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Ind-SA Test encounters

November 16, 2004 17:31 IST

Australia beat India in the just-concluded Test series to become only the second side after South Africa to defeat India at home since 1987. The Proteas have dominated the Indians in the longer version of the game.

Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical analysis of Test matches played between India and South Africa.

SUMMARY OF MATCH RESULTS:
Venue Tests Ind SA Drawn
Won Won
In India 5 2 3 0
In South Africa 9 0 4 5
TOTAL 14 2 7 5

Summary of match scores:
1992-93, Result: South Africa 1-0 (4 matches)

Test Winner Margin Scores
1st Drawn - SA 254, Ind 277, SA 176-3
2nd Drawn - SA 292, Ind 227, SA 252, Ind 141-4
3rd SA 9 wickets Ind 212, SA 275, Ind 215, SA 155-1
4th Drawn - SA 360-9, Ind 276, SA 130-6, Ind 29-1
Captains: KC Wessels (SA), M Azharuddin (Ind)

1996-97, Result: India 2-1 (3 matches)

Test Winner Margin Scores
1st Ind 64 runs Ind 223, SA 244, Ind 190, SA 105
2nd SA 329 runs SA 428, Ind 329, SA 367-3d, Ind 137
3rd Ind 280 runs Ind 237, SA 177, Ind 400-7d, SA 180
Captains: SR Tendulkar (Ind), WJ Cronje (SA)

1996-97, Result: South Africa 2-0 (3 matches)

Test Winner Margin Scores
1st SA 328 runs SA 235, Ind 100, SA 259, Ind 66
2nd SA 282 runs SA 529-7d, Ind 359, SA 256-6d, Ind 144
3rd Drawn - Ind 410-9d, SA 321, Ind 266-8d, SA 228-8
Captains: WJ Cronje (SA), SR Tendulkar (Ind)

1999-2000, Result: South Africa 2-0 (2 matches)

Test Winner Margin Scores
1st SA 4 wickets Ind 225, SA 176, Ind 113, SA 164-6
2nd SA inns & 71 runs Ind 158, SA 479, Ind 250
Captains: WJ Cronje (SA), SR Tendulkar (Ind)

2001-02, Result: South Africa 1-0 (2 matches)

Test Winner Margin Scores
1st SA 9 wickets Ind 379, SA 563, Ind 237, SA 54-1
2nd Drawn - SA 362, Ind 201, SA 233-5d, Ind 206-3
Note: The Third Test at Centurion was stripped of its official status by the ICC after a disciplinary dispute
Captains: SM Pollock (SA), SC Ganguly (Ind)

HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS:
(India)

in India: 400-7d at Kanpur in 1996-97
in South Africa: 410 at Johannesburg in 1996-97

(South Africa)

in India : 479 at Bangalore in 1999-00
in South Africa: 563 at Blemfontein in 2001-02

LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS:
(India)

in India: 113 at Mumbai in 1999-00
in South Africa: 66 at Durban in 1996-97

(South Africa)

in India: 105 at Ahmedabad in 1996-97
in South Africa: 235 at Durban in 1996-97

INDIVIDUAL HUNDREDS:
(India - 11)

Runs Batsman Venue Season
169 SR Tendulkar Cape Town 1996-97
163* M Azharuddin Kanpur 1996-97
155 SR Tendulkar Bloemfontein 2001-02
148 R Dravid Johannesburg 1996-97
129 Kapil Dev Port Elizabeth 1992-93
115 M Azharuddin Cape Town 1996-97
111 SR Tendulkar Johannesburg 1992-93
109 M Azharuddin Calcutta 1996-97
105 V Sehwag Bloemfontein 2001-02
103 PK Amre Durban 1992-93
102 M Azharuddin Bangalore 1999-00

(South Africa - 13)

Runs Batsman Venue Season
196 HH Gibbs Port Elizabeth 2001-02
153* DJ Cullinan Calcutta 1996-97
146 AC Hudson Calcutta 1996-97
135 WJ Cronje Port Elizabeth 1992-93
133 G Kirsten Calcutta 1996-97
122* DJ Cullinan Johannesburg 1996-97
118 KC Wessels Durban 1992-93
108 L Klusener Bloemfontein 2001-02
107 HH Gibbs Bloemfontein 2001-02
103* BM McMillan Cape Town 1996-97
103 G Kirsten Cape Town 1996-97
102* L Klusener Cape Town 1996-97
102 G Kirsten Calcutta 1996-97

VICTIMS OF NERVOUS 90s:
(India - 1)

Runs Batsman Venue Season
97 SR Tendulkar Mumbai WS 1999-00

(South Africa - 5)

Runs Batsman Venue Season
98 BM McMillan Johannesburg 1992-93
97 L Klusener Bangalore 1999-00
95* KC Wessels Port Elizabeth 1992-93
95 JH Kallis Bangalore 1999-00
91 JN Rhodes Johannesburg 1992-93

