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The second match of the 2-Test series between India and South Africa will be played in Cape Town from today. The match will start at 2 pm at the Newlands ground. The toss for the match will be at 1.30 pm. South Africa lead the series 1-0 after winning the first match. It is necessary to win this match for the Indian team to draw the series. For both the teams, the match is also important in terms of reaching the final of the World Test Championship.
A total of 15 Test series have been played between India and South Africa so far. Out of which India won in 4 series and South Africa won in 8 and 3 series were drawn. Overall 43 Tests were played between the two teams. India won 15 and South Africa won 18 matches, while 10 Tests were drawn.
The Indian team is on a tour of South Africa for a series of all three formats. It started with the T20 series. This series of three matches was a draw. After this, the ODI series was played, which Team India won 2-1. The last match of this tour will be played today.
Let us tell you that the pitch of Cape Town Stadium is considered suitable for bowling. A total of 59 Test matches were played at Newlands Stadium. On this pitch, the team batting first has won 23 matches and the team batting later has won 25 matches, while 11 matches were drawn. Team India is looking for a first win at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.
The team played 6 Tests here, out of which 4 were lost and only 2 matches were drawn. India drew 2 Tests under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mohammad Azharuddin. The team lost 2 times under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, while the team also lost once each under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. India played their last Test match here in 2022, losing by 7 wickets.
Expected playing of teams-11
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashaswi Jaiswalam Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and the popular Krishna/Avesh Khan.
South Africa: Dean Elgar (captain), Aidan Markram, Tony de Georgie, Keegan Pietersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verrian (wicketkeeper), Marco Jansson, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi and Nandre Berger.
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