The five-match one-day international series betwen India and South Africa begins in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Hosts India are on a high after the 6-1 series win over Sri Lanka, while South Africa are raring to go after drubbing New Zealand 4-0 at home.
A detailed statistical look at the one-day international record between South Africa and India.
Summary of results:
| Venue | Mts | Ind won | SA won | NR |
| in India | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| in South Africa | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Elsewhere | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 46 | 16 | 28 | 2 |
Highest Team Totals:
India
| Score | Overs | Venue | Date |
| 320-7 | 50 | Nagpur | 19 Mar 2000 |
| 301-3 | 50 | Kochi | 09 Mar 2000 |
| 288-2 | 46.4 | New Delhi (NS) | 14 Nov 1991 |
| 288-6 | 50 | Sharjah | 14 Apr 1996 |
| 287-5 | 50 | Sharjah | 19 Apr 1996 |
| 282-4 | 50 | East London | 19 Oct 2001 |
| 282-5 | 50 | Baroda (IPCL) | 17 Mar 2000 |
| 280-4 | 48.2 | Johannesburg | 05 Oct 2001 |
| 278-8 | 50 | Durban | 13 Feb 1997 |
South Africa
| Score | Overs | Venue | Date |
| 310 | 48.5 | Nagpur | 19 Mar 2000 |
| 307-4 | 50 | Dhaka | 13 Apr 2003 |
| 302-7 | 49.4 | Kochi | 09 Mar 2000 |
| 295-6 | 50 | Nairobi (Gym) | 13 Oct 2000 |
| 287-4 | 50 | New Delhi (NS) | 14 Nov 1991 |
| 283-6 | 49.5 | Baroda (IPCL) | 17 Mar 2000 |
| 279-5 | 50 | Johannesburg | 05 Oct 2001 |
Lowest Team Totals
India
| Score | Overs | Venue | Date |
| 147 | 49.4 | Port Elizabeth | 09 Dec 1992 |
| 161-9 | 50 | Johannesburg | 13 Dec 1992 |
| 164 | 45.2 | Sharjah | 22 Mar 2000 |
| 164 | 48.5 | Sharjah | 27 Mar 2000 |
| 177 | 47.5 | Durban | 17 Dec 1992 |
| 179-9 | 50 | Port Elizabeth | 02 Feb 1997 |
South Africa
| Score | Overs | Venue | Date |
| 117 | 48 | Nairobi (Gym) | 26 Sep 1999 |
| 154 | 34.5 | Dhaka | 13 Apr 2003 |
| 177-8 | 47 | Kolkata | 10 Nov 1991 |
| 178-9 | 50 | Mohali | 22 Nov 1993 |
Highest Match Aggregates:
| Agg | Ovs | Batted 1st | Score | Batted 2nd | Score | Venue | Year |
| 630-17 | 98.5 | SA | 320-7 | Ind | 310 | Nagpur | 2000 |
| 603-10 | 99.4 | SA | 301-3 | Ind | 302-7 | Kochi | 2000 |
Lowest Match Aggregates:
(where some result was possible)
| Agg | Ovs | Batted 1st | Score | Batted 2nd | Score | Venue | Year |
| 237-12 | 70.4 | SA | 117 | Ind | 120-2 | Nairobi | 1999 |
| 295-14 | 96.2 | Ind | 147 | SA | 148-4 | Port Elizabeth | 1992 |
Largest Margin of Victory:
India
| Margin | Venue | Date | Inns1 | Inns2 | ||
| 153 runs | Dhaka | 13 Apr 2003 | 307 | 4 | 154 | |
| 95 runs | Nairobi (Gym) | 13 Oct 2000 | 295 | 6 | 200 | |
| 74 runs | Mumbai (WS) | 14 Dec 1996 | 267 | 6 | 193 | |
| 43 runs | Mohali | 22 Nov 1993 | 221 | 178 | 9 | |
| 41 runs | Centurion | 10 Oct 2001 | 233 | 192 | ||
| 8 wickets | Nairobi (Gym) | 26 Sep 1999 | 117 | 120 | 2 | |
| 6 wickets | Jamshedpur | 12 Mar 2000 | 199 | 203 | 4 | |
South Africa
| Margin | Venue | Date | Inns1 | Inns2 | ||
