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- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
India in South Africa Test Series, 1996-97
Venue:
Kingsmead, Durban
Date & Time:
Thu, Dec 26, 2:00 AM LOCAL
Info
Live
Scorecard
Squads
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South Africa won by 328 runs
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
235-10
(86 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
c Mongia b Johnson
0
10
0
0
0.00
Shaun Pollock
not out
23
47
3
0
48.94
Hansie Cronje
c Mongia b Prasad
15
41
3
0
36.59
Allan Donald
c Rathour b Prasad
5
11
1
0
45.45
Andrew Hudson
c Mongia b Ganguly
80
191
12
0
41.88
Dave Richardson
b Prasad
24
31
4
0
77.42
Brian McMillan
lbw b Johnson
34
99
2
0
34.34
Daryll Cullinan
c Mongia b Prasad
1
6
0
0
16.67
Gary Kirsten
b Prasad
2
12
0
0
16.67
Lance Klusener
c Mongia b Srinath
1
4
0
0
25.00
Adam Bacher
lbw b Srinath
25
73
3
1
34.25
Extras
25
(b 4, lb 10, w 0, nb 11, p 0)
Total
235-10
(86 Overs, RR: 2.73)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Javagal Srinath
20
7
36
2
0
0
1.80
Venkatesh Prasad
19
6
60
5
0
0
3.16
David Johnson
15
2
52
2
0
0
3.47
Sachin Tendulkar
2.4
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
Anil Kumble
20.2
3
61
0
0
0
3.02
Sourav Ganguly
9
4
12
1
0
0
1.33
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Kirsten
8-1
0
A Bacher
70-2
0
D Cullinan
71-3
0
H Cronje
99-4
0
H Gibbs
113-5
0
A Hudson
162-6
0
B McMillan
190-7
0
D Richardson
229-8
0
L Klusener
230-9
0
A Donald
235-10
0
India 1st Innings
India 1st Innings
100-10
(39.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sachin Tendulkar
b Donald
15
45
2
0
33.33
Rahul Dravid
lbw b McMillan
7
23
0
0
30.43
Sourav Ganguly
c Klusener b Pollock
16
45
1
0
35.56
Anil Kumble
not out
13
27
0
1
48.15
Venkatesh Prasad
c Richardson b Klusener
4
16
0
0
25.00
David Johnson
c Bacher b Donald
3
10
0
0
30.00
Mohammad Azharuddin
c Bacher b McMillan
15
15
1
1
100.00
Woorkeri Raman
b Pollock
0
3
0
0
0.00
Javagal Srinath
c Cullinan b Donald
0
1
0
0
0.00
Nayan Mongia
c Richardson b Donald
4
13
1
0
30.77
Vikram Rathour
c Hudson b Donald
7
42
0
0
16.67
Extras
16
(b 4, lb 3, w 2, nb 7, p 0)
Total
100-10
(39.1 Overs, RR: 2.55)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
16
5
40
5
0
0
2.50
Shaun Pollock
8
2
18
2
0
0
2.25
Lance Klusener
7.1
2
8
1
0
0
1.13
Brian McMillan
8
2
27
2
0
0
3.38
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
W Raman
2-1
0
V Rathour
22-2
0
S Ganguly
36-3
0
Tendulkar
52-4
0
M Azharuddin
68-5
0
Dravid
74-6
0
N Mongia
74-7
0
J Srinath
74-8
0
D Johnson
89-9
0
V Prasad
100-10
0
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
259-10
(70 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
lbw b Srinath
25
47
3
0
53.19
Shaun Pollock
c Rathour b Prasad
2
14
0
0
14.29
Hansie Cronje
c Mongia b Prasad
17
46
1
0
36.96
Allan Donald
c Rathour b Prasad
26
35
3
0
74.29
Andrew Hudson
c Tendulkar b Kumble
52
97
8
0
53.61
Dave Richardson
b Srinath
4
4
0
0
100.00
Brian McMillan
not out
51
54
4
3
94.44
Daryll Cullinan
c Mongia b Prasad
3
8
0
0
37.50
Gary Kirsten
c Dravid b Prasad
2
17
0
0
11.76
Lance Klusener
c Mongia b Srinath
4
4
1
0
100.00
Adam Bacher
c Tendulkar b Kumble
55
101
9
0
54.46
Extras
18
(b 7, lb 6, w 0, nb 5, p 0)
Total
259-10
(70 Overs, RR: 3.7)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Javagal Srinath
23
5
80