LEADING RUN-SCORERS:
(India)

Batsman Tests Inns NO Runs 100 Ave. 100 50 0
SR Tendulkar 14 26 1 948 169 37.92 3 3 1
M Azharuddin 11 20 1 779 163* 41.00 4 2 -
R Dravid 10 20 1 648 148 34.11 1 3 -
A Kumble 14 24 4 435 88 21.75 - 1 1
SC Ganguly 9 18 1 425 73 25.00 - 2 2
VVS Laxman 7 12 2 283 89 28.30 - 2 1
NR Mongia 8 15 1 241 50 17.21 - 1 1
Kapil Dev 4 5 0 202 129 40.40 1 - -

(South Africa)

Batsman Tests Inns NO Runs 100 Ave. 100 50 0
G Kirsten 10 19 1 720 133 40.00 3 3 1
AC Hudson 10 20 1 690 146 36.32 1 6 1
DJ Cullinan 8 15 2 688 153* 52.92 2 3 1
BM McMillan 10 18 5 551 103* 42.38 1 4 1
WJ Cronje 11 21 2 524 135 27.58 1 1 2
L Klusener 9 15 3 520 108 43.33 2 1 -
HH Gibbs 7 13 0 500 196 38.46 2 - 1
JH Kallis 4 7 3 338 95 84.50 - 3 -
KC Wessels 4 8 1 295 118 42.14 1 1 2
JN Rhodes 5 9 1 289 91 36.13 - 2 1
DJ Richardson 10 16 2 249 50 17.79 - 1 -
SM Pollock 7 12 3 209 79 23.22 - 2 3

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET:
(India)

Wkt Runs Players Venue Season
1st 90 V Rathore NR Mongia Johannesburg 1996-97
2nd 171 D Dasgupta R Dravid Port Elizabeth 2001-02
3rd 54 R Dravid SR Tendulkar Johannesburg 1996-97
4th 145 R Dravid SC Ganguly Johannesburg 1996-97
5th 220 SR Tendulkar V Sehwag Bloemfontein 2001-02
6th 222 SR Tendulkar M Azharuddin Cape Town 1996-97
7th 76 R Dravid J Srinath Johannesburg 1996-97
8th 161 A Kumble M Azharuddin Calcutta 1996-97
9th 80 VVS Laxman A Kumble Port Elizabeth 2001-02
10th 52 AB Agarkar M Kartik Mumbai WS 1999-00

(South Africa)

Wkt Runs Players Venue Season
1st 236 AC Hudson G Kirsten Calcutta 1996-97
2nd 212 G Kirsten DJ Cullinan Calcutta 1996-97
3rd 130 JH Kallis ND McKenzie Bloemfontein 2001-02
4th 105 HH Gibbs HH Dippenaar Port Elizabeth 2001-02
5th 164 JH Kallis L Klusener Bangalore 1999-00
6th 112 BM McMillan SM Pollock Johannesburg 1996-97
7th 121 L Klusener MV Boucher Bloemfontein 2001-02
8th 147* BM McMillan L Klusener Cape Town 1996-97
9th 60 PS de Villiers AA Donald Ahmedabad (GS) 1996-97
10th 74 BM McMillan AA Donald Durban 1996-97

FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS:
(India - 9)

Wkts Runs Balls Bowler Venue Season
6 21 71 J Srinath Ahmedabad (GS) 1996-97
6 53 264 A Kumble Johannesburg 1992-93
6 76 180 J Srinath Port Elizabeth 2001-02
6 104 210 BKV Prasad Calcutta 1996-97
6 143 412 A Kumble Bangalore 1999-00
5 60 114 BKV Prasad Durban 1996-97
5 93 150 BKV Prasad Durban 1996-97
5 104 151 J Srinath Johannesburg 1996-97
5 140 198 J Srinath Bloemfontein 2001-02

(South Africa - 8)

Wkts Runs Balls Bowler Venue Season
8 64 129 L Klusener Calcutta 1996-97
7 84 168 AA Donald Port Elizabeth 1992-93
6 55 115 PR Adams Kanpur 1996-97
6 56 130 SM Pollock Bloemfontein 2001-02
5 40 96 SM Pollock Port Elizabeth 2001-02
5 40 96 AA Donald Durban 1996-97
5 55 162 AA Donald Port Elizabeth 1992-93
5 83 228 N Boje Bangalore 1999-00

MOST WICKETS IN A MATCH:
(India)

Wkts Runs Balls Bowler Venue Season Figures
10 153 264 BKV Prasad Durban 1996-97 5-60 & 5-93
8 68 186 J Srinath Ahmedabad (GS) 1996-97 2-47 & 6-21
8 104 282 J Srinath Port Elizabeth 2001-02 6-76 & 2-28
8 113 420 A Kumble Johannesburg 1992-93 2-60 & 6-53

(South Africa)

