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India v South Africa @ Eden Gardens, Calcutta
27, 28, 29, 30 November, 1 December 1996 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: BC Cooray, VK Ramaswamy
Third Umpire: SK Porel
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: South Africa won by 329 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | b Venkatesh Prasad | 146 | 244 | 317 | 24 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | b Javagal Srinath | 102 | 170 | 244 | 14 | - |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | lbw b Venkatesh Prasad | 31 | 112 | 157 | 7 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | lbw b Venkatesh Prasad | 43 | 80 | 130 | 7 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Nayan Mongia b Javagal Srinath | 4 | 18 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 6. Brian McMillan | lbw b Venkatesh Prasad | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| +7. Dave Richardson | not out | 36 | 60 | 85 | 4 | - |
| 8. Lance Klusener | b Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 20 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 9. Pat Symcox | b Venkatesh Prasad | 13 | 21 | 41 | - | 1 |
| 10. Allan Donald | c VVS Laxman b Anil Kumble | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | b Anil Kumble | 4 | 8 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-236 (Gary Kirsten), 2-296 (Andrew Hudson), 3-346 (Herschelle Gibbs), 4-361 (Hansie Cronje), 5-362 (Brian McMillan), 6-363 (Daryll Cullinan), 7-379 (Lance Klusener), 8-421 (Pat Symcox), 9-422 (Allan Donald), 428 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 6b, 24lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 39 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 121.1 ovs) 428 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Javagal Srinath | 37 | 7 | 107 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 35 | 6 | 104 | 6 | (0w,5nb) |
| Sunil Joshi | 12 | 1 | 48 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 20.1 | 1 | 78 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Narendra Hirwani | 14 | 2 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Nayan Mongia | run out (Herschelle Gibbs > > ) | 35 | 68 | 88 | 5 | - |
| 2. Rahul Dravid | c Andrew Hudson b Brian McMillan | 31 | 48 | 78 | 5 | - |
| 3. Sourav Ganguly | b Brian McMillan | 6 | 17 | 24 | 1 | - |
| *4. Sachin Tendulkar | b Allan Donald | 18 | 62 | 91 | 3 | - |
| 5. Mohammad Azharuddin | c & b Paul Adams | 109 | 77 | 132 | 18 | 1 |
| 6. VVS Laxman | b Allan Donald | 14 | 35 | 55 | 2 | - |
| 7. Sunil Joshi | run out (Allan Donald > > ) | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 8. Javagal Srinath | b Allan Donald | 11 | 44 | 51 | 1 | - |
| 9. Anil Kumble | run out (Herschelle Gibbs > > ) | 88 | 124 | 168 | 13 | - |
| 10. Venkatesh Prasad | c Dave Richardson b Paul Adams | 1 | 10 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Narendra Hirwani | not out | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-68 (Rahul Dravid), 2-71 (Nayan Mongia), 3-77 (Sourav Ganguly), 4-114 (VVS Laxman), 5-119 (Sachin Tendulkar), 6-119 (Sunil Joshi), 7-161 (Javagal Srinath), 8-322 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 9-324 (Venkatesh Prasad), 329 (Anil Kumble). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 81.2 ovs) 329 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 21.2 | 4 | 72 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 14 | 1 | 75 | 0 | (0w,8nb) |
| Paul Adams | 13 | 1 | 69 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 16 | 4 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 11 | 1 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | retired hurt | 6 | 27 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | run out (Sunil Joshi > > ) | 133 | 196 | 317 | 18 | - |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | c Rahul Dravid b Javagal Srinath | 9 | 12 | 24 | 2 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | not out | 153 | 261 | 364 | 15 | 1 |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c & b Anil Kumble | 34 | 37 | 51 | 5 | - |
| 6. Brian McMillan | not out | 17 | 35 | 53 | 2 | - |
| +7. Dave Richardson | ||||||
| 8. Lance Klusener | ||||||
| 9. Pat Symcox | ||||||
| 10. Allan Donald | ||||||
| 11. Paul Adams |
| FOW | 1-39 (Herschelle Gibbs), 2-251 (Gary Kirsten), 3-306 (Hansie Cronje). |
| Extras | 1b, 11lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 93.2 ovs) 367 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Javagal Srinath | 24.2 | 2 | 101 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 15 | 0 | 63 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 32 | 4 | 101 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Narendra Hirwani | 11 | 1 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sunil Joshi | 11 | 0 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Nayan Mongia | c Daryll Cullinan b Lance Klusener | 8 | 57 | 80 | 1 | - |
| 2. Rahul Dravid | b Brian McMillan | 23 | 127 | 191 | 3 | - |
| 3. Sourav Ganguly | c Dave Richardson b Lance Klusener | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| *4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Gary Kirsten b Pat Symcox | 2 | 25 | 28 | - | - |
| 5. VVS Laxman | b Lance Klusener | 1 | 5 | 11 | - | - |
| 6. Mohammad Azharuddin | c Brian McMillan b Lance Klusener | 52 | 55 | 82 | 9 | - |
| 7. Sunil Joshi | c Brian McMillan b Lance Klusener | 1 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Anil Kumble | b Lance Klusener | 17 | 22 | 48 | 2 | - |
| 9. Javagal Srinath | c Brian McMillan b Lance Klusener | 19 | 24 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 10. Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 3 | 3 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Narendra Hirwani | b Lance Klusener | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Nayan Mongia), 2-18 (Sourav Ganguly), 3-27 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-28 (VVS Laxman), 5-88 (Rahul Dravid), 6-92 (Sunil Joshi), 7-97 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 8-132 (Javagal Srinath), 9-137 (Anil Kumble), 137 (Narendra Hirwani). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 53.3 ovs) 137 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian McMillan | 19 | 8 | 33 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 21.3 | 4 | 64 | 8 | (0w,10nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 6 | 1 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
India:
Nayan Mongia, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sunil Joshi, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad, Narendra Hirwani