3
0
0
3.48
Venkatesh Prasad
25
4
93
5
0
0
3.72
David Johnson
9
1
39
0
0
0
4.33
Anil Kumble
11
3
26
2
0
0
2.36
Sourav Ganguly
2
0
8
0
0
0
4.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Kirsten
4-1
0
A Bacher
115-2
0
D Cullinan
120-3
0
A Hudson
120-4
0
H Cronje
164-5
0
H Gibbs
164-6
0
S Pollock
171-7
0
D Richardson
181-8
0
L Klusener
185-9
0
A Donald
259-10
0
India 2nd Innings
India 2nd Innings
66-10
(34.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sachin Tendulkar
c Kirsten b Pollock
4
25
1
0
16.00
Rahul Dravid
not out
27
73
5
0
36.99
Sourav Ganguly
b Donald
0
1
0
0
0.00
Anil Kumble
c Hudson b Klusener
2
17
0
0
11.76
Venkatesh Prasad
c Hudson b Donald
1
10
0
0
10.00
David Johnson
c Klusener b Pollock
5
12
1
0
41.67
Mohammad Azharuddin
c Klusener b Pollock
8
14
1
0
57.14
Woorkeri Raman
b Donald
1
8
0
0
12.50
Javagal Srinath
run out (Bacher)
7
17
0
0
41.18
Nayan Mongia
c Cronje b Klusener
4
29
0
0
13.79
Vikram Rathour
c Richardson b Donald
2
2
0
0
100.00
Extras
5
(b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
66-10
(34.1 Overs, RR: 1.93)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
11.1
4
14
4
0
0
1.26
Shaun Pollock
12
4
25
3
0
0
2.08
Lance Klusener
9
2
16
2
0
0
1.78
Brian McMillan
2
0
9
0
0
0
4.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
V Rathour
2-1
0
S Ganguly
2-2
0
W Raman
7-3
0
Tendulkar
15-4
0
M Azharuddin
20-5
0
N Mongia
25-6
0
A Kumble
40-7
0
J Srinath
51-8
0
D Johnson
59-9
0
V Prasad
66-10
0
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
235-10
(86 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
c Mongia b Johnson
0
10
0
0
0.00
Shaun Pollock
not out
23
47
3
0
48.94
Hansie Cronje
c Mongia b Prasad
15
41
3
0
36.59
Allan Donald
c Rathour b Prasad
5
11
1
0
45.45
Andrew Hudson
c Mongia b Ganguly
80
191
12
0
41.88
Dave Richardson
b Prasad
24
31
4
0
77.42
Brian McMillan
lbw b Johnson
34
99
2
0
34.34
Daryll Cullinan
c Mongia b Prasad
1
6
0
0
16.67
Gary Kirsten
b Prasad
2
12
0
0
16.67
Lance Klusener
c Mongia b Srinath
1
4
0
0
25.00
Adam Bacher
lbw b Srinath
25
73
3
1
34.25
Extras
25
(b 4, lb 10, w 0, nb 11, p 0)
Total
235-10
(86 Overs, RR: 2.73)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Javagal Srinath
20
7
36
2
0
0
1.80
Venkatesh Prasad
19
6
60
5
0
0
3.16
David Johnson
15
2
52
2
0
0
3.47
Sachin Tendulkar
2.4
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
Anil Kumble
20.2
3
61
0
0
0
3.02
Sourav Ganguly
9
4
12
1
0
0
1.33
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Kirsten
8-1
0
A Bacher
70-2
0
D Cullinan
71-3
0
H Cronje
99-4
0
H Gibbs
113-5
0
A Hudson
162-6
0
B McMillan
190-7
0
D Richardson
229-8
0
L Klusener
230-9
0
A Donald
235-10
0
India 1st Innings
India 1st Innings
100-10
(39.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sachin Tendulkar
b Donald
15
45
2
0
33.33
Rahul Dravid
lbw b McMillan
7
23
0
0
30.43
Sourav Ganguly
c Klusener b Pollock
16
45
1
0
35.56
Anil Kumble
not out
13
27
0
1
48.15
Venkatesh Prasad
c Richardson b Klusener
4
16
0
0
25.00
David Johnson
c Bacher b Donald
3
10
0
0
30.00
Mohammad Azharuddin
c Bacher b McMillan
15
15
1
1
100.00
Woorkeri Raman
b Pollock
0
3
0
0
0.00
Javagal Srinath
c Cullinan b Donald
0
1
0
0
0.00
Nayan Mongia
c Richardson b Donald
4
13
1
0
30.77
Vikram Rathour
c Hudson b Donald
7
42
0
0
16.67
Extras
16
(b 4, lb 3, w 2, nb 7, p 0)
Total
100-10
(39.1 Overs, RR: 2.55)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