Wkts Runs Balls Bowler Venue Season Figures
12 139 330 AA Donald Port Elizabeth 1992-93 5-55 & 7-84
10 147 292 SM Pollock Bloemfontein 2001-02 4-91 & 6-56
9 54 163 AA Donald Durban 1996-97 5-40 & 4-14
8 139 235 PR Adams Kanpur 1996-97 6-55 & 2-84
8 139 213 L Klusener Calcutta 1996-97 0-75 & 8-64

LEADING WICKET-TAKERS:
(India)

Bowler Tests Balls Mdns Runs Wkts Ave. Best 5WI 10WM SR ER
J Srinath 13 3315 129 1567 64 24.48 6/21 4 - 51.80 47.27
A Kumble 14 4600 192 1743 56 31.13 6/53 2 - 82.14 37.89
BKV Prasad 6 1278 33 684 25 27.36 6/104 3 1 51.12 53.52

(South Africa)

Bowler Tests Balls Mdns Runs Wkts Ave. Best 5WI 10WM SR ER
AA Donald 11 2494 121 987 57 17.32 7/84 3 1 43.75 39.57
SM Pollock 7 1559 84 590 35 16.86 6/56 2 1 44.54 37.84
PR Adams 5 947 30 546 23 23.74 6/55 1 - 41.17 57.66
BM McMillan 10 1819 98 678 23 29.48 4/74 - - 79.09 37.27

MOST DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS:
(India)

Dismissals Keeper Venue Season
5 (all ct) NR Mongia Durban 1996-97
4 (all ct) NR Mongia Cape Town 1996-97

(South Africa)

Dismissals Keeper Venue Season
5 (all ct) DJ Richardson Port Elizabeth 1992-93
5 (all ct) MV Boucher Mumbai WS 1999-00
4 (all ct) DJ Richardson Port Elizabeth 1992-93
4 (3 ct + 1 st) DJ Richardson Cape Town 1996-97
4 (4 ct) MV Boucher Bloemfontein 2001-02
4 (all ct) MV Boucher Bloemfontein 2001-02

MOST DISMISSALS IN A MATCH:
(India)

Dismissals Keeper Venue Season
8 (all ct) NR Mongia Durban 1996-97
5 (all ct) KS More Cape Town 1992-93

(South Africa)

Dismissals Keeper Venue Season
9 (all ct) DJ Richardson Port Elizabeth 1992-93
8 (all ct) MV Boucher Bloemfontein 2001-02
7 (all ct) MV Boucher Mumbai WS 1999-00
6 (5 ct+ 1 st) DJ Richardson Cape Town 1996-97

LEADING WICKET-KEEPERS:
(India)

Dismissals Keeper Tests
20 (19 ct + 1 st) NR Mongia 8
11 (all ct) KS More 4

(South Africa)

Dismissals Keeper Tests
32 (31 ct + 1 st) DJ Richardson 10
21 (all ct) MV Boucher 4

MOST CATCHES IN AN INNINGS:
(India)

Ct Fielder Venue Season
3 VVS Laxman Mumbai WS 1999-00
3 W Jaffer Bangalore 1999-00

(South Africa)

Ct Fielder Venue Season
4 AC Hudson Cape Town 1992-93
3 BM McMillan Port Elizabeth 1992-93
3 BM McMillan Ahmedabad 1996-97
3 BM McMillan Calcutta 1996-97

MOST CATCHES IN A MATCH:
(India)

There have been 8 instances of a fielder taking 3 catches in a match

(South Africa)

Ct Fielder Venue Season
4 AC Hudson Cape Town 1992-93
4 BM McMillan Port Elizabeth 1992-93
In addition 3 catches have been taken in a match on seven occasions

LEADING FIELDERS:
(India)

Ct Fielder Tests CpT
13 M Azharuddin 11 1.18
10 SR Tendulkar 14 0.71
10 R Dravid 10 1.00

(South Africa)

Ct Fielder Tests CpT
21 BM McMillan 10 2.10
14 AC Hudson 10 1.40
10 L Klusener 9 1.11

CAPTAINCY RECORDS:
(India)

Captain Tests Won Lost Drawn Win % Toss: W L Win %
M Azharuddin 4 0 1 3 - 1 3 25.00
SR Tendulkar 8 2 5 1 25.00 6 2 75.00
SC Ganguly 2 0 1 1 - 1 1 50.00

(South Africa)

Captain Tests Won Lost Drawn Win % Toss: W L Win %
KC Wessels 4 1 0 3 25.00 3 1 75.00
WJ Cronje 8 5 2 1 62.50 2 6 25.00
SM Pollock 2 1 0 1 50.00 1 1 50.00

MOST APPEARANCES:
(India)

Player Tests
A Kumble 14
SR Tendulkar 14
J Srinath 13
M Azharuddin 11
R Dravid 10

(South Africa)

Player Tests
WJ Cronje 11
AA Donald 11
AC Hudson 10
G Kirsten 10
BM McMillan 10
DJ Richardson 10

Rajneesh Gupta