Statistical Highlights
From Mohandas Menon, Bloemfontein
Statistical highlights for the first Test (2nd day)
Shaun Pollock's 4-91was the best figures by a South African captain
against India bettering the 3-23 by Hansie Cronje at the Wankhede Stadium,
Mumbai on 24-2-2000.
The 189 runs partnership between Herschelle Gibbs and Gary Kirsten was
South Africa's all-time sixth highest for first wicket in Tests. The best
still remains the 260 between Bruce Mitchell and Jack Siedle against England
at Cape Town way back in January 1931. The Gibbs-Kirsten partnership could
also not better South Africa's best for this wicket against India which
still remains as the 236 between Kirsten and Hudson at Calcutta in November
1996.
Incidentally it was the highest for the opening wicket at this ground
bettering by a long way the 43 between Adam Bacher and Boeta Dippenaar
against Zimbabwe in October 1999.
Gibbs' 107 was his first hundred on South African soil and his fourth
overall in his 31st Test and 50th innings. His previous highest score in
South Africa was the 85 he made against England at Johannesburg in November
1999.
The 130 run partnership between Jacques Kallis and Neil McKenzie was
South Africa's best for the third wicket against India bettering the 114
between Kirsten and Daryll Cullinan at Cape Town in January 1997. The
partnership also betters the previous best for this wicket at this venue
which was between Cullinan and Kallis against New Zealand in November 2000.
Kallis' unbeaten 49, extends his tally to 438 runs without being
dismissed. His previous three scores were: 157*, and 43* (v Zimbabwe at
Harare) and 189* (v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo) in September 2001. He went past
the South African record of Daryll Cullinan who had made 427 runs before
being dismissed - 275* and 152 - against New Zealand at Auckland and
Wellington during February and March 1999.
With 334 runs being scored on the second day a total of 706 runs have
been scored so far in 177 overs at 3.98 runs per over.
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