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South Africa won the triangular cricket series (Standard Chartered Trophy) held in Durban in February 1997. The tournament featured South Africa, India, and Zimbabwe, with South Africa defeating the other two teams to claim the title. India and New Zealand were not in the final.

India played its first-ever ODI match on July 5, 1974 at Headingley, Leeds against England. This was a historic moment as India entered the world of limited-overs cricket. Lord's and The Oval are famous English venues but not the site of India's ODI debut.

Ajit Wadekar was India's first ODI captain, leading the team in their debut ODI against England at Headingley in 1974. He was already the Test captain and continued in both formats. Bedi and Pataudi were great captains but preceded the ODI era.

Ravi Shastri was crowned the 'Man of the Tournament' in the 1985 World Championship of Cricket. He scored 182 runs and took 8 wickets, also winning the Audi car prize for being 'Champion of Champions'. Kapil Dev and Srikaant were key players but not the tournament's best performer.

The 1983 Jaipur ODI between India and Pakistan saw the introduction of a new scoring rule where no-balls and wides would be debited to the bowler's analysis and added to the batting team's score. This changed how bowlers' statistics were recorded. The 50-over limit existed before this match.

Russia (and several other Orthodox Christian countries) celebrates Christmas on January 7th according to the Julian calendar used by the Orthodox Church. This is 13 days after the December 25th date used by most Western Christian countries. The question has a date error.

The first ODI match played on Indian soil was at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad in 1981 between India and England. This marked a significant milestone as India hosted its first limited-overs international match. Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi hosted ODIs later.

Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest, the Surveyor General of India from 1830-1843. He never actually saw the peak, but his successor Andrew Waugh proposed the name in his honor. The other names (Marc, Thomas, Peter) are fictional.

Sri Lanka became the first non-Test playing nation to defeat India in an international match during the 1979 World Cup. Sri Lanka was an Associate member then and won by 47 runs, a major upset at the time. Canada, Zimbabwe, and East Africa were also non-Test teams but didn't beat India first.