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Thu, 02 Jan - Mon, 06 Jan 1997 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Newlands, Cape Town
South Africa won by 282 runs
South Africa
529/10 (20.00) & 256/6 (72)
India
521/5 (20.00) & 144/10 (66.2)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Andrew Hudson
2
Brian McMillan
2
Daryll Cullinan
2
Best Average
Paul Adams
18.800000
Brian McMillan
19.000000
Shaun Pollock
26.250000
Allan Donald
27.800000
Javagal Srinath
34.666666
Most Wickets
Javagal Srinath
6
Allan Donald
5
Paul Adams
5
Shaun Pollock
4
Venkatesh Prasad
3
Best Bowling Fig
Javagal Srinath
3
Venkatesh Prasad
3
Allan Donald
3
Paul Adams
3
Shaun Pollock
2
Most Runs Conceed
Javagal Srinath
208
Anil Kumble
194
Allan Donald
139
Dodda Ganesh
131
Venkatesh Prasad
130
Best Economy
Hansie Cronje
1.777777
Brian McMillan
2.209302
Anil Kumble
2.552631
Sourav Ganguly
2.636363
Paul Adams
2.748538
Best Strike Rate
Mohammad Azharuddin
1.026315
Lance Klusener
0.876923
Venkatesh Prasad
0.833333
Sachin Tendulkar
0.631205
Daryll Cullinan
0.613953
Best Averages
Lance Klusener
114.000000
Sachin Tendulkar
89.000000
Daryll Cullinan
66.000000
Mohammad Azharuddin
58.500000
Gary Kirsten
51.500000
Most Runs
Sachin Tendulkar
178
Brian McMillan
162
Daryll Cullinan
132
Mohammad Azharuddin
117
Lance Klusener
114
Highest Score
Sachin Tendulkar
169
Mohammad Azharuddin
115
Brian McMillan
103
Gary Kirsten
103
Lance Klusener
102
Most Wickets
Anil Kumble
2
Brian McMillan
2
Dodda Ganesh
1
Lance Klusener
1
Most Runs Conceed
Shaun Pollock
105
Lance Klusener
101
Most Fours
Mohammad Azharuddin
19
Brian McMillan
15
Gary Kirsten
15
Lance Klusener
14
Daryll Cullinan
13
Best Bowling Fig
Anil Kumble
2
Brian McMillan
1
Dodda Ganesh
1
Lance Klusener
1
Most Not Outs
VVS Laxman
2
Dodda Ganesh
2
Brian McMillan
2
Shaun Pollock
2
Lance Klusener
2
Best Strike Rate
Hansie Cronje
0.541284
Brian McMillan
0.524271
Best Average
Venkatesh Prasad
43.333333
Anil Kumble
97.000000
Best Averages
Shaun Pollock
41.000000
VVS Laxman
40.000000
Most 100s
Mohammad Azharuddin
2
Sachin Tendulkar
2
Brian McMillan
2
Most Runs
Gary Kirsten
103
Andrew Hudson
71
Most Ducks
Javagal Srinath
2
Venkatesh Prasad
2
Gary Kirsten
2
Adam Bacher
2
Most 100s
Gary Kirsten
2
Lance Klusener
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Anil Kumble
136
Javagal Srinath
130
Venkatesh Prasad
114
Best Economy
Shaun Pollock
3.000000
Venkatesh Prasad
3.023255
Best Strike Rate
Paul Adams
41.04
Allan Donald
50.4
Brian McMillan
51.6
Worst Bowling Fig
Allan Donald
99
Dodda Ganesh
93
Lance Klusener
88
Shaun Pollock
76
Best Strike Rate
Shaun Pollock
52.5
Javagal Srinath
56
Venkatesh Prasad
86
Lance Klusener
126
Highest Score
Daryll Cullinan
77
Andrew Hudson
55
Hansie Cronje
41
Most sixes
Daryll Cullinan
1
Lance Klusener
1
Mohammad Azharuddin
1
Hansie Cronje
1
Most Fours
Andrew Hudson
8
Sourav Ganguly
7
Sachin Tendulkar
27
Most Balls Faced
Brian McMillan
309
Sachin Tendulkar
282
Daryll Cullinan
215
Gary Kirsten
214
Andrew Hudson
186
VVS Laxman
132
Lance Klusener
130