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South Africa v India @ Newlands, Cape Town
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 January 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: DB Hair, RE Koertzen
Third Umpire: CJ Mitchley
Match Referee: BN Jarman
Match Result: South Africa won by 282 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | c Nayan Mongia b Venkatesh Prasad | 16 | 52 | 71 | 1 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | run out (Mohammad Azharuddin > Sourav Ganguly > ) | 103 | 204 | 290 | 15 | - |
| 3. Adam Bacher | c Nayan Mongia b Javagal Srinath | 25 | 60 | 77 | 4 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Nayan Mongia b Venkatesh Prasad | 77 | 141 | 141 | 6 | 1 |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Nayan Mongia b Javagal Srinath | 41 | 79 | 115 | 3 | 1 |
| 6. Brian McMillan | not out | 103 | 233 | 345 | 9 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | c Sachin Tendulkar b Venkatesh Prasad | 1 | 13 | 24 | - | - |
| +8. Dave Richardson | c Rahul Dravid b Javagal Srinath | 39 | 106 | 123 | 5 | - |
| 9. Lance Klusener | not out | 102 | 100 | 141 | 13 | 1 |
| 10. Allan Donald | ||||||
| 11. Paul Adams |
| FOW | 1-37 (Andrew Hudson), 2-89 (Adam Bacher), 3-203 (Gary Kirsten), 4-251 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-291 (Hansie Cronje), 6-299 (Shaun Pollock), 7-382 (Dave Richardson). |
| Extras | 5b, 9lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 162.5 ovs) 529 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Javagal Srinath | 38 | 8 | 130 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 36 | 1 | 114 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dodda Ganesh | 23.5 | 6 | 93 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 51 | 7 | 136 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sourav Ganguly | 9 | 1 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Woorkeri Raman | 5 | 1 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Woorkeri Raman | run out (Lance Klusener > > ) | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 2. Rahul Dravid | b Lance Klusener | 2 | 41 | 55 | - | - |
| 3. Sourav Ganguly | c Brian McMillan b Allan Donald | 23 | 38 | 58 | 2 | - |
| 4. Venkatesh Prasad | b Paul Adams | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| *5. Sachin Tendulkar | c Adam Bacher b Brian McMillan | 169 | 254 | 329 | 26 | - |
| 6. VVS Laxman | c Dave Richardson b Shaun Pollock | 5 | 23 | 31 | 1 | - |
| 7. Mohammad Azharuddin | run out (Andrew Hudson > > ) | 115 | 110 | 174 | 19 | 1 |
| +8. Nayan Mongia | lbw b Paul Adams | 5 | 31 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 9. Anil Kumble | c Dave Richardson b Allan Donald | 2 | 18 | 23 | - | - |
| 10. Javagal Srinath | b Shaun Pollock | 11 | 27 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 11. Dodda Ganesh | not out | 2 | 11 | 20 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Woorkeri Raman), 2-24 (Rahul Dravid), 3-25 (Venkatesh Prasad), 4-33 (Sourav Ganguly), 5-58 (VVS Laxman), 6-280 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 7-298 (Nayan Mongia), 8-315 (Anil Kumble), 9-340 (Javagal Srinath), 359 (Sachin Tendulkar). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.2 ovs) 359 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 24 | 3 | 99 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 23 | 2 | 76 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 18 | 5 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 12 | 1 | 88 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 6.2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 9 | 5 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | b Javagal Srinath | 55 | 134 | 197 | 7 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | lbw b Dodda Ganesh | 0 | 10 | 16 | - | - |
| 3. Adam Bacher | lbw b Javagal Srinath | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 4. Lance Klusener | c Rahul Dravid b Javagal Srinath | 12 | 30 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 5. Daryll Cullinan | b Anil Kumble | 55 | 74 | 115 | 7 | - |
| *6. Hansie Cronje | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 18 | 30 | 33 | 2 | - |
| 7. Brian McMillan | not out | 59 | 76 | 110 | 6 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | not out | 40 | 76 | 87 | 3 | - |
| +9. Dave Richardson | ||||||
| 10. Allan Donald | ||||||
| 11. Paul Adams |
| FOW | 1-6 (Gary Kirsten), 2-7 (Adam Bacher), 3-33 (Lance Klusener), 4-127 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-133 (Andrew Hudson), 6-155 (Hansie Cronje). |
| Extras | 4b, 12lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 72 ovs) 256 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Javagal Srinath | 18 | 5 | 78 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dodda Ganesh | 10 | 3 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 25 | 4 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Woorkeri Raman | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Woorkeri Raman | c Dave Richardson b Shaun Pollock | 16 | 48 | 74 | 1 | - |
| +2. Nayan Mongia | b Allan Donald | 2 | 17 | 27 | - | - |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | c Dave Richardson b Paul Adams | 12 | 48 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 4. Sourav Ganguly | c Brian McMillan b Shaun Pollock | 30 | 82 | 114 | 5 | - |
| *5. Sachin Tendulkar | c Lance Klusener b Brian McMillan | 9 | 28 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 6. Mohammad Azharuddin | c Andrew Hudson b Allan Donald | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| 7. VVS Laxman | not out | 35 | 109 | 136 | 4 | - |
| 8. Anil Kumble | c Dave Richardson b Paul Adams | 14 | 45 | 58 | 1 | - |
| 9. Dodda Ganesh | b Allan Donald | 1 | 7 | 12 | - | - |
| 10. Venkatesh Prasad | st Dave Richardson b Paul Adams | 15 | 16 | 20 | 2 | - |
| 11. Javagal Srinath | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-7 (Nayan Mongia), 2-26 (Woorkeri Raman), 3-44 (Rahul Dravid), 4-59 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-61 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-87 (Sourav Ganguly), 7-115 (Anil Kumble), 8-121 (Dodda Ganesh), 9-144 (Venkatesh Prasad). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 2w, 5nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 66.2 ovs) 144 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 18 | 5 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 12 | 2 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 9 | 3 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 11 | 4 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 16.2 | 4 | 45 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Andrew Hudson, Gary Kirsten, Adam Bacher, Lance Klusener, Daryll Cullinan, Hansie Cronje, Brian McMillan, Shaun Pollock, Dave Richardson, Allan Donald, Paul Adams