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India v South Africa @ Green Park, Kanpur
8, 9, 10, 11, 12 December 1996 (five-day match)
Toss: India (bat)
Umpires: DR Shepherd, S Venkataraghavan
Third Umpire: AV Jayaprakash
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: India won by 280 runs
1st Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Nayan Mongia | b Brian McMillan | 41 | 96 | 120 | 5 | - |
| 2. Woorkeri Raman | c Lance Klusener b Brian McMillan | 57 | 124 | 168 | 12 | - |
| 3. Sourav Ganguly | lbw b Hansie Cronje | 39 | 80 | 126 | 7 | - |
| *4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Fanie de Villiers b Paul Adams | 61 | 173 | 211 | 4 | 1 |
| 5. Rahul Dravid | lbw b Paul Adams | 7 | 55 | 64 | - | - |
| 6. Mohammad Azharuddin | c & b Paul Adams | 5 | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 7. Sunil Joshi | c Lance Klusener b Paul Adams | 0 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| 8. Anil Kumble | b Hansie Cronje | 5 | 29 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 9. Aashish Kapoor | c Fanie de Villiers b Paul Adams | 11 | 25 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 10. Javagal Srinath | c & b Paul Adams | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 1 | 5 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-76 (Nayan Mongia), 2-111 (Woorkeri Raman), 3-160 (Sourav Ganguly), 4-185 (Rahul Dravid), 5-193 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-193 (Sunil Joshi), 7-214 (Anil Kumble), 8-224 (Sachin Tendulkar), 9-224 (Javagal Srinath), 237 (Aashish Kapoor). |
| Extras | 3b, 6lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 100.1 ovs) 237 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fanie de Villiers | 15 | 7 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 17 | 4 | 47 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 21 | 5 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 18 | 7 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 19.1 | 6 | 55 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 10 | 5 | 11 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | lbw b Anil Kumble | 15 | 45 | 65 | 3 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Woorkeri Raman b Aashish Kapoor | 43 | 108 | 164 | 5 | - |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | b Aashish Kapoor | 17 | 67 | 77 | 2 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Anil Kumble | 29 | 52 | 68 | 4 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c sub b Anil Kumble | 15 | 54 | 64 | 2 | - |
| 6. Brian McMillan | b Javagal Srinath | 1 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| +7. Dave Richardson | b Javagal Srinath | 4 | 6 | 11 | - | - |
| 8. Lance Klusener | c Rahul Dravid b Javagal Srinath | 9 | 17 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 9. Pat Symcox | not out | 23 | 40 | 73 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Fanie de Villiers | lbw b Anil Kumble | 6 | 27 | 28 | 1 | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | run out (Sunil Joshi > > ) | 8 | 14 | 19 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-34 (Andrew Hudson), 2-73 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-94 (Gary Kirsten), 4-121 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-126 (Brian McMillan), 6-130 (Hansie Cronje), 7-131 (Dave Richardson), 8-144 (Lance Klusener), 9-163 (Fanie de Villiers), 177 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 72.3 ovs) 177 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Javagal Srinath | 16 | 7 | 42 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 14 | 5 | 25 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 27 | 2 | 71 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aashish Kapoor | 8 | 2 | 19 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sunil Joshi | 7.3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Woorkeri Raman | lbw b Fanie de Villiers | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| +2. Nayan Mongia | lbw b Lance Klusener | 18 | 56 | 71 | 3 | - |
| 3. Anil Kumble | c Herschelle Gibbs b Fanie de Villiers | 42 | 99 | 149 | 5 | - |
| 4. Sourav Ganguly | c Brian McMillan b Pat Symcox | 41 | 93 | 123 | 6 | - |
| *5. Sachin Tendulkar | c Dave Richardson b Lance Klusener | 36 | 98 | 129 | 4 | - |
| 6. Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 163 | 229 | 314 | 25 | 1 |
| 7. Rahul Dravid | c Brian McMillan b Paul Adams | 56 | 130 | 181 | 8 | - |
| 8. Sunil Joshi | b Paul Adams | 16 | 24 | 33 | 3 | - |
| 9. Aashish Kapoor | not out | 6 | 25 | 22 | - | - |
| 10. Javagal Srinath | ||||||
| 11. Venkatesh Prasad |
| FOW | 1-2 (Woorkeri Raman), 2-41 (Nayan Mongia), 3-91 (Anil Kumble), 4-121 (Sourav Ganguly), 5-192 (Sachin Tendulkar), 6-357 (Rahul Dravid), 7-385 (Sunil Joshi). |
| Extras | 4b, 14lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 126 ovs) 400 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fanie de Villiers | 24 | 10 | 58 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 25 | 7 | 72 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 16 | 6 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 15 | 5 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 20 | 1 | 84 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 26 | 2 | 101 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | c sub b Anil Kumble | 31 | 141 | 206 | 3 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | lbw b Javagal Srinath | 7 | 25 | 46 | - | - |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | b Venkatesh Prasad | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | run out (Sachin Tendulkar > > ) | 2 | 18 | 15 | - | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Sachin Tendulkar b Sunil Joshi | 50 | 95 | 90 | 8 | - |
| 6. Brian McMillan | c sub b Sunil Joshi | 18 | 67 | 65 | 2 | - |
| +7. Dave Richardson | lbw b Javagal Srinath | 5 | 34 | 50 | 1 | - |
| 8. Lance Klusener | not out | 34 | 100 | 121 | 5 | - |
| 9. Pat Symcox | c & b Sunil Joshi | 11 | 28 | 50 | - | 1 |
| 10. Fanie de Villiers | b Venkatesh Prasad | 2 | 52 | 48 | - | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Javagal Srinath | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Gary Kirsten), 2-26 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-39 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-97 (Hansie Cronje), 5-109 (Andrew Hudson), 6-127 (Brian McMillan), 7-138 (Dave Richardson), 8-167 (Pat Symcox), 9-179 (Fanie de Villiers), 180 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 0b, 14lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.1 ovs) 180 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Javagal Srinath | 19.1 | 6 | 38 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 11 | 5 | 25 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 24 | 11 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aashish Kapoor | 13 | 8 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sunil Joshi | 29 | 9 | 66 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
India:
Woorkeri Raman, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Rahul Dravid, Sunil Joshi, Aashish Kapoor, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad