South Africa Vs United Arab Emirates 2Nd Match

MATCH FACTS

Series

Wills World Cup in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 1996 (1995/96)

Ground

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Date

16 February 1996

Toss

U.A.E., chose to field

Result

South Africa won by 169 runs

Player of the match

Gary Kirsten

Captains

Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Sultan Zarawani (U.A.E.)

Debuts

Ganesh Mylvaganam (U.A.E.), Mohammad Aslam (U.A.E.), Shaukat Dukanwala (U.A.E.), Shahzad Altaf (U.A.E.)

Umpires

SA Bucknor and VK Ramaswamy

Match referee

RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

U.A.E. won the toss and chose to field. Ganesh Mylvaganam, Mohammad Aslam, Shaukat Dukanwala and Shahzad Altaf played their first ODIs.

South Africa batted first and made 321 for 2. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 188 not out off 159 balls, and Hansie Cronje made 57. The innings was built on a 145-run stand for the third wicket between Daryll Cullinan and Gary Kirsten, 45% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, 259 across 9 ODIs.

Chasing 322, U.A.E. made 152 for 8. Arshad Laeeq top-scored with 43 not out off 79 balls, and Shaukat Dukanwala made 40. Brian McMillan took 3 for 11 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 80-run stand for the ninth wicket between Arshad Laeeq and Shaukat Dukanwala, 53% of the total. From 60 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 12 runs, to 72 for 8.

South Africa won by 169 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium across the 31 ODIs in our archive. Gary Kirsten's 188 not out is the highest individual score at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.