India looking to spoil South Africa's away record

November 25, 2015 08:38

Welcome to the coverage of the third Test between India and South Africa in Nagpur, on Wednesday.

An enviable nine-year overseas record of 10 Test series victories in 14 rubbers by South Africa is under serious threat from India when the two teams face-off in the third and penultimate game of the current series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, in Jamtha.

After the 0-2 reverse to Sri Lanka in 2006, South Africa haven't lost a Test series away from home, and the list includes two wins over mighty Australia in 2008-09 and 2012-13, other than victories in one rubber each over England (2008), the West Indies 2010), New Zealand (2011-12), Pakistan (2007-08), Sri Lanka (2014), Bangladesh (2007-8) and Zimbabwe (2007-08).

Significantly, during this period South Africa who trail India 0-1 with two Tests left in the current rubber haven't won in the latter's backyard on the two visits they made prior to the ongoing one -- in 2007-08 (three-Test series) and 2009-10 (two).

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