South Africa and India are set to conflict in opposition to one another in the 2nd Test match at Newland, Cape Town beginning on January 3, 2024. Indian cricket team endured a disappointing finish to the year 2023 and can be hoping for a profitable begin in 2024.
India’s poor report in Tests in South Africa prolonged additional after dropping the first match of the continuing collection by innings and 32 runs. India have recorded solely 4 wins in 24 Test matches performed in South Africa and have by no means received a match at Newlands, Cape Town in red-ball cricket historical past.
The present world no.1 Test team managed to succeed in the finals of the last two ICC World Test Championship tournaments and can be hoping to finish their winless run in Cape Town in the upcoming match. However, they continue to be the other of historical past on the subject of the first Test match of the year.
In the last 10 years (Since 2014), India have received solely 3 times in their first red-ball match of the year. They beat Australia by innings and 132 runs in Nagpur in the first match of the year 2023. But, In the last 10 years, the Rohit Sharma-led aspect has received solely one away Test match from the opening recreation of the year and have each matches performed in opposition to the Proteas.
India’s report in the first Test match of the new year (Last 10)
| Matches | Won | Lost | Draw/NR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
- February 2014: India vs New Zealand in Auckland – Lost by 40 runs
- January 2015: India vs Australia in Sydney – Draw
- July 2016: India vs West Indis in North Sound – Won by innings and 92 runs
- February 2017: India vs Bangladesh in Hyderabad – Won by 208 runs
- January 2018: India vs South Africa in Cape Town – Lost by 72 runs
- January 2019: India vs Australia in Sydney – Draw
- February 2020: India vs New Zealand in Wellington – Lost by 10 wickets
- January 2021: India vs Australia in Sydney – Draw
- January 2022: India vs South Africa in Johannesburg – Lost by 7 wickets
- February 2023: India vs Australia in Nagpur – Won by innings and 132 runs
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