India vs South Africa 1st Test: Numbers and records at Centurion's SuperSport Park

India and South Africa will face off in two Test matches in the final leg of India’s tour of South Africa 2023-24. The first Test is slated to begin 26 December at Centurion’s SuperSport Park. The match will start at 1:30 PM IST and after drawing the T20I series and winning the ODIs, Team India will be keen to clinch their first-ever Test series.

Rohit Sharma will be in competition for the first time since the ODI World Cup final, where India finished runners-up.

Looking at numbers in SuperSport Park

At SuperSport Park, South Africa boast an impressive 22 wins from 28 matches. They have also incurred three losses and three draws. Of them, three have been against India where South Africa have won two and lost one.

The average score at SuperSport Park for South Africa is 315 runs per Test match, while India’s average stands at 259 runs. South Africa’s highest score on the ground is 621 against Sri Lanka in 2020, whereas India’s best performance was a total of 459 in 2010.

If we take a look at the lowest scores, South Africa posted 116 against West Indies in 2023, yet securing a victory by 87 runs. India’s lowest score at SuperSport Park was 136 in 2010.

Head to Head record

In head-to-head encounters at SuperSport Park, South Africa and India have locked horns thrice – South Africa have won two while India have won once.

India vs South Africa – Test match squads

India’s Test squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna

South Africa Test squad: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne