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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 1341 (1339/6)
India v South Africa, 1996/97, 2nd Test
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
27,28,29,30 November, 1 December 1996 (5-day match)

Result: South Africa won by 329 runs
3-Test series level 1-1

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: BC Cooray (SL) and VK Ramaswamy
TV Umpire: SK Porel
Match Referee: JR Reid (NZ)
Test Debuts: HH Gibbs, L Klusener (SA).
Man of the Match: G Kirsten

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 339/2 (Gibbs 28*, Cullinan 29*)
  • Day 2: South Africa 428, India 152/6 (Srinath 9*, Kumble 24*)
  • Day 3: India 329, South Africa 160/1 (Kirsten 82*, Cullinan 60*)
  • Day 4: South Africa 367/3d, India 59/4 (Dravid 18*, Azharuddin 25*)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    AC Hudson                                b Prasad             146 317 244 24 0
    G Kirsten                                b Srinath            102 244 170 14 0
    HH Gibbs              lbw                b Prasad              31 157 112  7 0
    DJ Cullinan           lbw                b Prasad              43 130  80  7 0
    *WJ Cronje            c Mongia           b Srinath              4  22  18  1 0
    BM McMillan           lbw                b Prasad               0   3   2  0 0
    +DJ Richardson        not out                                  36  85  60  4 0
    L Klusener                               b Prasad              10  25  20  1 0
    PL Symcox                                b Prasad              13  41  21  0 1
    AA Donald             c Laxman           b Kumble               0   3   2  0 0
    PR Adams                                 b Kumble               4   6   8  0 0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 24, nb 9)                       39
    Total                 (all out, 121.1 overs)                  428
    
    FoW: 1-236 (Kirsten), 2-296 (Hudson), 3-346 (Gibbs),
         4-361 (Cronje), 5-362 (McMillan), 6-363 (Cullinan),
         7-379 (Klusener), 8-421 (Symcox), 9-422 (Donald),
         10-428 (Adams).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Srinath                     37      7    107      2 (2nb)
    Prasad                      35      6    104      6 (5nb)
    Joshi                       12      1     48      0 (1nb)
    Ganguly                      3      1     10      0
    Kumble                      20.1    1     78      2
    Hirwani                     14      2     51      0
    
    India 1st innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
    +NR Mongia            run out (Gibbs)                          35  88  68  5 0
    R Dravid              c Hudson           b McMillan            31  78  48  5 0
    SC Ganguly                               b McMillan             6  24  17  1 0
    *SR Tendulkar                            b Donald              18  91  62  3 0
    M Azharuddin                         c & b Adams              109 132  77 18 1
    VVS Laxman                               b Donald              14  55  35  2 0
    SB Joshi              run out (Donald)                          4  14   9  1 0
    J Srinath                                b Donald              11  51  44  1 0
    A Kumble              run out (Gibbs)                          88 168 124 13 0
    BKV Prasad            c Richardson       b Adams                1   5  10  0 0
    ND Hirwani            not out                                   0   3   2  0 0
    Extras                (lb 5, nb 7)                             12
    Total                 (all out, 81.2 overs)                   329
    
    FoW: 1-68 (Dravid), 2-71 (Mongia), 3-77 (Ganguly),
         4-114 (Laxman), 5-119 (Tendulkar), 6-119 (Joshi),
         7-161 (Srinath), 8-322 (Azharuddin), 9-324 (Prasad),
         10-329 (Kumble).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Donald                      21.2    4     72      3
    Klusener                    14      1     75      0 (8nb)
    Adams                       13      1     69      2
    McMillan                    16      4     52      2
    Cronje                       6      3     13      0
    Symcox                      11      1     43      0
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    AC Hudson             retired hurt                              6  44  27  1 0
    G Kirsten             run out (Joshi)                         133 317 196 18 0
    HH Gibbs              c Dravid           b Srinath              9  24  12  2 0
    DJ Cullinan           not out                                 153 364 261 15 1
    *WJ Cronje                           c & b Kumble              34  51  37  5 0
    BM McMillan           not out                                  17  53  35  2 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 11, w 1, nb 2)                  15
    Total                 (3 wickets declared, 93.2 overs)        367
    
    DNB: +DJ Richardson, L Klusener, PL Symcox, AA Donald, PR Adams.
    
    FoW: 1-39 (Gibbs), 2-251 (Kirsten), 3-306 (Cronje).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Srinath                     24.2    2    101      1 (1nb)
    Prasad                      15      0     63      0 (1nb)
    Kumble                      32      4    101      1 (1w)
    Hirwani                     11      1     40      0
    Joshi                       11      0     50      0
    
    India 2nd innings (target: 467 runs)                            R   M   B  4 6
    +NR Mongia            c Cullinan         b Klusener             8  80  57  1 0
    R Dravid                                 b McMillan            23 191 127  3 0
    SC Ganguly            c Richardson       b Klusener             0   2   4  0 0
    *SR Tendulkar         c Kirsten          b Symcox               2  28  25  0 0
    VVS Laxman                               b Klusener             1  11   5  0 0
    M Azharuddin          c McMillan         b Klusener            52  82  55  9 0
    SB Joshi              c McMillan         b Klusener             1   8   8  0 0
    A Kumble                                 b Klusener            17  48  22  2 0
    J Srinath             c McMillan         b Klusener            19  31  24  2 0
    BKV Prasad            not out                                   3   9   3  0 0
    ND Hirwani                               b Klusener             0   1   2  0 0
    Extras                (lb 2, nb 9)                             11
    Total                 (all out, 53.3 overs)                   137
    
    FoW: 1-17 (Mongia), 2-18 (Ganguly), 3-27 (Tendulkar),
         4-28 (Laxman), 5-88 (Dravid), 6-92 (Joshi),
         7-97 (Azharuddin), 8-132 (Srinath), 9-137 (Kumble),
         10-137 (Hirwani).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McMillan                    19      8     33      1 (2nb)
    Klusener                    21.3    4     64      8 (10nb)
    Cronje                       7      4     10      0
    Symcox                       6      1     28      1
    

      Day 1

    • Hudson dropped once by Ganguly and once by Mongia off Srinath in the first session. Highest opening partnership at the Eden Gardens.

      Day 3

    • M Azharuddin (1) retired hurt on 6* from 87/3 to 161/7
    • Azharuddin hits five consecutive fours off Klusener in the 61st over of the innings.
    • AC Hudson retired hurt at 18/0




  • Report from The Electronic Telegraph | Match Pictures

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    Team Pages: India, South Africa.

    Ground Page: Eden Gardens, Calcutta

    South Africa Player Pages: AC Hudson, G Kirsten, HH Gibbs, DJ Cullinan, WJ Cronje, BM McMillan, DJ Richardson, L Klusener, PL Symcox, AA Donald, PR Adams.

    India Player Pages: NR Mongia, R Dravid, SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar, M Azharuddin, VVS Laxman, SB Joshi, J Srinath, A Kumble, BKV Prasad, ND Hirwani.

    Match Officials' Pages: BC Cooray, VK Ramaswamy, SK Porel, JR Reid.

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