| 1996-97 Standard Bank International One-Day Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Part of theIndian 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TheStandard Bank International Series was the name of theOne Day Internationalcricket tournament in South Africa for the1996-97 season. It was a tri-nation series betweenSouth Africa,India andZimbabwe.
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.
 South Africa[1] |  India[2] |  Zimbabwe[3] |
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The South Africa squad was announced on 20 January 1997.Jonty Rhodes was recalled to the side following good performances forNatal in the domestic circuit. Other inclusions included all-rounderJacques Kallis andPat Symcox to the side that played India in theTest series that preceded the tournament.[4] To its squad, India namedAjay Jadeja andRobin Singh as inclusions.[5] All-rounderBrian McMillan of South Africa was ruled out of the tournament with an inflamedtendon in his left foot andCraig Matthews was named as his replacement.[6] Matthews injured his ankle during the second game and was replaced byRudi Bryson.[1]
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 | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts[7] | NRR |
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| South Africa | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.393 |
| India | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −0.178 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −0.233 |
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South Africa won by 39 runs Goodyear Park,Bloemfontein Umpires:SB Lambson (SA) andCJ Mitchley (SA) Player of the match:JN Rhodes (SA) |
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South Africa won by 5 wickets Centurion Park,Centurion, Gauteng Umpires:DF Becker (SA) andCJ Mitchley (SA) Player of the match:DJ Cullinan (SA) |
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Match tied Boland Park,Paarl Umpires:WA Diedricks (SA) andRE Koertzen (SA) Player of the match:RR Singh (IND) andEA Brandes (ZIM) |
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South Africa won by 5 wickets Newlands,Cape Town Umpires:RE Koertzen (SA) andDL Orchard (SA) Player of the match:DL Houghton (ZIM) |
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South Africa won by 4 wickets New Wanderers,Johannesburg Umpires:DF Becker (SA) andSB Lambson (SA) Player of the match:WJ Cronje (SA) |
2 February 1997 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 6 wickets St George's Park Cricket Ground,Port Elizabeth Umpires:RE Koertzen (SA) andDL Orchard (SA) Player of the match:JH Kallis (SA) |
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South Africa won by 6 wickets Buffalo Park,East London Umpires:WA Diedricks (SA) andDL Orchard (SA) Player of the match:SC Ganguly (IND) andG Kirsten (SA) |
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Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets (revised target) Centurion Park,Centurion, Gauteng Umpires:DF Becker (SA) andCJ Mitchley (SA) Player of the match:CN Evans andPA Strang (both ZIM) |
9 February 1997 Scorecard |
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India won by 6 wickets Willowmoore Park,Benoni, Gauteng Umpires:DF Becker (SA) andWA Diedricks (SA) Player of the match:SR Tendulkar (IND) |
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No result Kingsmead Cricket Ground,Durban Umpires:Rudi Koertzen (SA) andCyril Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: No award made |
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South Africa won by 16 runs (revised target) Kingsmead Cricket Ground,Durban Umpires:Rudi Koertzen (SA) andCyril Mitchley (SA) Player of the match:Rahul Dravid (IND) |