| 80 runs | Sharjah | 14 Apr 1996 | 288 | 6 | 208 | 8 |
| 47 runs | Hyderabad (LB) | 17 Oct 1996 | 261 | 7 | 214 | |
| 46 runs | East London | 19 Oct 2001 | 282 | 4 | 236 | |
| 10 wickets | Sharjah | 22 Mar 2000 | 164 | 168 | 0 | |
| 8 wickets | New Delhi (NS) | 14 Nov 1991 | 287 | 4 | 288 | 2 |
| 8 wickets | Bloemfontein | 15 Dec 1992 | 207 | 4 | 208 | 2 |
Narrowest Margin of Victory:
India
| Margin | Venue | Date | Inns1 | Inns2 | ||
| 2 runs | Kolkata | 24 Nov 1993 | 195 | 193 | 9 | |
| 10 runs | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 | 261 | 9 | 251 | 6 |
| 3 wickets | Kolkata | 10 Nov 1991 | 177 | 8 | 178 | 7 |
| 3 wickets | Kochi | 09 Mar 2000 | 301 | 3 | 302 | 7 |
South Africa
| Margin | Venue | Date | Inns1 | Inns2 | ||
| 10 runs | Nagpur | 19 Mar 2000 | 320 | 7 | 310 | |
| 14 runs | Hamilton | 18 Feb 1995 | 223 | 6 | 209 | 9 |
| 2 wickets | Faridabad | 15 Mar 2000 | 248 | 8 | 251 | 8 |
Most consecutive victories:
India
| Mts | From | To | Captain at start |
| 3 | 19 Dec 1992 | 24 Nov 1993 | Azharuddin, M |
South Africa
| Mts | From | To | Captain at start |
| 7 | 18 Feb 1995 | 29 Oct 1996 | Cronje, WJ |
| 4 | 14 Nov 1991 | 09 Dec 1992 | Rice, CEB |
| 3 | 23 Jan 1997 | 04 Feb 1997 | Cronje, WJ |
| 3 | 13 Dec 1992 | 17 Dec 1992 | Wessels, KC |
| 3 | 19 Mar 2000 | 27 Mar 2000 | Cronje, WJ |
Most consecutive defeats:
India
| Mts | From | To | Captain at start |
| 7 | 18 Feb 1995 | 29 Oct 1996 | Azharuddin, M |
| 4 | 14 Nov 1991 | 09 Dec 1992 | Shastri, RJ |
| 3 | 23 Jan 1997 | 04 Feb 1997 | Tendulkar, SR |
| 3 | 13 Dec 1992 | 17 Dec 1992 | Azharuddin, M |
South Africa
| Mts | From | To | Captain at start |
| 3 | 19 Dec 1992 | 24 Nov 1993 | Wessels, KC |
Individual Centuries:
India
| Score | Balls | Batsman | Venue | Date |
| 141* | 142 | Ganguly, SC | Nairobi (Gym) | 13 Oct 2000 |
| 127 | 126 | Ganguly, SC | Johannesburg | 05 Oct 2001 |
| 122 | 138 | Tendulkar, SR | Baroda (IPCL) | 17 Mar 2000 |
| 114 | 148 | Raman, WV | Centurion | 11 Dec 1992 |
| 114 | 126 | Tendulkar, SR | Mumbai (WS) | 14 Dec 1996 |
| 109 | 149 | Shastri, RJ | New Delhi (NS) | 14 Nov 1991 |
| 105* | 139 | Ganguly, SC | Jamshedpur | 12 Mar 2000 |
| 105 | 82 | Manjrekar, SV | New Delhi (NS) | 14 Nov 1991 |
| 101 | 129 | Tendulkar, SR | Johannesburg | 05 Oct 2001 |
South Africa
| Score | Balls | Batsman | Venue | Date |
| 133* | 155 | Kirsten, G | Johannesburg | 05 Oct 2001 |
| 116* | 119 | Gibbs, HH | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 115* | 142 | Kirsten, G | Sharjah | 19 Apr 1996 |
| 115 | 123 | Kirsten, G | Kochi | 09 Mar 2000 |
| 111 | 127 | Gibbs, HH | Kochi | 09 Mar 2000 |
| 108 | 147 | Hudson, AC | Bloemfontein | 15 Dec 1992 |
| 106 | 116 | Kirsten, G | Sharjah | 14 Apr 1996 |
| 106 | 130 | Cullinan, DJ | Jaipur | 23 Oct 1996 |
Leading run-scorers:
India
| Runs | Batsman | Mts | Inns | NO | Hs | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s |
