St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth, the oldest first-class ground in South Africa, has hosted 21 Tests and 26 ODIs. India have appeared in three ODIs at this ground — two against South Africa (in 1992 and 1997) and one against Kenya (2001) — and lost all three. Following are the brief scores of India’s matches at St George’s Park:
Dec. 9, 1992 (D/N) — SA won by 6 wkts (India 147: WV Raman 33, KS More 32; B. McMillan 4/32. SA 148/4: D. Callaghan 45 ., Hansie Cronje 38 ..; Kapil Dev 1/19, Prabhakar 1/30, Srinath 1/31). MoM: McMillan.
Feb. 2, 1997 — SA won by 6 wkts (India 179/9: M. Azharuddin 57, R. Dravid 50; A. Donald 3/40, J. Kallis 2/23. South Africa 180/4: Kallis 79, J. Rhodes 29 ..; R. Singh 2/34, A. Kumble 1/30). MoM: Kallis.
Oct. 17, 2001 (D/N) — Kenya won by 70 runs (Kenya 246/6: K. Obuya 64, T. Odoyo 51; Harbhajan Singh 2/38, V. Prasad 2/45. India 176: Harbhajan Singh 37, J. Martin 36, Sourav Ganguly 24; J. Angara 3/30, Odoyo 3/41). MoM: Angara.
HIGHS AND LOWS
Highest total
m 335/6 (50 ovs) by Pakistan vs South Africa, Dec. 11, 2002
Highest total by India
m 179/9 (50 ovs) vs South Africa, Feb. 2, 1997
Lowest total
m 112 (30.1 ovs) by New Zealand vs Australia, March 11, 2003
Lowest total by SA
m 153 (29 ovs) vs Pakistan, Dec. 11, 2002
Lowest total by India
m 147 (49.4 ovs) vs South Africa, Dec. 9, 1992
Total 100s
m Five
Highest individual score
m 135 by Salim Elahi for Pakistan vs South Africa, Dec. 11, 2002
Highest individual score for India
m 57 by Mohammed Azharuddin vs South Africa, Feb. 2, 1997
Total 5-plus wicket hauls
m Four
Best bowling
m 7-20 by Andy Bichel for Australia vs England, March 2, 2003
Best bowling for SA
m 4-26 by Shaun Pollock vs West Indies, Jan. 28, 2004
Best bowling for India
m 2-34 by Robin Singh vs South Africa, Feb. 2, 1997