It was the 1576th ODI match in cricket history.It was India's 438th match. The record now reads: won 197, lost
220, tied 3 and no result 18.It was South Africa's 189th match. The record now reads: won
117, lost 66, tied 1 and no result 5.It was 35th match between these two sides. The record now
reads: India 12, South Africa 22, no result 1.It was 15th match between these two sides on Indian soil. The
record now reads: India 9, South Africa 6.It was 210th match on Indian soil and tenth on this groundfirst between these two sides.Francis Gomes became 82nd Indian umpire to officiate in a
ODI. The other umpire S.K.Bansal was standing in his 25th match.Sridharan Sriram, the left hand batsman and slow left arm
bowler from Tamilnadu, became the 129th player to represent India
in ODIs.Herschelle Gibbs's fifty came off just 30 balls (with 11
fours) - the fastest for South Africa in ODIs.Mark Boucher's 58 is the highest score by a South African
wicketkeeper in all ODIs beating Dave Richardson's 53 against
Pakistan at Durban on 17-12-1994. Boucher's previous highest was
51 against West Indies at East London on 24-01-1999.Lance Klusener (75*) recorded his highest score against
India. His previous highest was paltry 19 at Jamshedpur on 12-03-
2000 in the second match of this series.Klusener's 75* is the highest by any South African batsman at
number eight. This obliterated Shaun Pollock's 66 against England
at Cape Town on 09-01-1996. In fact only two batsmen have exceded
Klusener's effort at batting position eight. Pakistan's Wasim
Akram made 79 against Sri Lanka at Visakhapatnam on 27-03-1999 and
New Zealand's Chris Harris made 77* against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo
on 01-10-1997.The previous highest by a number eight batsman against India
was Zimbabwean Heath Streak's 59 at Sharjah on 08-11-1998.Lance Klusener, when on 18, completed his 2000 runs in ODIs in
his 78th match (and 68th innings). He became seventh South African
and 85th bastman overall to cross 2000 runs in ODIs.Klusener also became second South African after Hansie Cronje
and 14th allrounder to complete the double of 2000 runs and 100
wickets in a career.The partnership of 114 runs between Mark Boucher and Lance
Klusener is highest for South Africa for seventh wicket against
all countries. Incidentally the previous record stand was also
achieved against India as Hansie Cronje and Brian McMillan put on
79 runs at Sharjah on 19-04-1996.The Boucher-Klusener partnership is the highest by any side
against India for seventh wicket putting into shade the 102* run
stand between Australia's Steve Waugh and Greg Dyer at Delhi on
02-10-1986. It is also the fourth highest for this wicket position
in all ODIs. The details:
Runs Countries Venue Date Batsmen
119 Ken v Zim Nairobi Aga 16-10-1997 T Odoyo/A Suji
115 WI v Pak Gujranwala 04-11-1986 PJL Dujon/MD Marshall
115 NZ v Pak Sharjah 13-11-1996 AC Parore/L Germon
114 SA v Ind Nagpur 19-03-2000 MV Boucher/L Klusener
111 NZ v WI Kingston 26-03-1996 AC Parore/DN Patel
110 SL v Pak Nairobi Gym 04-10-1996 PA DeSilva/HDPK Dharmasena
108 Pak v NZ Christchurch 06-02-1985 Rameez Raja/Anil Dalpat
102* Aus v Ind Delhi 02-10-1986 SR Waugh/GC Dyer
100 Ind v Aus Colombo SSC 06-09-1996 SC Ganguly/SB Joshi
RPO Figures
11.16 6-0-67-0 Rajab Ali Ken v SL Kandy 09-03-1996
10.83 6-0-65-0 J Srinath Ind v SA Nagpur 19-03-2000
9.83 6-0-59-0 M Mbangwa Zim v SL Bulawayo 11-12-1999
9.66 6-0-58-1 ARC Fraser Eng v Pak Nagpur 30-10-1989
9.66 6-0-58-0 EA Brandes Zim v NZ Auckland 28-01-1996
9.50 6-0-57-0 Salim Jaffer Pak v Aus Lahore 04-11-1987
9.33 6-0-56-2 GR Larsen NZ v Ind Wellington 14-01-1999
