SA vs IND, 2nd Test, Stats Preview: Gill along with Ashwin-Rohit will make a big record, know complete information here-
The second match of the two-match Test series between South Africa and India will be played at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town from January 3. Team India (Photo Source: X/Twitter) SA vs IND: The second match of the two-match Test series between South Africa and India will be played at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town from January 3. In the first test match, South Africa won by an innings and 32 runs. South Africa would like to win the series by maintaining their form in the second Test match, while Team India would like to make a comeback. South African veteran player Dean Elgar is going to say goodbye to international cricket after this test match. Dean Elgar will be seen captaining the team in the second Test match, as Temba Bavuma is out due to injury. Talking about the first Test match played between India and South Africa (SA vs IND), Team India was all out for 245 runs in the first innings. KL Rahul had played the highest innings of 101 runs. South Africa had scored 408 runs in the first innings. Dean Elgar played a brilliant inning of 185 runs. Team India was all out for 131 runs in the second innings. Virat Kohli had played an inning of 76 runs. Nandre Berger took maximum 4 wickets, while Marco Jensen took 3 wickets and Kagiso Rabada took 2 wickets. The last match of the two-match Test series will be played at the Newlands Cricket Ground from January 3. SA vs IND: Before the second test match, let us tell you about some records, which can be broken- Head to Head- India and South Africa have clashed 43 times in Test cricket so far. In which South Africa has won 18 times and India has won 15 times. And 10 matches have ended in a draw. By completing 2000 runs in all formats against South Africa Rohit Sharma (1909) Just 91 runs away. By completing 1000 runs in test cricket Shubhman Gill (994) Only 6 runs away. To complete 500 wickets in test cricket Ravichandran Ashwin (490) 10 wickets away. Ravindra Jadeja (548) Just 2 wickets away from completing 550 wickets in international cricket. Temba Bavuma (2997) Just 3 runs away from completing 3000 runs in test cricket. To complete 50 wickets in test cricket Marco Jensen (48) Needs two wickets. To complete 200 wickets in all formats Lungi Engidi (199) Needs only one wicket.
What is the schedule of Team India in the year 2024? Which team will compete with? Get all the information here
The Indian cricket team is ready to face difficult challenges once again in the coming year (2024). His year will start with the second Test match against South Africa on 3 January. After this, they will host Afghanistan in a three-match T20 International series. After this they will face England in the five-match Test series. This five-match series is going to be very important keeping in mind the next World Test Championship cycle. The year 2024 is going to be very important for the Indian cricket team, the Indian team is ready for high intensity series in all formats. Starting with a crucial five-match Test series against England on home soil, India will be eyeing a strong start in the World Test Championship (WTC). After this, all eyes are on the T20 World Cup to be held in June 2024, where India will aim to perform well in the tournament to be held in West Indies and USA. After this, the tour of Sri Lanka will start in July, which will consist of three ODIs and three T20 matches, which will give the team an opportunity to hone their skills before the upcoming challenges. As part of the ongoing WTC cycle, India will face Bangladesh on home soil in September, with two Tests and three T20Is being played. After this, Team India will play a three-Test series against New Zealand in October, where both the teams will want to earn as many WTC points as possible. However, the toughest test will be in November and December, when Team India undertakes a tough tour of Australia for a five-match Test series. Only after this series will it be decided whether India will be able to make its place in the WTC final to be held in 2025 or not. Team India’s schedule for the next three months (Team India’s schedule for the next three months) January India tour to South Africa January 3 – 2nd Test, Cape Town (2pm IST) India tour of Afghanistan January 11- First T20 match, Mohali (7 pm IST) 14 January- Second T20 match, Gwalior (7 pm IST) 17 January- 3rd T20 match, Bengaluru (7 pm IST) England tour of India January 25 – 1st Test, Hyderabad (9:30 am IST) February February 2 – Second Test, Visakhapatnam (9:30 am IST) February 15- Third Test, Rajkot (9:30 am IST) 23 February- Fourth Test, Ranchi (9:30 am IST) march England tour of India March 7 – Fifth Test, Dharamshala (9:30 am IST) Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) – 22 March *(tentative date) Also read: IPL 2024: Know about the young players of all the teams here