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Australia v South Africa @ Nehru Stadium, Gauhati
1 November 1996
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: KSB Murali, K Parthasarathy
Third Umpire: S Banerjee
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: South Africa won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Jonty Rhodes b Pat Symcox | 38 | 76 | 100 | 2 | - |
| 2. Stuart Law | c Daryll Cullinan b Lance Klusener | 22 | 17 | 40 | 4 | - |
| 3. Steve Waugh | c Brian McMillan b Nicky Boje | 37 | 67 | 87 | 1 | - |
| 4. Michael Bevan | c Pat Symcox b Allan Donald | 79 | 95 | 99 | 7 | - |
| 5. Ricky Ponting | b Nicky Boje | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 6. Michael Slater | not out | 53 | 69 | 84 | 4 | - |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | run out (Hansie Cronje > ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 8. Brad Hogg | not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Paul Reiffel | ||||||
| 10. Damien Fleming | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-38 (Stuart Law), 2-94 (Mark Taylor), 3-113 (Steve Waugh), 4-113 (Ricky Ponting), 5-237 (Michael Bevan), 6-237 (Adam Gilchrist). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 50 ovs, 205 mins) 238 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian McMillan | 10 | 2 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 7 | 0 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Donald | 9 | 0 | 47 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | c Brad Hogg b Stuart Law | 68 | 84 | 110 | 6 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | b Brad Hogg | 27 | 34 | 50 | 5 | - |
| 3. Lance Klusener | not out | 88 | 99 | 145 | 8 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | not out | 43 | 64 | 85 | 2 | - |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | ||||||
| *6. Hansie Cronje | ||||||
| 7. Brian McMillan | ||||||
| 8. Nicky Boje | ||||||
| +9. Dave Richardson | ||||||
| 10. Pat Symcox | ||||||
| 11. Allan Donald |
| FOW | 1-60 (Gary Kirsten), 2-133 (Andrew Hudson). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 4w, 8nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 45 ovs, 196 mins) 239 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Damien Fleming | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 1 | 51 | 0 | (0w,5nb) |
| Brad Hogg | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | (2w,1nb) |
| Glenn McGrath | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart Law | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Mark Taylor, Stuart Law, Steve Waugh, Michael Bevan, Ricky Ponting, Michael Slater, Adam Gilchrist, Brad Hogg, Paul Reiffel, Damien Fleming, Glenn McGrath