India’s ongoing tour of South Africa has reached its last vacation spot as each groups are fine-tuning their preparations for the second and the ultimate Test of the collection to be performed on the Newlands in Cape Town, beginning Wednesday, January 3.
South Africa are 1-0 up within the collection after handing India a crushing defeat by an innings and 32 runs and are the favourites to clinch the collection primarily based on their imperious type. Though the Proteas will probably be with out their skipper Temba Bavuma and pacer Gerald Coetzee as they’ve been dominated out on account of accidents, their crew nonetheless seems pretty balanced to realize a desired end in Cape Town.
On the opposite hand, the vacationers seemed method off-colour within the first Test on the SuperSport Park. They have the daunting process at hand of scripting a comeback within the New Year’s Test and their document on the venue would not make for a very good studying both.
India have performed six Tests on the Newlands and are but to win a sport. They have misplaced 4 of these six fixtures whereas two video games have resulted in a draw.Â
Newlands, Cape Town Pitch Report
Situated on the foot of Table Mountain, Newlands is without doubt one of the most picturesque cricketing venues on this planet. The floor on the Newlands presents loads of help to the pacers and therefore batting will probably be an arduous process, particularly, on the primary day of the sport. There isn’t a single spinner within the high eight bowlers who has claimed essentially the most scalps on the floor in Test matches – a stat that speaks volumes in regards to the buy the seamers get out of the observe.
Newlands Test Record and Stats
Total Test Matches: 60
Matches received batting first: 23
Matches received bowling first: 25
Average first innings rating: 325
Average second innings rating: 292
Average third innings rating: 234
Average fourth innings rating: 163
Highest whole scored: 651 all out by South Africa vs Australia
Lowest whole recorded: 35 all out by South Africa vs England
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