Ind-SA Test encounters

Australia [ Images ] beat India [ Images ] in the just-concluded Test series to become only the second side after South Africa [ Images ] to defeat India at home since 1987. The Proteas have dominated the Indians in the longer version of the game.

Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical analysis of Test matches played between India and South Africa.

Summary of match scores:
1992-93, Result: South Africa 1-0 (4 matches)

Test	Winner	Margin	Scores
1st	Drawn	-	SA 254, Ind 277, SA 176-3
2nd	Drawn	-	SA 292, Ind 227, SA 252, Ind 141-4
3rd	SA	9 wickets	Ind 212, SA 275, Ind 215, SA 155-1
4th	Drawn	-	SA 360-9, Ind 276, SA 130-6, Ind 29-1
Captains: KC Wessels (SA), M Azharuddin (Ind)

1996-97, Result: India 2-1 (3 matches)

Test	Winner	Margin	Scores
1st	Ind	64 runs	Ind 223, SA 244, Ind 190, SA 105
2nd	SA	329 runs	SA 428, Ind 329, SA 367-3d, Ind 137
3rd	Ind	280 runs	Ind 237, SA 177, Ind 400-7d, SA 180
Captains: SR Tendulkar (Ind), WJ Cronje (SA)

1996-97, Result: South Africa 2-0 (3 matches)

Test	Winner	Margin	Scores
1st	SA	328 runs	SA 235, Ind 100, SA 259, Ind 66
2nd	SA	282 runs	SA 529-7d, Ind 359, SA 256-6d, Ind 144
3rd	Drawn	-	Ind 410-9d, SA 321, Ind 266-8d, SA 228-8
Captains: WJ Cronje (SA), SR Tendulkar (Ind)

1999-2000, Result: South Africa 2-0 (2 matches)

Test	Winner	Margin	Scores
1st	SA	4 wickets	Ind 225, SA 176, Ind 113, SA 164-6
2nd	SA	inns & 71 runs	Ind 158, SA 479, Ind 250
Captains: WJ Cronje (SA), SR Tendulkar (Ind)

2001-02, Result: South Africa 1-0 (2 matches)

Test	Winner	Margin	Scores
1st	SA	9 wickets	Ind 379, SA 563, Ind 237, SA 54-1
2nd	Drawn	-	SA 362, Ind 201, SA 233-5d, Ind 206-3
Note: The Third Test at Centurion was stripped of its official status by the ICC [ Images ] after a disciplinary dispute
Captains: SM Pollock (SA), SC Ganguly (Ind)

HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS:
(India)

in India: 400-7d at Kanpur in 1996-97

in South Africa: 410 at Johannesburg in 1996-97

(South Africa)

in India : 479 at Bangalore in 1999-00

in South Africa: 563 at Blemfontein in 2001-02

LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS:
(India)

in India: 113 at Mumbai [ Images ] in 1999-00

in South Africa: 66 at Durban in 1996-97

(South Africa)

in India: 105 at Ahmedabad [ Images ] in 1996-97

in South Africa: 235 at Durban in 1996-97

INDIVIDUAL HUNDREDS:
(India - 11)

Runs	Batsman	Venue	Season
169	SR Tendulkar	Cape Town	1996-97
163*	M Azharuddin	Kanpur	1996-97
155	SR Tendulkar	Bloemfontein	2001-02
148	R Dravid	Johannesburg	1996-97
129	Kapil Dev [ Images ]	Port Elizabeth	1992-93
115	M Azharuddin	Cape Town	1996-97
111	SR Tendulkar	Johannesburg	1992-93
109	M Azharuddin	Calcutta	1996-97
105	V Sehwag	Bloemfontein	2001-02
103	PK Amre	Durban	1992-93
102	M Azharuddin	Bangalore	1999-00

(South Africa - 13)

Runs	Batsman	Venue	Season
196	HH Gibbs	Port Elizabeth	2001-02
153*	DJ Cullinan	Calcutta	1996-97
146	AC Hudson	Calcutta	1996-97
135	WJ Cronje	Port Elizabeth	1992-93
133	G Kirsten	Calcutta	1996-97
122*	DJ Cullinan	Johannesburg	1996-97
118	KC Wessels	Durban	1992-93
108	L Klusener	Bloemfontein	2001-02
107	HH Gibbs	Bloemfontein	2001-02
103*	BM McMillan	Cape Town	1996-97
103	G Kirsten	Cape Town	1996-97
102*	L Klusener	Cape Town	1996-97
102	G Kirsten	Calcutta	1996-97

VICTIMS OF NERVOUS 90s:
(India - 1)

Runs	Batsman	Venue	Season
97	SR Tendulkar	Mumbai WS	1999-00

(South Africa - 5)

Runs	Batsman	Venue	Season
98	BM McMillan	Johannesburg	1992-93
97	L Klusener	Bangalore	1999-00
95*	KC Wessels	Port Elizabeth	1992-93
95	JH Kallis	Bangalore	1999-00
91	JN Rhodes	Johannesburg	1992-93

LEADING RUN-SCORERS:
(India)

