| Sunil Joshi | run out (Hansie Cronje, Brian McMillan) | 2 | 5 |
| Anil Kumble | c Andrew Hudson | 9 | 8 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | c Derek Crookes | 0 | 1 |
Extras 23 · Total 214 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanie de Villiers | 8.3 | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| Brian McMillan | 8 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Allan Donald | 9 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Hansie Cronje | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Derek Crookes | 9 | 1 | 41 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Sachin Tendulkar), 2-30 (Sujith Somasunder), 3-97 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 4-144 (Rahul Dravid), 5-171 (Sourav Ganguly), 6-178 (Nayan Mongia), 7-180 (Ajay Jadeja), 8-188 (Sunil Joshi), 9-206 (Anil Kumble), 10-214 (Venkatesh Prasad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sujith Somasunder | 19 |
| second | Rahul Dravid and Sujith Somasunder | 11 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid | 67 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 47 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 27 |
| sixth | Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia | 7 |
| seventh | Javagal Srinath and Ajay Jadeja | 2 |
| eighth | Javagal Srinath and Sunil Joshi | 8 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath | 18 |
| tenth | Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad | 8 |
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