The South African cricket team toured India during the 1996–97 cricket season, playing three Test matches and one One Day International (ODI). The tour was South Africa's second international cricket series in India, following a visit in 1991–92, and included their first Test appearances against India on the subcontinent.[1] India had previously toured South Africa in 1992–93, losing the Test series 0–1.[1]
The tour began with the Titan Cup, a triangular ODI tournament which included Australia on 17 October 1996.[2] South Africa won all its round-robin matches—three each against India and Australia—but lost to India in the final.[2] India's Sachin Tendulkar was the leading run-scorer in the tournament with 320 runs. South Africa's Allan Donald was the highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets and received the player of the series award.[2]
India won the Test series, winning the first and third match.[3] Several players, including Herschelle Gibbs, Lance Klusener and VVS Laxman, made their Test debuts. Laxman scored a fifty in the second innings of the first Test and Klusener picked up eight wickets for 64 runs in the second innings of the second Test at Kolkata.[4] The figures remain the fourth best by any bowler on debut.[5]Mohammad Azharuddin was named the Man of the Test series after scoring 388 runs at an average of 77.60;[6]Javagal Srinath was the most successful bowler collecting 17 wickets at an average of 20.94.[7]
At the end of the tour, South Africa played India in a benefit match for Mohinder Amarnath at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India won the ODI by 74 runs; Tendulkar went on to score 114 and was selected the man of the match.[8]
South Africans won by 245 runs Nehru Stadium, Kochi Umpires: SCR Vijayaraghavan and P. Radhakrishnan Player of the match: Hansie Cronje (South Africans)
South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
Daryll Cullinan (South Africans) passed 8,000 runs in first-class matches.[9]
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The South African cricket team toured India during the 1996 97 cricket season playing three Test matches and one One Day International ODI The tour was South Africa s second international cricket series in India following a visit in 1991 92 and included their first Test appearances against India on the subcontinent 1 India had previously toured South Africa in 1992 93 losing the Test series 0 1 1 South African cricket team in India in 1996 97 IndiaSouth AfricaDates17 October 14 December 1996CaptainsSachin TendulkarHansie CronjeTest seriesResultIndia won the 3 match series 2 1Most runsMohammad Azharuddin 388 Gary Kirsten 322 Most wicketsJavagal Srinath 17 Paul Adams 14 Player of the seriesMohammad Azharuddin Ind One Day International seriesResultsIndia won the 1 match series 1 0Most runsSachin Tendulkar 114 Andrew Hudson 45 Most wicketsVenkatesh Prasad 4 Paul Adams 2 Player of the series The tour began with the Titan Cup a triangular ODI tournament which included Australia on 17 October 1996 2 South Africa won all its round robin matches three each against India and Australia but lost to India in the final 2 India s Sachin Tendulkar was the leading run scorer in the tournament with 320 runs South Africa s Allan Donald was the highest wicket taker with 17 wickets and received the player of the series award 2 India won the Test series winning the first and third match 3 Several players including Herschelle Gibbs Lance Klusener and VVS Laxman made their Test debuts Laxman scored a fifty in the second innings of the first Test and Klusener picked up eight wickets for 64 runs in the second innings of the second Test at Kolkata 4 The figures remain the fourth best by any bowler on debut 5 Mohammad Azharuddin was named the Man of the Test series after scoring 388 runs at an average of 77 60 6 Javagal Srinath was the most successful bowler collecting 17 wickets at an average of 20 94 7 At the end of the tour South Africa played India in a benefit match for Mohinder Amarnath at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai India won the ODI by 74 runs Tendulkar went on to score 114 and was selected the man of the match 8 Contents 1 Tour matches 1 1 Three day Karnataka v South Africans 1 2 Three day Indian Board President s XI v South Africa 1 3 Three day India A v South Africans 2 Test series 2 1 First Test 2 2 Second Test 2 3 Third Test 3 One Day International Match 3 1 Only ODI 4 References 5 External linksTour matches EditThree day Karnataka v South Africans Edit 10 12 November 1996 ScorecardSouth Africans v Karnataka243 53 1 overs Jonty Rhodes 46 60 Rangarao Ananth 4 72 17 overs 115 49 overs Fazal Khaleel 32 67 Lance Klusener 5 38 15 overs 234 73 5 overs Hansie Cronje 49 70 Anand Katti 4 68 17 5 overs 117 49 4 overs J Arunkumar 33 51 Allan Donald 3 29 11 overs South Africans won by 245 runsNehru Stadium Kochi Umpires SCR Vijayaraghavan and P Radhakrishnan Player of the match Hansie Cronje South Africans South Africans won the toss and elected to bat Daryll Cullinan South Africans passed 8 000 runs in first class matches 9 Three day Indian Board President s XI v South Africa Edit 15 17 November 1996 ScorecardIndian Board President s XI v South Africans179 61 1 overs Salil Ankola 63 62 Fanie de Villiers 5 46 16 overs 206 82 3 overs Herschelle Gibbs 74 153 Venkatapathy Raju 6 64 31 3 overs 94 35 3 overs VVS Laxman 27 40 Fanie de Villiers 4 37 13 overs 70 0 16 4 overs Gary Kirsten 37 49 South Africans won by 10 wicketsIPCL Sports Complex Ground Vadodara Umpires