IND vs SA Head-to-Head Record in Tests: India v South Africa overall stats; top performers, most runs, wickets
India and South Africa will lock horns in a two-match Test series, starting at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. The Proteas last toured India for a Test series back in 2019, when the host blanked them 3-0.
South Africa hasn’t won a Test match in India since 2010, and the World Test champion will hope it can break the jinx this time around. After all, the Black Caps last year shattered the aura of invincibility that the Indian team long carried in home Tests after they swept a three-match series. However, under the newly appointed Test captain, Shubman Gill, India seems to have shaken off that humiliating defeat as it put up a spirited show in a drawn series in England before blanking West Indies 2-0 at home.
South Africa, which drew its Test series 1-1 in Pakistan last month, will hope its spinners can turn its fortunes around in Indian conditions. Skipper Temba Bavuma will also need his batters to hold their own against the experienced Indian tweakers.
IND vs SA head-to-head in Tests (overall)
Matches played: 44
India won: 16
South Africa won: 18
Draw: 10
Last result: India won by 7 wickets (Cape Town, 2024)
Last 5 results: IND won – 2; SA won – 3
IND vs SA head-to-head in Tests (in India)
Matches played: 19
India won: 11
South Africa won: 5
Draw: 3
Last result: India won by an innings & 202 runs (Ranchi, 2019)
Last 5 results: IND won – 5; SA won – 0
Highest and lowest team totals in IND vs SA Tests
- India (highest score) – 643/6d – Eden Gardens, 2010
- India (lowest score) – 66 all out – Durban, 1996
- South Africa (highest score) – 620/4d – Centurion, 2010
- South Africa (lowest score) – 55 all out – Cape Town, 2024
Top batting and bowling performances in IND vs SA Tests
- Virender Sehwag (India) – 319 – Chennai, 2008
- Shardul Thakur (India) – 7/61 – Johannesburg, 2022
- Hashim Amla (South Africa) – 253* – Nagpur, 2010
- Lance Klusener (South Africa) – 8/64 – Eden Gardens, 1996
Most runs in IND vs SA Tests
| Batter | Mat. | Runs | Avg. | Best |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 25 | 1741 | 42.46 | 169 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 18 | 1734 | 69.36 | 201* |
| Hashim Amla (SA) | 21 | 1528 | 43.65 | 253* |
Most wickets in IND vs SA Tests
| Bowler | Mat. | Wkts. | Avg. | BBI |
| Anil Kumble (IND) | 21 | 84 | 31.79 | 6/53 |
| Dale Steyn (SA) | 14 | 65 | 21.53 | 7/51 |
| Javagal Srinath (IND) | 13 | 64 | 24.48 | 6/21 |
Published on Nov 12, 2025
