SA will welcome India for three tests starting at The Wanderers in Johannesburg on Boxing Day, before heading to Centurion and Cape Town.
Newlands has generally been a happy hunting ground for South Africa against India, with the fixture traditionally played early in the New Year. Their first meeting was on India’s maiden tour of the country in a game where scoring was at a snail’s pace. The first two innings saw 636 runs scored, but they took 322 overs, which made a result unlikely and the match was drawn.
When they met again in early 1997 South Africa posted a massive victory by 282 runs, with Lance Klusener scoring 102 not out batting at number nine in their first innings. Gary Kirsten and Brian McMillan also got tons. Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin were the standouts in India’s reply of 359, but they were bundled out for 144 in the fourth innings chasing 427 to win. South Africa won by five wickets when they clashed in 2007, despite India posting an impressive 414 in their first innings.
The home side chased down their target of 211 for the loss of five wickets.India batted for 82 overs in the fourth innings of the fourth meeting in 2011 and reached 166/3 having long given up going in search of the victory target of 340. It was an impressive rearguard action, albeit on a pitch that had flattened out. Kallis got centuries in either innings , while Tendulkar was immense in India’s first innings with a stylish 146.
India were set a modest target of 208 to win , but were bowled out for 135 as Vernon Philander took 6-42 on one of his many superb Newlands showings. He finished with 9-75 in the match. The game was essentially over in three days with no play possible at all on the third day.
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