16
5
40
5
0
0
2.50
Shaun Pollock
8
2
18
2
0
0
2.25
Lance Klusener
7.1
2
8
1
0
0
1.13
Brian McMillan
8
2
27
2
0
0
3.38
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
W Raman
2-1
0
V Rathour
22-2
0
S Ganguly
36-3
0
Tendulkar
52-4
0
M Azharuddin
68-5
0
Dravid
74-6
0
N Mongia
74-7
0
J Srinath
74-8
0
D Johnson
89-9
0
V Prasad
100-10
0
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
259-10
(70 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
lbw b Srinath
25
47
3
0
53.19
Shaun Pollock
c Rathour b Prasad
2
14
0
0
14.29
Hansie Cronje
c Mongia b Prasad
17
46
1
0
36.96
Allan Donald
c Rathour b Prasad
26
35
3
0
74.29
Andrew Hudson
c Tendulkar b Kumble
52
97
8
0
53.61
Dave Richardson
b Srinath
4
4
0
0
100.00
Brian McMillan
not out
51
54
4
3
94.44
Daryll Cullinan
c Mongia b Prasad
3
8
0
0
37.50
Gary Kirsten
c Dravid b Prasad
2
17
0
0
11.76
Lance Klusener
c Mongia b Srinath
4
4
1
0
100.00
Adam Bacher
c Tendulkar b Kumble
55
101
9
0
54.46
Extras
18
(b 7, lb 6, w 0, nb 5, p 0)
Total
259-10
(70 Overs, RR: 3.7)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Javagal Srinath
23
5
80
3
0
0
3.48
Venkatesh Prasad
25
4
93
5
0
0
3.72
David Johnson
9
1
39
0
0
0
4.33
Anil Kumble
11
3
26
2
0
0
2.36
Sourav Ganguly
2
0
8
0
0
0
4.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
G Kirsten
4-1
0
A Bacher
115-2
0
D Cullinan
120-3
0
A Hudson
120-4
0
H Cronje
164-5
0
H Gibbs
164-6
0
S Pollock
171-7
0
D Richardson
181-8
0
L Klusener
185-9
0
A Donald
259-10
0
India 2nd Innings
India 2nd Innings
66-10
(34.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sachin Tendulkar
c Kirsten b Pollock
4
25
1
0
16.00
Rahul Dravid
not out
27
73
5
0
36.99
Sourav Ganguly
b Donald
0
1
0
0
0.00
Anil Kumble
c Hudson b Klusener
2
17
0
0
11.76
Venkatesh Prasad
c Hudson b Donald
1
10
0
0
10.00
David Johnson
c Klusener b Pollock
5
12
1
0
41.67
Mohammad Azharuddin
c Klusener b Pollock
8
14
1
0
57.14
Woorkeri Raman
b Donald
1
8
0
0
12.50
Javagal Srinath
run out (Bacher)
7
17
0
0
41.18
Nayan Mongia
c Cronje b Klusener
4
29
0
0
13.79
Vikram Rathour
c Richardson b Donald
2
2
0
0
100.00
Extras
5
(b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
66-10
(34.1 Overs, RR: 1.93)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Allan Donald
11.1
4
14
4
0
0
1.26
Shaun Pollock
12
4
25
3
0
0
2.08
Lance Klusener
9
2
16
2
0
0
1.78
Brian McMillan
2
0
9
0
0
0
4.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
V Rathour
2-1
0
S Ganguly
2-2
0
W Raman
7-3
0
Tendulkar
15-4
0
M Azharuddin
20-5
0
N Mongia
25-6
0
A Kumble
40-7
0
J Srinath
51-8
0
D Johnson
59-9
0
V Prasad
66-10
0
INFO
Match
RSA vs IND • 1st Test • India in South Africa Test Series, 1996-97
Series
India in South Africa Test Series, 1996-97
Date
Thu, Dec 26
Time
2:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires
Steve Dunne, David Orchard
3rd Umpire
Rudi Koertzen
Referee
Barry Jarman
South Africa squad
Players
Andrew Hudson,
Gary Kirsten,
Adam Bacher,
Daryll Cullinan,
Hansie Cronje (c),
Herschelle Gibbs,
Brian McMillan,
Shaun Pollock,
Dave Richardson (wk),
Lance Klusener,
Allan Donald
India squad
Players
Vikram Rathour,
Woorkeri Raman,
Sourav Ganguly,
Sachin Tendulkar (c),
Mohammad Azharuddin,
Rahul Dravid,
Nayan Mongia (wk),
Anil Kumble,
Javagal Srinath,
David Johnson,
Venkatesh Prasad
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