IND vs SA Head To Head Record Ahead Of 1st Test
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will return to the team from this Test series | Source: X.com
India will go head-to-head against South Africa in the first Test of the two-match series on December 26 at SuperSport Park, Centurion. This series is part of the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle 2023-2025, and two crucial points will be up for grabs.
Prior to this, Team India levelled the three-match T20 series and triumphed in the ODI series against South Africa. The T20I series concluded with a 1-1 score, including one abandoned match. Captain KL Rahul led India to a 2–1 victory in the ODI series, joining Virat Kohli as the only other captain to achieve this feat in South Africa.
SA vs IND 1st Test: Head-to-Head Records
This series will witness the return of prominent figures in the Indian team, including Captain Rohit Sharma, along with senior players like Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah. They will all be playing their first match since the heartbreaking defeat in the 2023 World Cup against Australia last month.
Ahead of the much-awaited South Africa vs India first Test at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on December 26, here at OneCricket, we take a look back at the overall head-to-head record in Tests between the two sides:
SA vs IND Head-to-Head in Tests
In Test matches, South Africa holds a narrow lead in the overall head-to-head record against India, securing 17 wins to India's 15 defeats in 42 encounters. Notably, South Africa clinched a 2-1 series victory when the two teams last faced off two years ago.
| Matches Played | 42 |
|---|---|
| India Won | 15 |
| South Africa Won | 17 |
| Draw | 10 |
| NR | - |
SA vs IND Head To Head In Tests In South Africa
South Africa has an outstanding track record against the Indian team on their home soil, notching up 12 wins in 23 Test matches and facing just 4 defeats. The last time India secured a Test victory in South Africa was during the Boxing Day clash in 2021, under the leadership of Virat Kohli.
| Matches Played | 23 |
|---|---|
| India Won | 4 |
| South Africa Won | 12 |
| Draw | 7 |
| NR | - |
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