SOUTH AFRICA vs INDIA, 1st Match
SOUTH AFRICA vs INDIA, 1st Match: match overview
SOUTH AFRICA and INDIA met in the 1st Match of India, South Africa, Zimbabwe in South Africa, 1997 at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein on Thursday, January 23, 1997. Result: South Africa won by 39 runs.
This is a 50-overs-a-side one-day match: each team bats once for a maximum of 50 overs, powerplay restrictions shape the opening and closing phases, and the required run rate becomes the key number in the chase.
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Match facts
- Match
- 1st Match, India, South Africa, Zimbabwe in South Africa, 1997
- Teams
- SOUTH AFRICA vs INDIA
- Format
- One Day International (50 overs)
- Venue
- Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
- Date
- Thursday, January 23, 1997
- Start time
- 05:30 AM local (00:00 GMT)
- Status
- South Africa won by 39 runs