| 1326 | Tendulkar, SR | 41 | 41 | 0 | 122 | 32.34 | 1814 | 73.10 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 1240 | Ganguly, SC | 26 | 26 | 3 | 141* | 53.91 | 1595 | 77.74 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 1109 | Azharuddin, M | 33 | 33 | 2 | 90 | 35.77 | 1589 | 69.79 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1014 | Dravid, RS | 27 | 27 | 2 | 84 | 40.56 | 1508 | 67.24 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 741 | Jadeja, AD | 32 | 31 | 5 | 92 | 28.5 | 1190 | 62.27 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 347 | Manjrekar, SV | 12 | 12 | 1 | 105 | 31.55 | 511 | 67.91 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 286 | Srinath, J | 33 | 24 | 3 | 53 | 13.62 | 352 | 81.25 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 239 | Raman, WV | 6 | 6 | 0 | 114 | 39.83 | 390 | 61.28 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 231 | Amre, PK | 12 | 10 | 2 | 84* | 28.88 | 348 | 66.38 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 225 | Singh, RR | 18 | 16 | 4 | 42* | 18.75 | 286 | 78.67 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 205 | Sehwag, V | 8 | 8 | 0 | 59 | 25.63 | 245 | 83.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
South Africa
| Runs | Batsman | Mts | Inns | NO | Hs | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s |
| 1377 | Kirsten, G | 26 | 26 | 4 | 133* | 62.59 | 1798 | 76.59 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 909 | Cronje, WJ | 34 | 31 | 10 | 90 | 43.29 | 1128 | 80.59 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 822 | Gibbs, HH | 20 | 19 | 2 | 116* | 48.35 | 957 | 85.89 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 820 | Kallis, JH | 20 | 19 | 5 | 97 | 58.57 | 1199 | 68.39 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 623 | Rhodes, JN | 31 | 30 | 7 | 57* | 27.09 | 827 | 75.33 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 576 | Hudson, AC | 22 | 21 | 0 | 108 | 27.43 | 943 | 61.08 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 568 | Wessels, KC | 13 | 13 | 1 | 90 | 47.33 | 1004 | 56.57 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 555 | Cullinan, DJ | 16 | 15 | 0 | 106 | 37 | 814 | 68.18 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 389 | Kirsten, PN | 11 | 11 | 2 | 86* | 43.22 | 578 | 67.30 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 343 | Boucher, MV | 19 | 11 | 3 | 68 | 42.88 | 442 | 77.60 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 313 | Klusener, L | 23 | 17 | 5 | 75* | 26.08 | 365 | 85.75 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Record Partnership for each wicket: India
| Wkt | Runs | Players | Venue | Season | |
| 1st | 193 | Ganguly, SC | Tendulkar, SR | Johannesburg | 05 Oct 2001 |
| 2nd | 180 | Tendulkar, SR | Dravid, RS | Nagpur | 19 Mar 2000 |
| 3rd | 88 | Ganguly, SC | Dravid, RS | Jamshedpur | 12 Mar 2000 |
| 4th | 105 | Dravid, RS | Azharuddin, M | Port Elizabeth | 02 Feb 1997 |
| 5th | 110* | Kaif, M | Mongia, D | Dhaka | 13 Apr 2003 |
