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India v South Africa all test match results & records

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India vs South Africa test records. India-South Africa cricket is about how well India play African fast bowling & how Africans negotiate spinners from India.. indeed - an intriguing battle no cricket fan can ever miss!

South Africans have always been among top 3 cricketing nations ever since they came back in 1992 while India, on other hand, has had her share of glory in International cricket but hardly consistent.

Now India vs South Africa test matches have produced some phemenal test cricket and records between these two countries is intriguing. South Africa better than India - both at home & away. Head to head : 22 tests, 10 won by South Africa, 5 by India, 7 draw before South Africa tour of India, February 2010.

Following is complete list of all test played between India & South Africa which is followed by list of important records made in them. In case you are looking for some specific record related to India-Africa cricket - forum.itsonlycricket.com is where you can post your question and our experts will answer you asap.
All test match list : India v South Africa.
Match Result Margin Venue Date
23rd India v South Africa test TBD TDB Nagpur 1-Feb-10
22nd India v South Afria test India 8 wkts Kanpur 11-Apr-08
21st India v South Africa test S.Africa i+ 90 runs Ahmedabad 3-Apr-08
20th India v South Africa test Draw Chennai 26-Mar-08
19th India v South Africa test S.Africa 5 wkts Cape Town 2-Jan-07
18th India v South Africa test S.Africa 174 runs Durban 26-Dec-06
17th India v South Africa test India 123 runs Jo'burg 15-Dec-06
16th India v South Africa test India 8 wkts Kolkata 28-Nov-04
15th India v South Africa test Draw Kanpur 20-Nov-04
14th India v South Africa test Draw P'Elizabeth 16-Nov-01
13th India v South Africa test S.Africa 9 wkts Bloemfontein 2-Nov-01
12th India v South Africa test S.Africa i+ 71 runs Bengaluru 2-Mar-00
11th India v South Africa test S.Africa 4 wkts Mumbai 24-Feb-00
10th India v South Africa test Draw Jo'burg 16-Jan-97
9th India v South Africa test S.Africa 282 runs Cape Town 2-Jan-97
8th India v South Africa test S.Africa 328 runs Durban 26-Dec-96
7th India v South Africa test India 280 runs Kanpur 8-Dec-96
6th India v South Africa test S.Africa 329 runs Kolkata 27-Nov-96
5th India v South Africa test India 64 runs Ahmedabad 30-Nov-96
4th India v South Africa test Draw Cape Town 2-Jan-93
3rd India v South Africa test S.Africa 9 wkts P'Elizabeth 26-Dec-92
2nd India v South Africa test Draw Jo'burg 26-Nov-92
1st India v South Africa test Draw Durban 13-Nov-92


Smallest Victories
Ind : 64 runs, Ahmedabad, 20 November 1996.
RSA : 174 runs, Durban, 15 December 2006.

Largest victories
RSA : inns & 90 runs, Ahmedabad, April 2008.
RSA : 329 runs, Kolkata, November 1996.
Ind : 280 runs, Kanpur, December 1996.
Note : India have never beaten South Africa by an innings!

Lowest Totals
066 : India, Durban, December 1996.
076 : India, Ahmedabad, April 2008.
084 : South Africa, Johannesburg, December 2006.
100 : India, Durban, December 1996.
105 : South Africa, Ahmedabad, November 1996.

Partnerships
268 = Virendra Sehwag + Rahul Dravid, Chennai, March 2008 : 2nd wkt.
256 = Jacques Kallis + AB de Villiers, Ahmedabad, April 2008 : 5th wkt.
236 = Andrew Hudson & Gary Kirsten, Kolkata Nomember 1996 : 1st wkt.
222 = Sachin Tendulkar & Md Adharuddin, Cape Town, Jan 1997 : 6th wkt.

Best bowling
Allan Donald : 55-15-139-12, Port Elizabeth, December 1992.
Shaun Pollock : 48.4-18-147-10, Bloemfontein, November 2001.
Venkatesh Prasad : 44-10-153-10, Durban, December 1996.
In an Innings
Lance Klusner : 21.3-4-64-8, Kolkata, November 1996.

Most wickets
Anil Kumble = 21 mts, 84 wickets
Javagal Srinath = 13 mts, 64 wickets
Allan Donald = 11 mts, 57 wickets

Highest scores
319 : Virendra Sehwag (304b, 42x4, 5x6), Chennai, Marsh 2008.
217* : AB de Villiers (333b, 17x4, 2x6), Ahmedabad, April 2008.
196 : Herschelle Gibbs (354b, 25x4, 1x6), Port Elizabeth, November 2001.
169 : Sachin Tendulkar (254b, 26x4), Cape Town, January 1997.
164 : Virendra Sehwag (228b, 24x4, 2x6), Kanpur, November 2004.

Most runs
1202 = 20 mts = Sachin Tendulkar
1132 = 18 mts = Rahul Dravid
947 = 17 mts = Sourav Ganguly.
884 = 11 mts = Jaques Kallis.

Highest totals
627/10 = India = 155.1 ovs = Chennai, March 2008.
563/10 = RSA = 143.o ovs = Bloemfontein, November 2001
540/10 = RSA = 1152.5 ovs = Chennai, March 2008



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