South Africa's thrilling win the fourth (replayed) match against New Zealand was their 100th in Limited Overs International cricket. They are already the most successful team in LOI cricket with an enviable success percentage of close to 64. The following tables indicate the South African success story, updated to the end of the fifth match between New Zealand and South Africa (27 March).

Table (A) Results against all Teams

Against                   Matches Won  Lost  NR   Td   Success %

Zimbabwe                     7       6    0    1    0  100.00
Kenya                        1       1    0    0    0  100.00
Holland                      1       1    0    0    0  100.00
United Arab Emirates         1       1    0    0    0  100.00
India                       27      18    8    1    0   69.23
West Indies                 18      12    6    0    0   66.67
Pakistan                    21      14    7    0    0   66.67
England                     17      11    6    0    0   64.71
New Zealand                 18      10    7    1    0   58.82
Sri Lanka                   15       8    6    1    0   57.14
Australia                   37      19   18    0    0   51.35


Table (B) Results in each season

Season                   Matches Won  Lost  NR   Td   Success %

1991-92                     15       6    9    0    0   40.00
1992-93                     13       7    6    0    0   53.85
1993-94                     26      11   13    2    0   45.83
1994                         2       0    2    0    0    0.00
1994-95                     17       7   10    0    0   41.18
1995-96                     20      18    2    0    0   90.00
1996-97                     27      19    7    1    0   73.08
1997-98                     22      18    4    0    0   81.82
1998                         5       3    2    0    0   60.00


Table (C) Results in each Place (Country)
                                                             
Place                      Mts Won  Lost  NR   Td   Success %

Zimbabwe                    2    2    0    0    0  100.00
Bangladesh                  3    3    0    0    0  100.00
United Arab Emirates        5    5    0    0    0  100.00
Kenya                       4    3    1    0    0   75.00
South Africa               65   45   19    1    0   70.31
India                      16    9    6    1    0   60.00
Australia                  27   16   11    0    0   59.26
Pakistan                   16    9    7    0    0   56.25
Sri Lanka                   3    1    1    1    0   50.00
New Zealand                12    5    6    1    0   45.45
England                     7    3    4    0    0   42.86
West Indies                 3    0    3    0    0    0.00


Table (D) Results Summary

Home matches               65   45   19    1    0   70.31
Away matches               98   56   39    3    0   58.94

Day Matches                94   57   35    2    0   61.96
Floodlit (D/N) Matches     69   44   23    2    0   65.67

When Batting First         84   56   27    1    0   67.46
When Batting Second        79   45   31    3    0   59.21
                                                             
TOTAL                     163  101   58    4    0   63.52

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (AKahate@yahoo.com)