9.16 6-0-55-1 Gopal Sharma Ind v Pak Jamshedpur 26-03-1987
9.00 6-0-54-0 SR Tendulkar Ind v NZ Nagpur 26-11-1995
9.00 6-0-54-2 Hasibul Hussain BD v Ken Nairobi Aga 15-10-1997
9.00 6-0-54-1 ST Jayasuriya SL v Pak Lahore 05-11-1997
Srinath's figures (@ rpo 10.83) are the third most expensive
by an Indian in a ODI bowling at least five overs in a match. The
details:RPO Figures
12.40 5-0-62-0 SC Ganguly v Pak Toronto 19-09-1998
11.00 7-0-77-0 RJ Shastri v WI Jamshedpur 07-12-1983
10.83 6-0-65-0 J Srinath v SA Nagpur 19-03-2000
10.60 5-0-53-0 SV Bahutule v Pak Dhaka 16-01-1998
10.42 7-0-73-1 Kapil Dev v Pak Lahore 31-12-1982
10.20 5-0-51-1 SLV Raju v Pak Singapore 05-04-1996
10.20 5-0-51-0 DB Mohanty v Aus Kochi 01-04-1998
10.00 5-0-50-1 MB Amarnath v Pak Lahore 31-12-1982
10.40 5-0-52-0 AB Agarkar v Pak Sharjah 16-04-1999
Sachin Tendulkar became second batsman in ODIs to complete
his 9000 runs when his score reached 50 . The only other
batsman with 9000 plus runs is fellow Indian Mohammad Azharuddin
(9222 runs from 327 matches). Tendulkar has taken 242 matches and
235 innings as against Azharuddin's 320 and 294 respectively to
accomplish this feat.Tendulkar on 59, completed his 1000 runs against South
Africa in his 33rd match. He became only the batsman to do so
after Australia's Steve Waugh and fellow Indian Mohammad
Azharuddin. The accompanying table lists leading run-scorers
against South Africa.
Player Country M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s 50s 0s
S.R.Waugh Aus 37 36 5 1241 120* 40.03 1 10 3
M.Azharuddin Ind 31 31 2 1066 90 36.75 - 7 -
S.R.Tendulkar Ind 33 33 0 1034 122 31.33 2 5 1
M.E.Waugh Aus 33 33 2 947 115* 30.54 2 4 3
M.G.Bevan Aus 22 20 4 831 103 51.93 1 6 1
A.D.Jadeja Ind 30 29 4 698 92 27.92 - 3 -
R.S.Dravid Ind 19 19 1 670 84 37.22 - 7 1
S.Ganguly Ind 15 15 1 661 105* 47.21 1 5 1
Ijaz Ahmed Pak 18 17 2 576 114* 38.40 2 3 4
B.C.Lara WI 15 15 2 559 111* 43.00 2 3 1
D.C.Boon Aus 19 19 0 551 76 29.00 - 3 -
G.A.Hick Eng 19 19 1 525 83 29.16 - 4 1
Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 17 16 1 513 85 34.20 - 4 -
Total (Overs)
329 (49.3) SL v WI Sharjah 16-10-1995 +
315 (49.5) Pak v SL Singapore 20-04-1996 +
315-8 (50) Pak v Aus Lahore 10-11-1998
314-5 (48) Pak v Ind Dhaka 18-01-1998
312-4 (50) Zim v SL NewPlymouth 23-02-1992
310 (48.5) Ind v SA Nagpur 19-03-2000 +
306 (47) Ind v NZ Rajkot 05-11-1999 +
302-3 (50) Eng v SL Adelaide 23-01-1999
301 (49.3) SL v Ind Colombo RP 07-07-1998 +
301-3 (50) SA v Ind Kochi 09-03-2000
301-9 (50) NZ v Aus Christchurch 26-02-2000 +
300-8 (50) Ind v SL Colombo RP 17-08-1997 +
+ batted second
India's total is also the highest made against South Africa
in a one-dayer supplanting the 302 for seven,also by India, at
Kochi on 09-03-2000 in the first match of this series.The match aggregate of 630 for the loss of 17 wickets is the
highest involving South Africa.The previous highest was 603 for
10 in the Kochi one-dayer of this series on 09-03- 2000.The match aggregate is also the highest without an individual
hundred.The previous highest was 626 for the loss of 14 wicket in
the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Swansea on 09-06-1983.India has not lost a bilateral series on home soil since
1998-89 (v New Zealand). India's last series defeat in India came
during the 1987-88 season when West Indies won the eight match
series 7-1.Lance Klusener won his 15th Man of the Match award - his first
against India.Saurav Ganguly has now captained India in nine matches-won
five and lost four.Hansie Cronje has now captained South Africa in 134 matcheswon 96, lost 34, tied 1 and abandoned 3. 