result
2nd Test, Cape Town, Jan 2 - Jan 6 1997, India tour of South Africa
529/7d & 256/6d
(66.2 ov, target 427)359 & 144
South Africa won by 282 runs
player of the match

South Africa
South Africa 1st INNINGS
India 1st INNINGS
South Africa 2nd INNINGS
India 2nd INNINGS (target: 427 runs)
MATCH DETAILS
Newlands, Cape Town | |
Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
Series | India tour of South Africa |
Season | 1996/97 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Brian McMillan |
Series result | South Africa led the 3-match series 2-0 |
Match number | TEST No. 1349 |
Match days | - day match (5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() Dodda Ganesh |
Umpires | ![]() Darrell Hair![]() Rudi Koertzen |
TV Umpire | ![]() Cyril Mitchley |
Match Referee | ![]() Barry Jarman |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 02 Jan - day 1 -South Africa 1st innings 280/4 (Hansie Cronje 35*, Brian McMillan 13*, 90 ov)
Fri, 03 Jan - day 2 -India 1st innings 29/3 (Sourav Ganguly 19*, Sachin Tendulkar 1*, 16 ov)
Sat, 04 Jan - day 3 -South Africa 2nd innings 24/2 (Andrew Hudson 7*, Lance Klusener 10*, 12 ov)
Sun, 05 Jan - day 4 -India 2nd innings 52/3 (Sourav Ganguly 11*, Sachin Tendulkar 6*, 28 ov)
Mon, 06 Jan - day 5 -India 2nd innings 144/9 (66.2 ov) - end of match