Tour of South Africa 2021-22: Five of the best IND vs SA tests in South Africa

A confident Test team from India, which has achieved its latest success abroad, is heading to South Africa to conquer its last frontier and claim a girl’s series in the rainbow nation.

Having won just three races on South African soil so far, Kohli’s India will improve on its Protease record and add a final feather to the test cap.

Here’s a look at five major rivalries between South African sides

Johannesburg, 2006

Youth and experience came together when India recorded its first test victory on South African soil. Sourav Ganguly scored 51 wins and collaborated with VRV Singh on 44 to take the lead to a humble 249 for India’s final entry, after Rahul Dravid decided to make a first on a Wanderers list quickly and bounce.

Then a young and passionate Sreesanth sucked through the host when South Africa fell to 84 points. With a comfortable advantage of 165, VVS Laxman accumulated misery at the second inning with a rough 154 ball when 73 India established a host. 402 mammoth target. The Sreesanth hit three times early in the quarter to reduce South Africa to 84, before Ashwell Prince’s fifties extended the game on the penultimate day, with India needing five wickets. Zaheer Khan and Anil Kumble effectively cut a low level of resistance as India ran 123 home runs.

Score: India 249 (Ganguly 51 *, Pollock 4-39, Ntini 3-57) and 236 (Laxman 73, Zaheer 37, Pollock 3-33) South Africa won 84 (Sreesanth 5-40) and 278 (Prince 97, Kumble 3-54, Sreesanth 3-59) 123 running.

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Johannesburg, 2018

India showed their heart to South Africa to win their game in the third and final round after losing in the first two. India won 187 on a Wanderers treacherous wicket in the opening day by challenging Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli in the mid-century and leading 30 of Bhuvneshwar Kumar in a low-level fight. Jasprit Bumrah closed the noise of his Test selection with a 5 54 as he saw the hosts capitulate 194.

Mohammad Shami climbed above the rest with a stunning 5 28 return, as India bounced back to South Africa in a 63-run steal. – GETTY PICTURES

With his safety and determination on the line in a field questioned for his safety, India got a 247 fight at the second inning and set South Africa 241 to take the win. As Dean Elgar was beaten and beaten as he was building a threatening alliance of 119 executions with Hashim Amla to set the stage for a clean series, the Indian rhythm quartet roared unanimously, claiming nine wickets for 53 runs. Mohammad Shami climbed above the rest with a stunning 5 28 return, as India bounced back to South Africa in a 63-run steal.

India 187 (Kohli 54, Pujara 50, Rabada 3-39) and 247 (Rahane 48, Kohli 41, Bhuvneshwar 33) South Africa won 194 (Amla 61, Philander 35, Bumrah 5-54, Bhuvneshwar 3-44) and 177 (Elgar 86 *, Amla 52, Shami 5-28) 63 run.

Durban, 2010

Out of the first round of the Centurion, India tied the series with a 87-race victory. Embedded on a green top, problems with India’s rebound and movement surfaced as Dale Steyn’s six in the 50s limited India to 205. However, the visitor made Zaheer Khan’s vicious swing and Harbhajan Singh’s heavyweight gathered at South Africa 131. less than two sessions. After a steady start to the second inning, India were soon looking for a 56-yard touchdown run, losing three wickets in 12 rounds due to a poor shot selection.

Laxman’s 96 helped India complete the goal of running 303 runs to South Africa.

VVS Laxman scored 96 reds – the highest test score against Proteas – and was the last man to pull off India before 302 runs. South Africa responded well with an initial 63-run stand before Khan and Sreesanth roared threateningly at the plate, choosing three cars to give India a second victory in the rainbow nation.

India 205 (Steyn 6-50) and 228 (Laxman 96) He won 131 over South Africa (Harbhajan 4-10) and 215 (Sreesanth 3-35, Zaheer 3-57) 87 run.

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Johannesburg, 2013

The dramatic test seemed ready for a historic result, until the final moments of the game ended in an incomprehensible draw. After the first two innings of both sides before India’s 36 races, the stage was set for an exciting competition. Kohli went on his second Test hundred overseas to take India to a 280 fight, a rhythm trio that provided high-intensity witchcraft to keep the host away.

Kohli and Pujara stood for two innings for centuries, with AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis threatening victory for South Africa. – GETTY PICTURES

Puja’s huge 222-run stand broke the first ton of foreign, and Kohli took India 421 to the main stand at the second entrance. Faced with a record 458 harassment, South Africa needed 320 runs on the final day to win with eight wickets in hand and a draw with their best bet. Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers hit hundreds of activists to turn the game around, with the host needing 56 runs from less than 10. However, both were killed in need of 16 runs and three wickets were left, with Vernon Philander and Steyn blocking three overs before the latter cleared the rope for the final six, which did little to upset the Wanderers crowd. to alleviate.

India 280 (Kohli 119, Philander 4-61) and 421 (Pujara 153, Kohli 96) He equaled 244 with South Africa (Smith 68, Philander 59, Ishant 4-79, Zaheer 4-88) and 450 7 for (Du Plessis 134, De Villiers 103).

Cape Town, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar hit what would be his last hundred tries, Jacques Kallis made a better one in two innings as India tied the game and avoided giving a series for the first time in South Africa. Put together, South Africa suffered a couple of early blows before Kallis entered the 161st inning, pushing the host to 362.

Another strongman responded from the opposition field by inserting Tendulkar’s 314 ball 146, including an exciting duel with Steyn, and Gautam Gambhir’s 93 challenge gave India a first-run advantage in two runs. Kallis combined with the rear guard to lift South Africa from 98 to 5, after Harbhajan Singh went against the top level, leaving India to continue with 340 runs on the final day. Gambhir and Rahul Dravid held on to the fort after the early release of Sehwag, ensuring that India entered the final session with only two wickets. Tendulkar and VVS Laxman continued to make further strides as they started to outperform 19.3, after Gambhir had an early release after Tea. The wreckage was distributed, and India qualified the series with a 1-1 result.

Tendulkar stood in Cape Town for his 51st and final test to reach the century. – GETTY PICTURES

South Africa 362 (Kallis 161, Amla 59, Sreesanth 5-114) and 341 (Kallis 109 *, Boucher 55, Harbhajan 7-120) 364 equaled with India (Tendulkar 146, Gambhir 93, Steyn 5-75) and 166 3rako (Gambhir 64).