South African cricket team in India in 1991-92
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The South African cricket team toured India in the 1991-92 season. The tour was significant in that it was South Africa's first official international cricket series since their suspension from the sport in 1970 due to the apartheid policy.
The tour consisted of a series of three One-day Internationals (ODIs) against India, and so these were also the first-ever official ODIs played by South Africa. India won the series 2-1, and the Men of the Series were Sanjay Manjrekar of India and Kepler Wessels of South Africa.
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[edit] 1st ODI: India v South Africa at Calcutta, 10 November 1991
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177/8 (47 overs) | India won by 3 wickets[1] |
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KC Wessels 50 (95) |
Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India |
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178/7 (40.4 overs) | |
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SR Tendulkar 62 (73) |
The first match was South Africa's first-ever ODI and their first cricket match of any sort against India. The attendance was reported to be over 90,000.[2] Ten South African players made their ODI debuts (Kepler Wessels had previously played for Australia).
The match was reduced to 47 overs per side. India won the toss and chose to field. South Africa scored 177/8 in their 47 overs with notable contributions from Wessels (50) and Adrian Kuiper (43). In their reply, India started badly with Allan Donald grabbing the first 3 wickets to leave India at 20/3. Sachin Tendulkar (62) and debutant Pravin Amre (55) guided India close to victory and despite Donald dimissing both of them to complete a 5-wicket haul, the lower order finished the game for India to give them a 1-0 lead in the series.
[edit] 2nd ODI: India v South Africa at Gwalior, 12 November 1991
| India 223/6 (45 overs) |
VS | South Africa 185/8 (45 overs) |
India won by 38 runs[3] Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior, India Umpires: SK Bansal (Ind) and RV Ramani (Ind) Man of the Match: KC Wessels (SA) |
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| K Srikkanth 68 (86) AA Donald 3/36 (9 overs) |
KC Wessels 71 (96) SLV Raju 3/43 (9 overs) |
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The second match of the series was reduced to 45 overs per side. South Africa won the toss and inserted India. Half-centuries from Ravi Shastri (68), Kris Srikkanth (61) and Sanjay Manjrekar (52*) helped India to a total of 223/6. In reply, South Africa could only score 185/8 leaving India with an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Kepler Wessels again top-scored for South Africa with 71.
[edit] 3rd ODI: India v South Africa at New Delhi, 14 November 1991
| India 287/4 (50 overs) |
VS | South Africa 288/2 (46.4 overs) |
South Africa won by 8 wickets[4] Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India Umpires: S Banerjee (Ind) and PD Reporter (Ind) Man of the Match: PN Kirsten (SA) |
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| RJ Shastri 109 (149) PN Kirsten 1/23 (3 overs) |
KC Wessels 90 (105) SLV Raju 1/48 (10 overs) |
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In the third match, India won the toss and Ravi Shastri, the stand-in captain for the absent Mohammad Azharuddin, chose to bat. Shastri (109), Kris Srikkanth (53) and Sanjay Manjrekar (105) again scored the bulk of the runs with India finishing on 287/4. South Africa were able to reach their target comfortably with more than 3 overs to spare thanks to half-centuries from Kepler Wessels (90), Peter Kirsten (86*) and Adrian Kuiper (63*). The consolation win was South Africa's first-ever ODI victory.
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[edit] References
- ^ India v South Africa at Calcutta, 10 November 1991, Cricinfo, retrieved 16 March 2007.
- ^ India v South Africa 1st ODI Match Report
- ^ India v South Africa at Gwalior, 12 November 1991, Cricinfo, retrieved 16 March 2007.
- ^ India v South Africa at New Delhi, 14 November 1991, Cricinfo, retrieved 16 March 2007.
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