| 6th | 92 | Jadeja, AD | Singh, RR | Kochi | 09 Mar 2003 |
| 7th | 51 | Jadeja, AD | Mongia, NR | Mumbai (WS) | 06 Nov 1996 |
| 8th | 34 | Srinath, J | Mongia, NR | Sharjah | 19 Apr 1996 |
| 9th | 32 | More, KS | Kumble, A | Port Elizabeth | 09 Dec 1992 |
| 10th | 62 | Jadeja, AD | Srinath, J | Sharjah | 22 Mar 2000 |
South Africa
| Wkt | Runs | Players | Venue | Season | |
| 1st | 235 | Kirsten, G | Gibbs, HH | Kochi | 09 Mar 2000 |
| 2nd | 178* | Gibbs, HH | Kallis, JH | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 3rd | 113 | Cullinan, DJ | Cronje, WJ | Jaipur | 23 Oct 1996 |
| 4th | 154 | Kirsten, G | Cronje, WJ | Sharjah | 14 Apr 1996 |
| 5th | 107 | McKenzie, ND | Boucher, MV | Dhaka | 18 Apr 2003 |
| 6th | 60* | Kirsten, G | McMillan, BM | Sharjah | 19 Apr 1996 |
| 7th | 114 | Boucher, MV | Klusener, L | Nagpur | 19 Mar 2000 |
| 8th | 88 | Richardson, DJ | Symcox, PL | Mumbai (WS) | 06 Nov 1996 |
| 9th | 20 | Boje, N | Telemachus, R | Nairobi (Gym) | 13 Oct 2000 |
| 10th | 21* | Richardson, DJ | Donald, AA | Mohali | 22 Nov 1993 |
Best Bowling in a match:
India
| Wkts | Runs | Balls | Bowler | Venue | Date |
| 5 | 6 | 60 | Joshi, SB | Nairobi (Gym) | 26 Sep 1999 |
| 4 | 25 | 50 | Kumble, A | Mumbai (WS) | 06 Nov 1996 |
| 4 | 27 | 48 | Prasad, BKV | Mumbai (WS) | 14 Dec 1996 |
| 4 | 38 | 60 | Joshi, SB | Jamshedpur | 12 Mar 2000 |
| 4 | 40 | 60 | Kumble, A | Hamilton | 18 Feb 1995 |
| 4 | 56 | 60 | Tendulkar, SR | Faridabad | 15 Mar 2000 |
South Africa
| Wkts | Runs | Balls | Bowler | Venue | Date |
| 5 | 29 | 52 | Donald, AA | Kolkata | 10 Nov 1991 |
| 5 | 32 | 60 | Cronje, WJ | Cape Town | 07 Dec 1992 |
| 5 | 37 | 59 | Pollock, SM | Centurion | 10 Oct 2001 |
| 5 | 42 | 52 | Klusener, L | Bloemfontein | 23 Jan 1997 |
| 4 | 31 | 60 | Hayward, M | Sharjah | 27 Mar 2000 |
| 4 | 32 | 58 | McMillan, BM | Port Elizabeth | 09 Dec 1992 |
| 4 | 49 | 55 | Dawson, AC | Dhaka | 18 Apr 2003 |
Leading wicket-takers:
India
| Wkts | Bowler | Mts | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Best | 5W | Ave | SR | RpO |
| 44 | Kumble, A | 37 | 2076 | 10 | 1373 | 4-25 | 0 | 31.20 | 47.18 | 3.97 |
| 28 | Srinath, J | 33 | 1744 | 12 | 1407 | 2-34 | 0 | 50.25 | 62.29 | 4.84 |
| 25 | Prasad, BKV | 20 | 1056 | 13 | 778 | 4-27 | 0 | 31.12 | 42.24 | 4.42 |
| 20 | Joshi, SB | 14 | 732 | 7 | 564 | 5-6 | 1 | 28.20 | 36.60 | 4.62 |
| 14 | Raju, SLV | 10 | 558 | 1 | 469 | 3-37 | 0 | 33.50 | 39.86 | 5.04 |
| 13 | Tendulkar, SR | 41 | 1050 | 4 | 875 | 4-56 | 0 | 67.31 | 80.77 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Harbhajan Singh | 7 | 342 | 1 | 216 | 3-27 | 0 | 18.00 | 28.50 | 3.79 |
| 12 | Kapil Dev, N | 13 | 660 | 19 | 375 | 3-23 | 0 | 31.25 | 55.00 | 3.41 |
| 11 | Prabhakar, M | 14 | 728 | 9 | 485 | 3-43 | 0 | 44.09 | 66.18 | 4.00 |
| 10 | Agarkar, AB | 15 | 665 | 5 | 579 | 3-34 | 0 | 57.90 | 66.50 | 5.22 |
South Africa
| Wkts | Bowler | Mts | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Best | 5W | Ave | SR | RpO |
