The South Africa national cricket team visited India in 2000 for a two-match Test series and a five-match ODI series.[1] The Test teams were led by Hansie Cronje and Sachin Tendulkar respectively for South Africa and India, while the latter's ODI side was led by Sourav Ganguly. South Africa won the Test series 2–0, while India took the ODI series by a 3–2 margin. The ODI series was later marred by a dramatic match fixing scandal.[2] It was the first time that a visiting Test team had won in India for thirteen years, and the last Test matches to be played by Cronje.[3]
| South Africa cricket team in India in 1999–2000 | |||
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| India | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 19 February – 19 March 2000 | ||
| Captains |
Sachin Tendulkar (Tests) Sourav Ganguly (ODIs) | Hansie Cronje | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sachin Tendulkar (146) | Gary Kirsten (149) | |
| Most wickets | Anil Kumble (12) | Shaun Pollock (9) | |
| Player of the series | Jacques Kallis (SA) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Sourav Ganguly (285) | Gary Kirsten (281) | |
| Most wickets | Sunil Joshi (8) | Shaun Pollock (6) | |
| Player of the series | Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) | ||
Squads
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Tour match
editTest series
edit1st Test
edit24–28 February 2000
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wasim Jaffer and Murali Kartik (both Ind), and Nicky Boje (SA) made their Test debut.
- David Shepherd (Eng) officiated his 50th Test.[4]
- Nayan Mongia became the third India wicket-keeper to complete 100 dismissals in Tests.[5]
- Ajit Agarkar and Murali Kartik's 52-run partnership in the first innings was India's against South Africa for that wicket in Tests.[4]
- Hansie Cronje was dismissed for a duck for the eighth time in Tests, the most for any captain.[4]
- Javagal Srinath became the first Indian bowler to claim 50 wickets against South Africa in Tests.[4]
- Anil Kumble surpassed Kapil Dev to become the bowler with most wickets in India in Tests (104).[4]
- Jacques Kallis (SA) passed 2,000 runs in Tests.[4]
- This was India's narrowest defeat in Tests at home, in terms of wickets (4).[4]
2nd Test
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nikhil Chopra and Mohammad Kaif (both Ind) made their Test debut.
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) surpassed Javed Miandad (Pak) to become the youngest player to reach 6,000 runs in Tests (26 years, 313 days).[6]
- Gary Kirsten became the first South Africa player to reach 4,000 runs in Tests.[6]
- Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind) played his last Test. His century meant, as of 2020, he is among only five players to have scored hundreds in their first and final Tests.[7]
ODI series
edit1st ODI
edit2nd ODI
edit 12 March
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was India's first win in six ODIs played at this venue.[8]
3rd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- This was T. R. Kashyappan's first ODI as an umpire.
- South Africa were set a target of 249 in 49 overs; they were fined one over due to slow over rate.
4th ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gary Kirsten (SA) completed 1,000 ODI runs against India.[9]
- Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar's partnership of 153 runs was India's highest against South Africa for the first wicket,[9] before the same pair surpassed it in 2001 (193).[10]
- Sachin Tendulkar scored his 25th ODI century.[9]
5th ODI
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- India won the toss and chose to field.
- Herschelle Gibbs scored the fastest half-century by a South Africa batsman in ODIs (30 balls).[11]
- Mark Boucher's 68 was the highest individual score by a South Africa wicket-keeper in ODIs, surpassing Dave Richardson's 53.[11]
- Lance Klusener's 75 was the highest by any South Africa player batting at number eight, surpassing Shaun Pollock's 66, and highest against India.[11]
- Lance Klusener passed 2,000 runs in ODIs. He also became the second South Africa player to complete the double of 2,000 runs and 100 wickets in ODIs.[11]
- Mark Boucher and Lance Klusener's partnership of 114 runs was the highest for the 7th wicket for South Africa and by any team against India for that wicket in ODIs.[11]
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) became the second batsman to complete 9,000 runs, and third to complete 1,000 runs against South Africa in ODIs.[11]
- Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid's partnership of 180 runs was the highest for second wicket against South Africa by any side.[11]
- This was India's highest total against South Africa in ODIs (310).[11]
See also
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edit- ^ Tournament Fixtures
- ^ Result Summary
- ^ "Shane's shame". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Gupta, Rajneesh (28 February 2000). "Ist Test: India v South Africa, Statistical highlights". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Gupta, Rajneesh (28 February 2000). "Mongia completes the double". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ a b Gupta, Rajneesh (8 March 2000). "Statistical Highlights: 2nd Test, India v South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Centuries in debut & farewell Tests: Alastair Cook fifth batsman to achieve rare feat". The Times of India. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Second One-Day International, India v South Africa, 1999-2000". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Gupta, Rajneesh. "Statistical highlights - India v South Africa 4th One Day International". ESPNcricinfo. p. 18 March 2000. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Partnership records | One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gupta, Rajneesh. "Statistical highlights - India v South Africa 5th One Day International". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2020.