The South Africa national cricket team visited India in 2000 for a two-match Test series and a five-match ODI series.[1] The Test teams were led by Hansie Cronje and Sachin Tendulkar respectively for South Africa and India, while the latter's ODI side was led by Sourav Ganguly. South Africa won the Test series 2–0, while India took the ODI series by a 3–2 margin. The ODI series was later marred by a dramatic match fixing scandal.[2] It was the first time that a visiting Test team had won in India for thirteen years, and the last Test matches to be played by Cronje.[3]
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) surpassed Javed Miandad (Pak) to become the youngest player to reach 6,000 runs in Tests (26 years, 313 days).[6]
Gary Kirsten became the first South Africa player to reach 4,000 runs in Tests.[6]
Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind) played his last Test. His century meant, as of 2020, he is among only five players to have scored hundreds in their first and final Tests.[7]
Gary Kirsten (SA) completed 1,000 ODI runs against India.[9]
Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar's partnership of 153 runs was India's highest against South Africa for the first wicket,[9] before the same pair surpassed it in 2001 (193).[10]
Herschelle Gibbs scored the fastest half-century by a South Africa batsman in ODIs (30 balls).[11]
Mark Boucher's 68 was the highest individual score by a South Africa wicket-keeper in ODIs, surpassing Dave Richardson's 53.[11]
Lance Klusener's 75 was the highest by any South Africa player batting at number eight, surpassing Shaun Pollock's 66, and highest against India.[11]
Lance Klusener passed 2,000 runs in ODIs. He also became the second South Africa player to complete the double of 2,000 runs and 100 wickets in ODIs.[11]
Mark Boucher and Lance Klusener's partnership of 114 runs was the highest for the 7th wicket for South Africa and by any team against India for that wicket in ODIs.[11]
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) became the second batsman to complete 9,000 runs, and third to complete 1,000 runs against South Africa in ODIs.[11]
Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid's partnership of 180 runs was the highest for second wicket against South Africa by any side.[11]
This was India's highest total against South Africa in ODIs (310).[11]
