South African cricket team in India in 1991-92

Infobox_Cricket_series_begin
series_name = South Africans in India in 1991-92
team1_

team1_name = South Africa
team2_
| team2_name = India
from_date = November 10
to_date = November 14 1991
team1_captain = Clive Rice
team2_captain = Mohammad Azharuddin
Infobox_Cricket_series_ODI
no_of_ODIs = 3
team1_ODIs_won = 1
team2_ODIs_won = 2
team1_ODIs_most_runs = Manjrekar (158)
Srikkanth (121)
Shastri (109)
team2_ODIs_most_runs = Wessels (211)
Kuiper (127)
Kirsten (95)
team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Raju (5)
Kapil Dev (4)
Srinath (4)
team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Donald (9)
Rice (2)
player_of_ODI_series = Sanjay Manjrekar (India)
Kepler Wessels (South Africa))

The South African cricket team toured India in the 1991-92 season. The tour was significant in that it was South Africa's first official international cricket series since their suspension from the sport in 1970 due to the apartheid policy.

The tour consisted of a series of three ODIs against India and were the first-ever official ODIs played by South Africa. India won the series 2-1, and the Men of the Series were Sanjay Manjrekar of India and Kepler Wessels of South Africa.

quads

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Match details

1st ODI

Limited overs international
date = November 10, 1991
team1 = cr-rt|RSA
score1 = 177/8 (47 overs)
score2 = 178/7 (40.4 overs)
team2 = cr|IND
runs1 = Kepler Wessels 50 (95)
wickets1 = Manoj Prabhakar 2/26 (10 overs)
runs2 = Sachin Tendulkar 62 (73)
wickets2 = Allan Donald 3/14 (6 overs)
result = cr|IND won by 3 wickets
report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_IND/RSA_IND_ODI1_10NOV1991.html (scorecard)]
venue = Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India
umpires = V. K. Ramaswamy and R. S. Rathore
motm = Allan Donald and Sachin Tendulkar
rain = Match reduced to 47 overs a side.

The first match was South Africa's first-ever ODI and their first cricket match of any sort against India. The attendance was reported to be over 90,000. [ [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_IND/RSA_IND_ODI1_10NOV1991_MR India v South Africa 1st ODI Match Report] ] Ten South African players made their ODI debuts (Kepler Wessels had previously played for Australia).

The match was reduced to 47 overs per side. India won the toss and chose to field. South Africa scored 177/8 in their 47 overs with notable contributions from Wessels (50) and Adrian Kuiper (43). In their reply, India started badly with Allan Donald grabbing the first 3 wickets to leave India at 20/3. Sachin Tendulkar (62) and debutant Pravin Amre (55) guided India close to victory and despite Donald dimissing both of them to complete a 5-wicket haul, the lower order finished the game for India to give them a 1-0 lead in the series.

2nd ODI

Limited overs international
date = November 12, 1991
team1 = cr-rt|IND
score1 = 223/6 (45 overs)
score2 = 185/8 (45 overs)
team2 = cr|RSA
runs1 = Kris Srikkanth 68 (86)
wickets1 = Allan Donald 3/36 (9 overs)
runs2 = Kepler Wessels 71 (96)
wickets2 = Venkatapathy Raju 3/43 (9 overs)
result = cr|IND won by 38 runs
report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_IND/RSA_IND_ODI2_12NOV1991.html (scorecard)]
venue = Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior, India
umpires = S. K. Bansal and R. V. Ramani
motm = Kepler Wessels
rain = Match reduced to 45 overs a side.

The second match of the series was reduced to 45 overs per side. South Africa won the toss and inserted India. Half-centuries from Kris Srikkanth (68), Navjot Sidhu (61) and Sanjay Manjrekar (52*) helped India to a total of 223/6. In reply, South Africa could only score 185/8 leaving India with a 2-0 lead in the series. Kepler Wessels again top-scored for South Africa with 71.

3rd ODI

Limited overs international
date = November 14, 1991
team1 = cr-rt|IND
score1 = 287/4 (50 overs)
score2 = 288/2 (46.4 overs)
team2 = cr|RSA
runs1 = Ravi Shastri 109 (149)
wickets1 = Allan Donald 1/55 (10 overs)
runs2 = Kepler Wessels 90 (105)
wickets2 = Venkatapathy Raju 1/48 (10 overs)
result = cr|RSA won by 38 runs
report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_IND/RSA_IND_ODI3_14NOV1991.html (scorecard)]
venue = Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India
umpires = Subrata Banerjee and Pilloo Reporter
motm = Kepler Wessels

In the third match, India won the toss and Ravi Shastri, the stand-in captain for the absent Mohammad Azharuddin, chose to bat. Shastri (109), Kris Srikkanth (53) and Sanjay Manjrekar (105) again scored the bulk of the runs with India finishing on 287/4. South Africa reached their target with more than 3 overs to spare thanks to half-centuries from Kepler Wessels (90), Peter Kirsten (86*) and Adrian Kuiper (63*). This was South Africa's first-ever ODI victory.

External links

* [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_IND/ Cricinfo]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/IND/1991-92_IND_South_Africa_in_India_1991-92.html CricketArchive]
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154345.html Wisden reports]

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