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India v South Africa @ Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
20, 21, 22, 23 November 1996 (five-day match)
Toss: India (bat)
Umpires: SK Bansal, G Sharp
Third Umpire: AM Saheba
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: India won by 64 runs
1st Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanjay Manjrekar | b Paul Adams | 34 | 94 | 114 | 4 | - |
| +2. Nayan Mongia | lbw b Fanie de Villiers | 9 | 18 | 33 | 2 | - |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | lbw b Pat Symcox | 24 | 98 | 124 | 3 | - |
| *4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Jonty Rhodes b Pat Symcox | 42 | 64 | 80 | 7 | - |
| 5. Mohammad Azharuddin | run out (Jonty Rhodes > > ) | 35 | 79 | 91 | 5 | - |
| 6. VVS Laxman | lbw b Allan Donald | 11 | 43 | 62 | 1 | - |
| 7. Sunil Joshi | c Andrew Hudson b Allan Donald | 16 | 60 | 79 | 1 | - |
| 8. Javagal Srinath | c Daryll Cullinan b Allan Donald | 14 | 46 | 59 | 1 | - |
| 9. Anil Kumble | c Gary Kirsten b Allan Donald | 17 | 54 | 71 | 3 | - |
| 10. Venkatesh Prasad | c Allan Donald b Fanie de Villiers | 9 | 37 | 54 | - | - |
| 11. Narendra Hirwani | not out | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Nayan Mongia), 2-63 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 3-98 (Rahul Dravid), 4-129 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-159 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-165 (VVS Laxman), 7-193 (Javagal Srinath), 8-196 (Sunil Joshi), 9-221 (Venkatesh Prasad), 223 (Anil Kumble). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 99 ovs) 223 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 27 | 14 | 37 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fanie de Villiers | 18 | 5 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 11 | 4 | 20 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 17 | 2 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 21 | 5 | 48 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | st Nayan Mongia b Anil Kumble | 17 | 47 | 62 | 2 | - |
| 2. Andrew Hudson | lbw b Anil Kumble | 23 | 80 | 93 | 3 | - |
| 3. Daryll Cullinan | lbw b Sunil Joshi | 43 | 75 | 97 | 4 | 1 |
| *4. Hansie Cronje | lbw b Narendra Hirwani | 1 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | c Sanjay Manjrekar b Sunil Joshi | 14 | 38 | 47 | - | - |
| 6. Brian McMillan | b Sunil Joshi | 8 | 23 | 43 | - | - |
| +7. Dave Richardson | b Narendra Hirwani | 4 | 29 | 23 | - | - |
| 8. Pat Symcox | lbw b Sunil Joshi | 32 | 81 | 105 | 1 | 1 |
| 9. Fanie de Villiers | not out | 67 | 136 | 189 | 5 | 1 |
| 10. Allan Donald | b Javagal Srinath | 17 | 64 | 89 | 2 | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Javagal Srinath | 1 | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-29 (Gary Kirsten), 2-46 (Andrew Hudson), 3-49 (Hansie Cronje), 4-95 (Jonty Rhodes), 5-102 (Daryll Cullinan), 6-113 (Dave Richardson), 7-119 (Brian McMillan), 8-182 (Pat Symcox), 9-242 (Allan Donald), 244 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 7b, 9lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.1 ovs) 244 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Javagal Srinath | 19.1 | 7 | 47 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 9 | 2 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 31 | 6 | 76 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sunil Joshi | 24 | 4 | 43 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Narendra Hirwani | 15 | 3 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanjay Manjrekar | c Andrew Hudson b Allan Donald | 5 | 20 | 22 | - | - |
| +2. Nayan Mongia | c Dave Richardson b Allan Donald | 5 | 22 | 37 | - | - |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | lbw b Pat Symcox | 34 | 110 | 149 | 5 | - |
| *4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Jonty Rhodes b Brian McMillan | 7 | 33 | 43 | 1 | - |
| 5. Mohammad Azharuddin | c Brian McMillan b Allan Donald | 24 | 42 | 61 | 3 | - |
| 6. VVS Laxman | lbw b Paul Adams | 51 | 125 | 170 | 6 | - |
| 7. Sunil Joshi | c Brian McMillan b Pat Symcox | 13 | 51 | 59 | 1 | - |
| 8. Javagal Srinath | lbw b Fanie de Villiers | 1 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 9. Anil Kumble | not out | 30 | 61 | 82 | 4 | - |
| 10. Venkatesh Prasad | c Brian McMillan b Paul Adams | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Narendra Hirwani | c sub b Paul Adams | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 2-15 (Nayan Mongia), 3-38 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-82 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-91 (Rahul Dravid), 6-123 (Sunil Joshi), 7-124 (Javagal Srinath), 8-180 (VVS Laxman), 9-180 (Venkatesh Prasad), 190 (Narendra Hirwani). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 79.2 ovs) 190 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 15 | 3 | 32 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Fanie de Villiers | 17 | 4 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 9 | 4 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 22 | 8 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 9.2 | 4 | 30 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | lbw b Javagal Srinath | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | lbw b Sunil Joshi | 20 | 43 | 84 | 2 | - |
| 3. Daryll Cullinan | c Nayan Mongia b Javagal Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| *4. Hansie Cronje | not out | 48 | 122 | 172 | 6 | - |
| 5. Brian McMillan | c Sunil Joshi b Anil Kumble | 17 | 23 | 27 | 2 | - |
| +6. Dave Richardson | c Nayan Mongia b Javagal Srinath | 7 | 26 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 7. Jonty Rhodes | lbw b Javagal Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8. Pat Symcox | b Anil Kumble | 0 | 4 | 11 | - | - |
| 9. Fanie de Villiers | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Anil Kumble | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | b Javagal Srinath | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | b Javagal Srinath | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Andrew Hudson), 2-0 (Daryll Cullinan), 3-40 (Gary Kirsten), 4-65 (Brian McMillan), 5-96 (Dave Richardson), 6-96 (Jonty Rhodes), 7-100 (Pat Symcox), 8-100 (Fanie de Villiers), 9-105 (Allan Donald), 105 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 5w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 38.5 ovs) 105 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Javagal Srinath | 11.5 | 4 | 21 | 6 | (5w,0nb) |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 12 | 2 | 34 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sunil Joshi | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
India:
Sanjay Manjrekar, Nayan Mongia, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, VVS Laxman, Sunil Joshi, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad, Narendra Hirwani