- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras39 (b 6, lb 24, nb 9)TOTAL428 all out (121.1 Overs, RR: 3.53)Fall of wickets: 1-236 (G Kirsten), 2-296 (AC Hudson), 3-346 (HH Gibbs), 4-361 (WJ Cronje), 5-362 (BM McMillan), 6-363 (DJ Cullinan), 7-379 (L Klusener), 8-421 (PL Symcox), 9-422 (AA Donald), 10-428 (PR Adams)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB J Srinath 37 7 107 2 2.89 0 2 BKV Prasad 35 6 104 6 2.97 0 5 SB Joshi 12 1 48 0 4.00 0 1 SC Ganguly 3 1 10 0 3.33 0 0 A Kumble 20.1 1 78 2 3.86 0 0 ND Hirwani 14 2 51 0 3.64 0 0
26/11Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of India at Kolkata, Nov 27 - Dec 1 1996
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428 & 367/3d -
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329 & 137 (53.3 ov)
Player of the Match
26/11Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of India at Kolkata, Nov 27 - Dec 1 1996
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428 & 367/3d -
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329 & 137 (53.3 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras12 (lb 5, nb 7)TOTAL329 all out (81.2 Overs, RR: 4.04)Fall of wickets: 1-68 (R Dravid), 2-71 (NR Mongia), 3-77 (SC Ganguly), 3-87 (M Azharuddin), 4-114 (VVS Laxman), 5-119 (SR Tendulkar), 6-119 (SB Joshi), 7-161 (J Srinath), 8-322 (M Azharuddin), 9-324 (BKV Prasad), 10-329 (A Kumble)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AA Donald 21.2 4 72 3 3.37 0 0 L Klusener 14 1 75 0 5.35 0 8 PR Adams 13 1 69 2 5.30 0 0 BM McMillan 16 4 52 2 3.25 0 0 WJ Cronje 6 3 13 0 2.16 0 0 PL Symcox 11 1 43 0 3.90 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras15 (b 1, lb 11, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL367/3d (93.2 Overs, RR: 3.93)Fall of wickets: 1-39 (HH Gibbs), 2-251 (G Kirsten), 3-306 (WJ Cronje)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB J Srinath 24.2 2 101 1 4.15 0 1 BKV Prasad 15 0 63 0 4.20 0 1 A Kumble 32 4 101 1 3.15 1 0 ND Hirwani 11 1 40 0 3.63 0 0 SB Joshi 11 0 50 0 4.54 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras11 (lb 2, nb 9)TOTAL137 all out (53.3 Overs, RR: 2.56)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (NR Mongia), 2-18 (SC Ganguly), 3-27 (SR Tendulkar), 4-28 (VVS Laxman), 5-88 (R Dravid), 6-92 (SB Joshi), 7-97 (M Azharuddin), 8-132 (J Srinath), 9-137 (A Kumble), 10-137 (ND Hirwani)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB BM McMillan 19 8 33 1 1.73 0 2 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 2.97 0 10 WJ Cronje 7 4 10 0 1.42 0 0 PL Symcox 6 1 28 1 4.66 0 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 1-1
Match number
Season
Match days
27,28,29,30 November, 1 December 1996 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Wed, 27 Nov - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 339/2 (HH Gibbs 28*, DJ Cullinan 29*)
- Thu, 28 Nov - day 2 - India 1st innings 152/6 (J Srinath 9*, A Kumble 24*)
- Fri, 29 Nov - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 160/1 (G Kirsten 82*, DJ Cullinan 60*)
- Sat, 30 Nov - day 4 - India 2nd innings 59/4 (R Dravid 18*, M Azharuddin 25*)
- Sun, 01 Dec - day 5 - India 2nd innings 137 (53.3 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- 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
- Hudson dropped once by Ganguly and once by Mongia off Srinath in the first session. Highest opening partnership at the Eden Gardens.
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