1996–97 Standard Bank International One-Day Series

1996-97 Standard Bank International One day Series
Part of the Indian cricket team in South Africa in 1996–97
Date	23 January - 13 February 1997
Location	South Africa
Result	Won by South Africa
Player of the series	Hansie Cronje
Teams South Africa India Zimbabwe Captains Hansie Cronje Sachin Tendulkar Alistair Campbell Most runs Daryll Cullinan (300) Rahul Dravid (280) Grant Flower (248) Most wickets Allan Donald (18) Anil Kumble (10) Eddo Brandes (12)

The Standard Bank International Series was the name of the One Day International cricket tournament in South Africa for the 1996-97 season. It was a tri-nation series between South Africa, India and Zimbabwe.

South Africa booked a slot into the Finals through six straight wins. The slot for the second finalist came down to wire being decided in the last league match between India and Zimbabwe. India had to beat Zimbabwe to equal their points tally. They also needed to chase down the target set by Zimbabwe within 40.5 overs to ensure a slot in the Finals on the basis of Net run rate. India managed to chase the target within 40 overs thereby, moving into the Finals. South Africa beat India in the Finals to clinch the trophy.

Squads

South Africa

• Hansie Cronje (captain)
• Daryll Cullinan
• Gary Kirsten
• Jonty Rhodes
• Jacques Kallis
• Shaun Pollock
• Andrew Hudson
• Lance Klusener
• Adam Bacher
• Dave Richardson (wicket keeper)
• Rudi Bryson
• Allan Donald
• Pat Symcox
• Paul Adams
• Craig Matthews

India

• Sachin Tendulkar (captain)
• Rahul Dravid
• Mohammad Azharuddin
• Sourav Ganguly
• Ajay Jadeja
• Robin Singh
• Saba Karim (wicket keeper)
• Javagal Srinath
• Anil Kumble
• Salil Ankola
• Venkatesh Prasad
• Nayan Mongia (wicket keeper)
• Sunil Joshi

Zimbabwe

• Alistair Campbell (captain)
• Grant Flower
• Paul Strang
• Dave Houghton
• Craig Evans
• Guy Whittall
• Andy Flower (wicket keeper)
• Andy Waller
• Heath Streak
• Craig Wishart
• Eddo Brandes
• Stuart Carlisle
• John Rennie
• Everton Matambanadzo

Group stage points table

South Africa won all of their six round-robin matches. India and Zimbabwe each claimed one victory over the other. The third match between the two teams ended in a tie. Tied at 3 points each, India qualified for the final against South Africa based on superior run-rate.

Team	P	W	L	T	NR	NRR	Points
South Africa	6	6	0	0	0	+0.393	12
India	6	1	4	1	0	−0.178	3
Zimbabwe	6	1	4	1	0	−0.233	3

Final

12 February (Scorecard)

India 191/9 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 42/1 (14.3 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 60 (81) Allan Donald 2/23 (10 overs)		Gary Kirsten 20* (41) Javagal Srinath 1/12 (7 overs)

No result Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Rudi Koertzen & Cyril Mitchley

• India won the toss and elected to bat
• Match abandoned due to rain. Re-scheduled for 13 February

13 February (Scorecard)

South Africa 278/8 (50 overs)	v	India 234 (39.2 overs)
Daryll Cullinan 60 (51) Venkatesh Prasad 2/43 (10 overs)		Rahul Dravid 84 (94) Allan Donald 3/48 (7.2 overs)

South Africa won by 17 runs (revised target) Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Rudi Koertzen & Cyril Mitchley Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (India)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
• India's target was revised to 251 in 40 overs due to rain