Tendulkar’s absence against South Africa may be big relief for a nation against whom his performance in ODIs was exceptional. Maximum awards and then the first double century of ODI, all came against the South Africans. Playing from the era when in 1991 South Africa started their international campaign with a series against India, till the time he retired he made a major impact in the Indian record against South Africa. Check his performances in all the matches, his scores and his exceptional bowling too and the multiple awards he got against the South Africans.
India in South Africa 2013: Schedule and Results
Ind vs SA ODI Record: Bilateral series, Tournament Results
Maximum MOMs and Player of the Series in Ind-SA ODI Rivalry
Indian and South African Squads
Overall Tendulkar played 57 innings of 57 matches, scored 2001 runs at an average of 35.73 and strike rate of 76.31 with 5 centuries and 8 half-centuries, 219 boundaries and 15 sixes, out on duck once and remained unbeaten once.
While Fielding, he bowled more than 200 overs in 37 innings with 5 maidens and took 17 wickets giving away 1030 runs. 5.02 was his economy. He grabbed 12 catches too.
In 10 matches he was the captain also. He won 2 of them and lost 7.
Partnerships: In 11 century stand he was one of the partners. Overall Ind-Sa rivalry has 47 100+ partnerships. His 2 century partnerships rank as 2nd and 3rd best partnerships in the rivalry behind 235 runs first wicket partnership by Kirsten and Gibbs (Kochi, 2000).
Awards for Tendulkar
- Player of the series: 1999-2000, Future Cup at Belfast, Ireland in 2007 and 2010 in India
Player of the Match: Kolkata, 1991, Belfast 2007, Gwalior 2010
Records Summary of Tendulkar
- Most Matches: 57 of the 67 matches the teams played till his retirement
Most Runs: 2001 (only one to achieve the feat), Kallis with 1500+ comes second
Most Centuries: 5 (4 by Kirsten comes 2nd) (Overall 29 centuries in the rivalry)
Highest Score: 200
194 run partnership for 2nd wicket with Karthik (Gwalior 2010) is a record in this rivalry.
50s: 13 (joint 2nd with Kirsten and Kallis, behind 14 by Dravid)
Wickets: 17
Overs Bowled: 205 (Only the 6th behind Kumble 373, Srinath 290.4, Pollock 290.3, Donald 240.1, Kallis 217.4)
Best Bowling: 4/56 is one of the best
Overall Performance in Every ODI Against South Africa
1991
- Kolkata Nov 10: 1/27 (5 ov), 62 runs (8 4s, 1 6), MOM: Tendulkar
Gwalior Nov 12: 4 runs, 0/31 (7 ov)
Delhi Nov 14: 1 run, 0/38 (6 ov)
1992: Tendulkar failed in the 7 match ODI series at SA.
- Adelaide Oval Nov 15: 14 run, 0/20 (6 ov)
Cape Town Dec 7: 15 runs, 1/25 (10 ov 1 maiden)
Port Elizabeth Dec 9: 10 runs, 0/18 (5 ov 1 maiden)
Centurion Park, Verwoerdburg Dec 11: 0/16 (2 ov), 22 runs
Johannesburg, Dec 13: 21 runs, 0/4 (3 overs)
Bloemfontein, Dec 15: 32 runs, 0/27 (4 overs)
Durban, Dec 17: 23 runs, Did not bowl.
Buffalo Park, East London Dec 19: 21 runs
1993
- Chandigarh, 22 Nov: 3 runs
Calcutta, 24 Nov: 15 runs
1995
- Hamilton, Feb 18: 0/43, 37 runs
1996
- Sharjah, Apr 14: 0/40, 2 runs
Sharjah, Apr 17: 17 runs,
Sharjah, Apr 19: 0/51 (7 ov), 57 runs
Titan Cup: Tendulkar as Captain
Hyderabad, Oct 17: 0/28 (5 ov), 11 runs
Jaipur, Oct 23: 0/22 (3 ov), 64 runs
Rajkot, Oct 29: 28 runs, 0/13 (2 ov)
Mumbai, Nov 6: 67 runs
Mohinder Amarnath Benefit Match: MOM as Captain
Mumbai, Dec 14: 114 runs
1997
Standard Bank International One-Day Series: Tendulkar as Captain
- Bloemfontein, Jan 23: 0
Port Elizabeth, Feb 2: 1
East London, Feb 4: 14 runs, 0/17 (3 ov)
Durban, Feb 13: 1/19 (3 ov), 45 runs
1999
- May 15, Hove, Brighton: 28 runs, 0/22 (4 ov)
LG CUP, Sept 26 and Oct 3, Nairobi: Tendulkar Did not play in both matches
2000
- Kochi, March 9: 0/44 (10 ov), 26 runs
Jamshedpur March 12: 1/39 (9 ov), 21 runs
Faridabad March 15: 12 runs, 4/56 (10 ov)
Vadodara, March 17: 0/43 (9 ov 1 maiden), 122 runs (MOM)
Nagpur, March 19: 1/31 (10 ov), 93 runs
Sharjah, Mar 22: 5 runs, 0/32 (6 ov)
Sharjah, Mar 27: 39 runs, 0/3 (1 ov)
Nairobi, Oct 13: 39 runs, 2/32 (5 ov)
2001
- Johannesburg, Oct 5: 101 runs, 0/51
Centurion Oct 10: 38 runs, 0/21 (4 ov)
East London, Oct 19: 37 runs
Durban, Oct 26: 17 runs, 2/27 (5 ov 1 maiden)
2002
- Colombo, Sept 25: 16 runs, 0/32 (4 ov)
2003 TVS Cup
- April 13 Dhaka: Tendulkar did not play the 3 matches
2005
- Nov 16, Hyderabad: 2 runs, 1/43 (8 ov)
Nov 19, Bangalore: 2 runs
Nov 25, Kolkata: 2 runs
Nov 28, Mumbai: 30 runs
2006
- Durban, Nov 22: 0/33, 35 runs
Cape Town, Nov 16: 0/13, 2 runs
Port Elizabeth, Nov 29th: 1/46 (8 ov), 1 run
Centurion, Dec 3: 55 runs,
2007
- Belfast, June 26: 99 runs (run out third time)
Belfast, June 29: 93 runs (MOM – IShant Sharma made ODI debut, and India won.
Belfast, Juny 1: 2/10 (1 ov), 8 runs
2010
- Jaipur, Feb 21: 4 runs,
Gwalior Feb 24: 200* runs (MOM)
Ahmedabad, Feb 27: Tendulkar did not play
2011
- Jan 12, Durban: 7 runs
Jan 15, Johannesburg: 24 runs,
Jan 18, Cape Town Did not play
Jan 21, Port Elizabeth Did Not Play
Jan 23 Centurion: DNP
March 12, Nagpur: 111 runs
2013
June 6, Cardiff: Did Not play
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