Watch the highlights of South Africa vs India 1st ODI 1992-93 - India tour of South Africa 5-match one-day international series of the 1st ODI match played between India and South Africa at Newlands, Cape Town on 07th December 1992.
A part-time bowler Hansie Cronje's maiden five-wicket haul and Peter Kirsten's half-century gives South Africa thrilling six-wicket victory over India in a low-scoring thriller of the first ODI
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India 92 for 1 to 184 for all-out in exact 50 overs with top scorer by Ajay cracked a 48 off 69-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - including 3-fours.
Woorkeri Raman struck 47 off 103-balls Including three boundaries, Kapil Dev hit a run-a-ball 27-runs included 2-fours & a six and Sachin Tendulkar scored 15 off 27-balls contained a boundary.
South Africa best bowler by Hansie Cronje 5-32, Allan Donald and Brian McMillan both took 2-wickets.
South Africa chase down the target of 185 for 4 in 49.3 overs with top scorer by Peter Kirsten cracked a 56 off 90-balls including 4-fours.
Kepler Wessels cracked a 43 off 100-balls Including two boundaries, Debutant Dave Callaghan - who scored a unbeaten 17 off 19-balls on his debut ODI match - included 2-fours and Hansie Cronje hit a unbeaten 12 off 5-balls contained a six with strike rate of 240.
Hansie Cronje named Player of the match for his stunning bowling performance to claimed a career-best 5-wicket haul for 32-runs in 10-overs with economy rate of 3.20.
This match reported by AFP via The Canberra Times
Part-time bowler Hansie Cronje wrecked India with career-best figures and then hit the winning six to give South Africa a thrilling six-wicket victory in the first day-night limited-overs international at Newlands.
The 23-year-old Cronje, whose best bowling in 11 previous internationals was 2-17 against Zimbabwe in the World Cup, claimed 5-32 as South Africa rode high in its first official one-day match at home.
A capacity crowd of more than 18,000 watched man-of-the-match Cronje pull Manoj Prabhakar over the mid-wicket fence for six to snatch a dramatic victory for the home team with three balls to spare.
The match appeared to be well in South Africa's grasp after India, electing to bat first on an easy-paced wicket, caved in dramatically to be bowled out for 184 off the final delivery of the innings.
But the home team made heavy weather of an asking rate of less than four an over despite a heroic 43 from captain Kepler Wessels and a solid 56 by veteran Peter Kirsten.
Indian batsmen surrendered meekly losing the last nine wickets for 81 runs after the new-look opening pair of Woorkeri Raman and Ajay Jadeja gave them a flying start of 92 by the 28th over.
Left-handed Raman justified his selection ahead of the off-form vice-captain Ravi Shastri with a classy 47 and the 21-year-old Jadeja made 48, but the remaining batsmen succumbed to the gentle medium-pace of Cronje.
South African openers Andrew Hudson (33) and Wessels prevented any early hiccups by putting on 56 for the first wicket in 20 overs.
Hudson was caught at mid-wicket off Sachin Tendulkar, who filled in the role of a fifth bowler well by restricting the batsmen to just 25 runs in his spell of 10 overs.
Kirsten went in the 48th over with 17 runs still needed for victory but Cronje and newcomer Dave Callaghan fought back the Indian challenge to bring South Africa victory.
South Africa needed eight in the final over and Cronje took two of the first ball, defended the second before striking the winning six off the third and racing back to the pavilion.
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