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India vs South Africa, 1st Test at Ahmedabad, Nov 20 1996 - Match Result

RESULT
1st Test, Ahmedabad, November 20 - 23, 1996, South Africa tour of India
India FlagIndia
223 & 190
South Africa FlagSouth Africa
(T:170) 244 & 105

India won by 64 runs

javagal-srinath
Player Of The Match
Javagal Srinath
, IND
2/47 & 6/21
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This is the lowest match aggregate (762) involving South Africa & India in Tests

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Scorecard summary
India1st Inn
223/10(99 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar
42 (64)
Allan Donald
4/37 (27)
Mohammad Azharuddin
35 (79)
Pat Symcox
2/48 (21)
South Africa1st Inn
244/10(98.1 overs)
Fanie de Villiers
*67 (136)
Sunil Joshi
4/43 (24)
Daryll Cullinan
43 (75)
Javagal Srinath
2/47 (19.1)
India2nd Inn
190/10(79.2 overs)
VVS Laxman
51 (125)
Allan Donald
3/32 (15)
Rahul Dravid
34 (110)
Paul Adams
3/30 (9.2)
South Africa2nd Inn
105/10(38.5 overs)
Hansie Cronje
*48 (122)
Javagal Srinath
6/21 (11.5)
Gary Kirsten
20 (43)
Anil Kumble
3/34 (12)
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Match details
GroundGujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
TossIndia, elected to bat first
Series
South Africa tour of India
Season1996/97
Player Of The Match
India
Javagal Srinath
Series resultIndia led the 3-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 1338
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
VVS Laxman
VVS Laxman
Umpires
England
George Sharp
India
Shyam Bansal
TV Umpire
India
Amiesh Saheba
Match Referee
New Zealand
John Reid
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