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India v South Africa all test match results & records


India-South-Africa-230308.jpg India-South Africa cricket is about how well India play African fast bowling & how Africans negotiate spinners from India.. indeed - an intriguing battle no cricket fan can ever miss!

South Africa has always been among top 3 cricketing nations ever since they came back in 1992. India, on other hand, has had her share of glory in International cricket but hardly consistent.

Now India vs South Africa test matches have produced understandable records between these two countries as far as cricket is concerned. South Africa better than India - both at home & away. Total 19 Ind v RSA test match = 4 wins for India, 9 for South Africa & 6 draws.

Following is complete list of all test played between India & South Africa which is followed by list of important records made in them. In case you are looking for some specific record related to India-Africa cricket - forum.itsonlycricket.com is where you can post your question and our experts will answer you asap.
Visiting team Home team Venue Winner & Margin Mn & Yr
India South Africa Durban Drawn Nov, 1992
India South Africa Wanderers Drawn Nov, 1992
India South Africa Port Elizabeth South Africa, 9 wkts Dec, 1992
India South Africa Cape Town Drawn Jan, 1993
South Africa India Ahmedabad India, 64 runs Nov, 1996
South Africa India Kolkata South Africa, 329 runs Nov, 1996
South Africa India Kanpur India, 280 runs Dec, 1996
India South Africa Durban South Africa, 328 runs Dec, 1996
India South Africa Cape Town South Africa, 282 runs Jan, 1997
India South Africa Wanderers Drawn Jan, 1997
South Africa India Mumbai South Africa, 4 wkts Feb, 2000
South Africa India Bangalore South Africa, inn+ 71 run Feb, 2000
India South Africa Blemfontein South Africa, 9 wkts Nov, 2001
India South Africa Port Elizabeth Drawn Nov, 2001
South Africa India Kanpur Drawn Nov, 2001
South Africa India Kolkata India, 8 wkts Nov, 2001
India South Africa Wanderers India, 123 runs Dec, 2006
India South Africa Durban South Africa, 174 runs Dec, 2006
India South Africa Cape Town South Africa, 5 wkts Jan, 2007
South Africa India full tour itinerary Mar, 2008
Smallest Victories
Ind : 64 runs, Ahmedabad, 20 November 1996.
RSA : 174 runs, Durban, 15 December 2006.
RSA : 4 wickets, Mumbai, 24 february 2000.
Ind : 8 wickets, Kolkata, November 2004.

Largest Victories
RSA : inns & 71 runs, Bangalore, March 2000.
RSA : 329 runs, Kolkata, November 1996.
Ind : 280 runs, Kanpur, December 1996.
RSA : 9 wickets, Port Eliabeth, December 1992
Ind : 8 wickets, Kolkata, November 2004.
Note : India have never beaten South Africa by an innings!

Lowest Totals
066 : India, Durban, December 1996.
084 : South Africa, Johannesburg, December 2006.
100 : India, Durban, December 1996.
105 : South Africa, Ahmedabad, November 1996.
113 : India, Mumbai, February 2000.
137 : India, Kolkata, November 1996.
144 : India, Cape Town, January 1997
158 : India, Bangalore, March 2000
169 : India, Capetown, January 2007
176 : South Africa, Mumbai, February 2000
177 : South Africa, Kanpur, December 1996
179 : India, Durban, December 2006.

Partnerships
236 = Andrew Hudson & Gary Kirsten, Kolkata Nomember 1996 : 1st wkt.
222 = Sachin Tendulkar & Md Adharuddin, Cape Town, Jan 1997 : 6th wkt.
220 = Sachin Tendulkar & Virendra Sehwag, Bloemfontein, Nov 2001 : 5th.
218 = Sehwag & Gambhir, Kanpur, November 2004, 1st wicket.

Best bowling
In a Match
Allan Donald : 55-15-139-12, Port Elizabeth, December 1992.
Shaun Pollock : 48.4-18-147-10, Bloemfontein, November 2001.
Venkatesh Prasad : 44-10-153-10, Durban, December 1996.

In an Innings
Lance Klusner : 21.3-4-64-8, Kolkata, November 1996.
Allan Donald : 28-4-84-7, Port Elizabeth, December 1992.
Harbhajan Singh : 30-3-87-7, Kolkata, November 2004.
Javagal Srinath : 11.5-4-21-6, Ahmedabad, November 1996.
Anil Kumble : 44-22-53-6, Johannesburg, ovember 1992.

Most wickets
Anil Kumble = 19 mts, 80 wickets
Javagal Srinath = 13 mts, 64 wickets
Allan Donald = 11 mts, 57 wickets
Shaun Pollock = 12 mts, 52 wickets
Mkhaya Ntini = 7 mts, 26 wkts
Highest scores
196 : Herschelle Gibbs (354b, 25x4, 1x6), Port Elizabeth, November 2001.
169 : Sachin Tendulkar (254b, 26x4), Cape Town, January 1997.
164 : Virendra Sehwag (228b, 24x4, 2x6), Kanpur, Nomever 2004.
163 : Mohammad Azharuddin (229b, 25x4, 1x6), Kanpur, December 1996.
163 : Andrew Hall (454b, 17x4), Kanpur, November 2004.

Most runs
1202 = 19 mts = Sachin Tendulkar
954 = 15 mts = Rahul Dravid
779 = 11 mts = Mohammad Azharuddin.
736 = 14 mts = Sourav Ganguly.
720 = 10 mts = Gary Kirsten.
704 = 8 mts = Jaques Kallis.

Highest totals
563 = RSA = 143 ovs = Bloemfontein, November 2001
529/7d = RSA = 162.5 ovs = Cape Town, January 1997
510/9 d = RSA = 190.4 ovs = Kanpur, November 2004
479 = RSA = 134 ovs = Bangalore, March 2000.
466 = India = 134.4 ovs = Kanpur, November 2004
428 = RSA = 121.1 ovs = Kolkata, November 1996
414 = India = 131.1 ovs = Cape Town, January 2007.

Note : Above records were updated 23rd March 2008 : 1600hrs IST.




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