Jasbir Singh and Deepak Kumar KarIndian Board President s XI won the toss and elected to bat Herschelle Gibbs South Africans passed 3 000 runs in first class matches 10 Venkatapathy Raju Indian Board President s XI claimed his 350th wicket in first class matches 10 Three day India A v South Africans Edit 3 5 December 1996 ScorecardSouth Africans v India A384 5d 91 overs Herschelle Gibbs 200 287 Dodda Ganesh 3 69 23 overs 340 77 5 overs Vinod Kambli 98 101 Paul Adams 5 108 24 5 overs 492 3d 99 overs Herschelle Gibbs 171 220 Woorkeri Raman 1 34 7 overs Match drawnVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium Nagpur Umpires Devendra Sharma and Suresh ShastriSouth Africans won the toss and elected to bat Brian McMillan South Africans passed 6 000 runs in first class matches 11 Herschelle Gibbs South Africans scored his highest individual score in first class matches 200 surpassing his 183 against MCC 12 Test series EditFirst Test Edit 20 24 November 1996 ScorecardIndia v South Africa223 99 overs Sachin Tendulkar 42 64 Allan Donald 4 37 27 overs 244 98 1 overs Fanie de Villiers 67 136 Sunil Joshi 4 43 24 overs 190 79 2 overs VVS Laxman 51 125 Paul Adams 3 30 9 2 overs 105 38 5 overs Hansie Cronje 48 122 Javagal Srinath 6 21 11 5 overs India won by 64 runsGujarat Stadium Ahmedabad Umpires S K Bansal Ind and George Sharp Eng Player of the match Javagal Srinath Ind India won the toss and elected to bat VVS Laxman Ind made his Test debut Mohammad Azharuddin Ind became the first player to play against all other Test playing nations both home and away then eight 13 Second Test Edit 27 November 1 December 1996 ScorecardSouth Africa v India428 121 1 overs Andrew Hudson 146 244 Venkatesh Prasad 6 104 35 overs 329 81 2 overs Mohammad Azharuddin 109 77 Allan Donald 3 72 21 2 overs 367 3d 93 2 overs Daryl Cullinan 153 261 Javagal Srinath 1 101 24 2 overs 137 53 3 overs Mohammad Azharuddin 52 55 Lance Klusener 8 64 21 3 overs South Africa won by 329 runsEden Gardens Kolkata Umpires B C Cooray Ind and V K Ramaswamy Ind Player of the match Gary Kirsten SA Third Test Edit 8 12 December 1996 ScorecardIndia v South Africa237 100 1 overs Sachin Tendulkar 63 171 Paul Adams 6 55 19 1 overs 177 72 3 overs Gary Kirsten 43 108 Anil Kumble 4 71 27 overs 400 7d 126 overs Mohammad Azharuddin 163 229 Fanie de Villiers 2 58 24 overs 180 96 1 overs Hansie Cronje 50 95 Javagal Srinath 3 38 19 1 overs India won by 280 runsGreen Park Stadium Kanpur Umpires David Shepherd and Srinivas Venkataraghavan Player of the match Mohammad Azharuddin Ind One Day International Match EditOnly ODI Edit 14 December 1996 ScorecardIndia 267 6 50 overs v South Africa193 46 overs Sachin Tendulkar 114 126 Paul Adams 2 50 7 overs Andrew Hudson 45 60 Venkatesh Prasad 4 27 8 overs India won by 74 runsWankhede Stadium Mumbai Umpires K Parthasarathi and Subroto Porel Player of the match Sachin Tendulkar Ind India won the toss and elected to bat Hansie Cronje SA played his 50th ODI as captain of South Africa 14 and 100th overall 15 Play was suspended for 19 20 minutes during India s innings due to crowd trouble 15 16 Sachin Tendulkar Ind scored his 10th century in ODIs 15 Javagal Srinath Ind claimed his 150th wicket in ODIs 15 References Edit a b Kumar Rajesh India South Africa Tests Head to Head CricketArchive Retrieved 15 January 2013 a b c Baum Greg Titan Cup 1996 97 Wisden ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 15 January 2013 South Africa in India Test Series 1996 97 Results ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 15 January 2013 Bryden Colin South Africa in India 1996 97 Wisden ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 15 January 2013 Records Test matches Bowling records Best figures in a innings on debut ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 15 January 2013 Records South Africa in India Test Series 1996 97 India Batting and bowling averages ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 15 January 2013 Records South Africa in India Test Series 1996 97 Most wickets ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 15 January 2013 Vasu Anand 18 February 2000 Sachin s boys too good at home ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 15 January 2013 Karnataka v South Africans at CricketArchive subscription required a b Indian Board President s XI v South Africans at CricketArchive subscription required India A v South Africans at CricketArchive subscription required Chakravarty Joy 4 December 1996 Herschelle Gibbs slams double ton The Indian Express Archived from the original on 22 April 1997 Retrieved 11 April 2020 First Test Match India v South Africa 1996 97 Wisden ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 28 October 2018 Natarajan H 14 December 1996 Who benefits by this overkill The Indian Express Archived from the original on 22 April 1997 Retrieved 18 October 2018 a b c d Natarajan H 15 December 1996 Tendulkar Jadeja hammer SA into submission The Indian Express Archived from the original on 20 April 1997 Retrieved 18 October 2018 One Day International India v South Africa 1996 97 Wisden ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 18 October 2018 External links EditSouth Africa tour of India 1996 97 at ESPNcricinfo Tour home at ESPNcricinfo archive Tour home at test cricket tours co uk South Africa in India 1996 97 at CricketArchive subscription required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South African cricket team in India in 1996 97 amp oldid 1105838928, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
