• History to be made in India

    South Africa doesn’t have a rich history against India in T20 cricket, but in the eight games the two teams have played against each other the Proteas have only managed to win two.

    Surprisingly, South Africa have never played a T20 match against India in India. Friday’s first of three games will be a first. The last time the teams came face to face in a T20, was the semi-final of last year’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, which India won by six wickets.

    The three-match series is seen as ideal preparation for next year’s World Cup in India, and the bulk of South Africa’s T20 squad for this tour should go to that tournament.

    Date Teams Ground Winner Margin
    1 December 2006 South Africa vs India Johannesburg India 6 wks
    20 September 2007 South Africa vs India Durban India 37 runs
    16 June 2009 India vs South Africa Nottingham South Africa 12 runs
    2 May 2010 India vs South Africa Gros Islet India 14 runs
    9 January 2011 South Africa vs India Durban India 21 runs
    30 March 2012 South Africa vs India Johannesburg South Africa 11 runs
    2 October 2012 India vs South Africa Colombo India 1 run
    4 April 2014 India vs South Africa Dhaka India 6 wks

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