India will take on South Africa in the first of the two-match Test series. This article Contains information regarding the IND vs SA Head-to-Head records in Tests.
IND vs SA Head-to-Head Records- 1st Test, South Africa Tour of India 2025:
| Stats | Matches | IND won | SA won | draw | Tied | NR |
| Overall | 44 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| At Eden Gardens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IND vs SA Head-to-Head Records- Key Statistics
The IND vs SA rivalry is 44 matches old as far as Test cricket is concerned, which dates back to India touring South Africa for the first time in 1992, a year after South Africa’s readmission into international cricket.
That particular series comprises four Test matches, which the home team won by a margin of 10, with the other three games ending in a draw.
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Since then, India and South Africa have been a part of some high-quality Test matches over the years, which is evident by the fact that South Africa has a two-match lead over India in terms of the number of matches won by both teams.
South Africa has registered 18 wins, whereas India has succeeded in getting the better of South Africa on 16 occasions, with the remaining 10 matches ending in a draw.
The rivalry has been quite neck-to-neck when it comes to the last five Test matches played between the two teams as well.
South Africa has won three matches as compared to India’s couple of wins in the same time frame.
However, India has a 2-1 lead as far as Test matches played at the iconic Eden Gardens is concerned.
The ground is all set to host its fourth IND vs SA Test match, which is India’s second assignment at home in the ongoing World Test Championship cycle.
The match in question is a part of a two-match Test series that both teams will be involved in and is scheduled to begin on Friday (November 14) in Kolkata, with the second match to be held in Guwahati.
Three of the last five Test matches have been won by South Africa, while India has succeeded in winning a couple of games in the said passage of time.
India would like to maintain their strong record in Test matches played at home, having lost just one Test series since 2013 in this format.
The visitors, South Africa, on the other hand, would want to start the upcoming two-match Test series against India with a win and will take confidence from the fact that the team was able to draw the series against Pakistan in Pakistan in similar conditions.