| 46 | Donald, AA | 26 | 1441 | 22 | 973 | 5-29 | 1 | 21.15 | 31.33 | 4.05 |
| 31 | Klusener, L | 23 | 886 | 2 | 745 | 5-42 | 1 | 24.03 | 28.58 | 5.05 |
| 31 | Pollock, SM | 25 | 1317 | 10 | 971 | 5-37 | 1 | 31.32 | 42.48 | 4.42 |
| 21 | de Villiers, PS | 17 | 930 | 21 | 514 | 3-19 | 0 | 24.48 | 44.29 | 3.32 |
| 20 | Cronje, WJ | 34 | 1074 | 5 | 782 | 5-32 | 1 | 39.10 | 53.70 | 4.37 |
| 16 | Kallis, JH | 20 | 890 | 7 | 738 | 2-23 | 0 | 46.13 | 55.63 | 4.98 |
| 14 | Matthews, CR | 12 | 684 | 10 | 462 | 3-56 | 0 | 33.00 | 48.86 | 4.05 |
| 14 | Ntini, M | 10 | 521 | 5 | 371 | 3-36 | 0 | 26.50 | 37.21 | 4.27 |
| 12 | McMillan, BM | 17 | 857 | 3 | 616 | 4-32 | 0 | 51.33 | 71.42 | 4.31 |
| 10 | Crookes, DN | 10 | 430 | 4 | 407 | 3-47 | 0 | 40.70 | 43.00 | 5.68 |
Best all-round performance in a match:
India
| Performance | Player | Venue | Date |
| 59 & 3-25 | Sehwag, V | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 37 & 3-28 | Sehwag, V | Dhaka | 13 Apr 2003 |
| 30 & 3-23 | Kapil Dev, N | Durban | 17 Dec 1992 |
South Africa
| Performance | Player | Venue | Season |
| 75* & 3-59 | Klusener, L | Nagpur | 19 Mar 2000 |
| 39 & 3-29 | Cronje, WJ | Mohali | 22 Mar 1993 |
Most Dismissals by a 'keeper in a match:
India
| Dismissals | Keeper | Venue | Date |
| 4 (all ct) | Dighe, SS | Jamshedpur | 12 Mar 2000 |
| 3 (2 ct + 1 st) | Dahiya, V | Nairobi (Gym) | 13 Oct 2000 |
South Africa
| Dismissals | Keeper | Venue | Date |
| 3 (all ct) | Richardson, DJ | Durban | 17 Dec 1992 |
| 3 (all ct) | Boucher, MV | Sharjah | 27 Mar 2000 |
Most catches by a fielder in a match:
India
| Ct | Player | Venue | Date |
| 3 | Azharuddin, M | Mumbai (WS) | 06 Nov 1996 |
| 3 | Yuvraj Singh | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Sep 2002 |
South Africa
| Ct | Player | Venue | Date |
| 3 | Kirsten, G | Sharjah | 17 Apr 1996 |
Most Man of the Match awards: India
| MoMs | Player |
| 4 | Ganguly, SC |
| 3 | Tendulkar, SR |
South Africa
| MoMs | Player |
| 5 | Kirsten, G |
| 3 | Cronje, WJ |
| 3 | Rhodes, JN |
Captains:
India
| Captain | Mts | Won | Lost | NR | Won% | Toss | Toss% |
| Azharuddin, M | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 35.29 | 9 | 52.94 |
| Shastri, RJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Tendulkar, SR | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 20.00 | 7 | 70.00 |
| Jadeja, AD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Ganguly, SC | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 43.75 | 9 | 56.25 |
South Africa
| Captain | Mts | Won | Lost | NR | Won% | Toss | Toss% |
| Rice, CEB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Wessels, KC | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00 | 4 | 40.00 |
| Cronje, WJ | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 70.83 | 11 | 45.83 |
| Pollock, SM | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 | 3 | 50.00 |
| Smith, GC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 0 | 0.00 |