Batsman	Tests	Inns	NO	Runs	100	Ave.	100	50	0
SR Tendulkar	14	26	1	948	169	37.92	3	3	1
M Azharuddin	11	20	1	779	163*	41.00	4	2	-
R Dravid	10	20	1	648	148	34.11	1	3	-
A Kumble	14	24	4	435	88	21.75	-	1	1
SC Ganguly	9	18	1	425	73	25.00	-	2	2
VVS Laxman [ Images ]	7	12	2	283	89	28.30	-	2	1
NR Mongia	8	15	1	241	50	17.21	-	1	1
Kapil Dev	4	5	0	202	129	40.40	1	-	-

(South Africa)

Batsman	Tests	Inns	NO	Runs	100	Ave.	100	50	0
G Kirsten	10	19	1	720	133	40.00	3	3	1
AC Hudson	10	20	1	690	146	36.32	1	6	1
DJ Cullinan	8	15	2	688	153*	52.92	2	3	1
BM McMillan	10	18	5	551	103*	42.38	1	4	1
WJ Cronje	11	21	2	524	135	27.58	1	1	2
L Klusener	9	15	3	520	108	43.33	2	1	-
HH Gibbs	7	13	0	500	196	38.46	2	-	1
JH Kallis	4	7	3	338	95	84.50	-	3	-
KC Wessels	4	8	1	295	118	42.14	1	1	2
JN Rhodes	5	9	1	289	91	36.13	-	2	1
DJ Richardson	10	16	2	249	50	17.79	-	1	-
SM Pollock	7	12	3	209	79	23.22	-	2	3

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET:
(India)

Wkt	Runs	Players		Venue	Season
1st	90	V Rathore	NR Mongia	Johannesburg	1996-97
2nd	171	D Dasgupta	R Dravid	Port Elizabeth	2001-02
3rd	54	R Dravid	SR Tendulkar	Johannesburg	1996-97
4th	145	R Dravid	SC Ganguly	Johannesburg	1996-97
5th	220	SR Tendulkar	V Sehwag	Bloemfontein	2001-02
6th	222	SR Tendulkar	M Azharuddin	Cape Town	1996-97
7th	76	R Dravid	J Srinath	Johannesburg	1996-97
8th	161	A Kumble	M Azharuddin	Calcutta	1996-97
9th	80	VVS Laxman	A Kumble	Port Elizabeth	2001-02
10th	52	AB Agarkar	M Kartik	Mumbai WS	1999-00

(South Africa)

Wkt	Runs	Players		Venue	Season
1st	236	AC Hudson	G Kirsten	Calcutta	1996-97
2nd	212	G Kirsten	DJ Cullinan	Calcutta	1996-97
3rd	130	JH Kallis	ND McKenzie	Bloemfontein	2001-02
4th	105	HH Gibbs	HH Dippenaar	Port Elizabeth	2001-02
5th	164	JH Kallis	L Klusener	Bangalore	1999-00
6th	112	BM McMillan	SM Pollock	Johannesburg	1996-97
7th	121	L Klusener	MV Boucher	Bloemfontein	2001-02
8th	147*	BM McMillan	L Klusener	Cape Town	1996-97
9th	60	PS de Villiers	AA Donald	Ahmedabad (GS)	1996-97
10th	74	BM McMillan	AA Donald	Durban	1996-97

FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS:
(India - 9)

Wkts	Runs	Balls	Bowler	Venue	Season
6	21	71	J Srinath	Ahmedabad (GS)	1996-97
6	53	264	A Kumble	Johannesburg	1992-93
6	76	180	J Srinath	Port Elizabeth	2001-02
6	104	210	BKV Prasad	Calcutta	1996-97
6	143	412	A Kumble	Bangalore	1999-00
5	60	114	BKV Prasad	Durban	1996-97
5	93	150	BKV Prasad	Durban	1996-97
5	104	151	J Srinath	Johannesburg	1996-97
5	140	198	J Srinath	Bloemfontein	2001-02

(South Africa - 8)

Wkts	Runs	Balls	Bowler	Venue	Season
8	64	129	L Klusener	Calcutta	1996-97
7	84	168	AA Donald	Port Elizabeth	1992-93
6	55	115	PR Adams	Kanpur	1996-97
6	56	130	SM Pollock	Bloemfontein	2001-02
5	40	96	SM Pollock	Port Elizabeth	2001-02
5	40	96	AA Donald	Durban	1996-97
5	55	162	AA Donald	Port Elizabeth	1992-93
5	83	228	N Boje	Bangalore	1999-00

MOST WICKETS IN A MATCH:
(India)

Wkts	Runs	Balls	Bowler	Venue	Season	Figures
10	153	264	BKV Prasad	Durban	1996-97	5-60 & 5-93
8	68	186	J Srinath	Ahmedabad (GS)	1996-97	2-47 & 6-21
8	104	282	J Srinath	Port Elizabeth	2001-02	6-76 & 2-28
8	113	420	A Kumble	Johannesburg	1992-93	2-60 & 6-53

(South Africa)

