IND vs SA Test Series: The two-match Test series between India and South Africa will start from November 14 at the historic Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata. This match is also special because Test cricket is returning to this ground again after almost 6 years. Eden Gardens has always been called the heart of Indian cricket and now once again this ground is ready to witness historical moments.
History of India vs South Africa at Eden Gardens
India and South Africa have come face to face on this ground thrice so far. The first encounter took place in 1996, where South Africa created history by defeating India by 329 runs. After this, India made a brilliant comeback and defeated Africa by 8 wickets in the second match held in 2004. Team India won the third and so far last India-South Africa Test played in February 2010. In that match, India defeated Africa by an innings and 57 runs. That means, overall, India has won 2 out of 3 matches played between the two teams on this ground while 1 match has been won by Africa.
Team India’s test record at Eden Gardens
Eden Gardens has been a lucky ground for India. Team India has played 42 test matches here so far, out of which it has won 13, lost 9 and 20 have been drawn.
India played its first Test on this ground in 1934 against England, while the last Test was a day-night match against Bangladesh in 2019. India’s last defeat on this ground was against England in 2012. At the same time, India had registered its first win on this ground in 1961-62 against England by 187 runs.
Test head-to-head records of both teams
A total of 44 test matches have been played between India and South Africa so far. Of these, India has won 16, while Africa has won 18. At the same time, 10 matches have been drawn.
series schedule
The first Test between India vs South Africa will be played from 14th November in Kolkata and the second from 22nd November at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati.
India’s probable playing 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
India’s test team
Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper) (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep.
