India vs South Africa Test series history: Head-to-Head statistics of IND vs SA ahead of Pune Test

India vs South Africa Test series history: The Sports Rush present before you the Head to Head record for IND vs SA in Test matches.

The second Test of the ongoing South Africa’s tour of India will be played tomorrow at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. While the match will give India a chance to further strengthen their position in the ICC World Test Championship, it will give South Africa a chance to register their first victory in the tournament.

Apart from banking on the positives from the last Test in Visakhapatnam, South Africa would also be working on the fact that India had lost their last Test in Pune.

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While the onus largely appears on the South African batting unit, it is their bowlers who will have to make sure that they dismiss the Indian batsmen at a below par total – much like Australia did to India (105 and 107) at Pune in 2017. One can also not rule out the toss factor which is likely to play a crucial role for the visiting team tomorrow.

If India wins this match, they will gain an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series. In such a scenario, the home team will also continue their unbeaten spree in the format at home.

India vs South Africa Test series history

Total number of matches played: 37

Matches won by India: 12

Matches won by South Africa: 15

Matches played in India: 17 (IND 9, SA 5)

Matches played in South Africa: 20 (IND 3, SA 10)

Matches played in ICC World Test Championship: 1 (IND 1, SA 0)

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— BCCI (@BCCI) October 9, 2019

Most runs for India: 1,741 (Sachin Tendulkar)

Most runs for South Africa: 1,734 (Jacques Kallis)

Most wickets for India: 84 (Anil Kumble)

Most wickets for South Africa: 65 (Dale Steyn)

Most catches for India: 27 (MS Dhoni)

Most catches for South Africa: 58 (Mark Boucher)

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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