Wkts	Runs	Balls	Bowler	Venue	Season	Figures
12	139	330	AA Donald	Port Elizabeth	1992-93	5-55 & 7-84
10	147	292	SM Pollock	Bloemfontein	2001-02	4-91 & 6-56
9	54	163	AA Donald	Durban	1996-97	5-40 & 4-14
8	139	235	PR Adams	Kanpur	1996-97	6-55 & 2-84
8	139	213	L Klusener	Calcutta	1996-97	0-75 & 8-64

LEADING WICKET-TAKERS:
(India)

Bowler	Tests	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Ave.	Best	5WI	10WM	SR	ER
J Srinath	13	3315	129	1567	64	24.48	6/21	4	-	51.80	47.27
A Kumble	14	4600	192	1743	56	31.13	6/53	2	-	82.14	37.89
BKV Prasad	6	1278	33	684	25	27.36	6/104	3	1	51.12	53.52

(South Africa)

Bowler	Tests	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Ave.	Best	5WI	10WM	SR	ER
AA Donald	11	2494	121	987	57	17.32	7/84	3	1	43.75	39.57
SM Pollock	7	1559	84	590	35	16.86	6/56	2	1	44.54	37.84
PR Adams	5	947	30	546	23	23.74	6/55	1	-	41.17	57.66
BM McMillan	10	1819	98	678	23	29.48	4/74	-	-	79.09	37.27

MOST DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS:
(India)

Dismissals	Keeper	Venue	Season
5 (all ct)	NR Mongia	Durban	1996-97
4 (all ct)	NR Mongia	Cape Town	1996-97

(South Africa)

Dismissals	Keeper	Venue	Season
5 (all ct)	DJ Richardson	Port Elizabeth	1992-93
5 (all ct)	MV Boucher	Mumbai WS	1999-00
4 (all ct)	DJ Richardson	Port Elizabeth	1992-93
4 (3 ct + 1 st)	DJ Richardson	Cape Town	1996-97
4 (4 ct)	MV Boucher	Bloemfontein	2001-02
4 (all ct)	MV Boucher	Bloemfontein	2001-02

MOST DISMISSALS IN A MATCH:
(India)

Dismissals	Keeper	Venue	Season
8 (all ct)	NR Mongia	Durban	1996-97
5 (all ct)	KS More	Cape Town	1992-93

(South Africa)

Dismissals	Keeper	Venue	Season
9 (all ct)	DJ Richardson	Port Elizabeth	1992-93
8 (all ct)	MV Boucher	Bloemfontein	2001-02
7 (all ct)	MV Boucher	Mumbai WS	1999-00
6 (5 ct+ 1 st)	DJ Richardson	Cape Town	1996-97

LEADING WICKET-KEEPERS:
(India)

Dismissals	Keeper	Tests
20 (19 ct + 1 st)	NR Mongia	8
11 (all ct)	KS More	4

(South Africa)

Dismissals	Keeper	Tests
32 (31 ct + 1 st)	DJ Richardson	10
21 (all ct)	MV Boucher	4

MOST CATCHES IN AN INNINGS:
(India)

Ct	Fielder	Venue	Season
3	VVS Laxman	Mumbai WS	1999-00
3	W Jaffer	Bangalore	1999-00

(South Africa)

Ct	Fielder	Venue	Season
4	AC Hudson	Cape Town	1992-93
3	BM McMillan	Port Elizabeth	1992-93
3	BM McMillan	Ahmedabad	1996-97
3	BM McMillan	Calcutta	1996-97

MOST CATCHES IN A MATCH:
(India)

There have been 8 instances of a fielder taking 3 catches in a match

(South Africa)

Ct	Fielder	Venue	Season
4	AC Hudson	Cape Town	1992-93
4	BM McMillan	Port Elizabeth	1992-93
In addition 3 catches have been taken in a match on seven occasions

LEADING FIELDERS:
(India)

Ct	Fielder	Tests	CpT
13	M Azharuddin	11	1.18
10	SR Tendulkar	14	0.71
10	R Dravid	10	1.00

(South Africa)

Ct	Fielder	Tests	CpT
21	BM McMillan	10	2.10
14	AC Hudson	10	1.40
10	L Klusener	9	1.11

CAPTAINCY RECORDS:
(India)

Captain	Tests	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %	Toss: W	L	Win %
M Azharuddin	4	0	1	3	-	1	3	25.00
SR Tendulkar	8	2	5	1	25.00	6	2	75.00
SC Ganguly	2	0	1	1	-	1	1	50.00

(South Africa)

Captain	Tests	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %	Toss: W	L	Win %
KC Wessels	4	1	0	3	25.00	3	1	75.00
WJ Cronje	8	5	2	1	62.50	2	6	25.00
SM Pollock	2	1	0	1	50.00	1	1	50.00

MOST APPEARANCES:
(India)

Player	Tests
A Kumble	14
SR Tendulkar	14
J Srinath	13
M Azharuddin	11
R Dravid	10

(South Africa)

Player	Tests
WJ Cronje	11
AA Donald	11
AC Hudson	10
G Kirsten	10
BM McMillan	10
DJ Richardson	10