Since their return to Test cricket, South Africa have lost only to Australia in Cape Town. Against other teams, their win-loss record is 17-0
Shiva Jayaraman31-Dec-201519-4 South Africa’s win-loss record at Newlands since 1992. All four Tests they have lost at this venue have been to Australia. Against other teams, their win-loss record is 17-0. South Africa’s overall win-loss ratio of 4.75 at Newlands is their third best among venues where they have played at least five Tests since 1992.1957 Last time the hosts lost a Test to England at Newlands. Since then, the teams have played five Tests here and the hosts have won three of them, all of which have been since South Africa’s readmission. The last Test played between the teams at this venue in 2009-10 ended in a draw. Since 1992, Newlands is the only home venue where South Africa haven’t lost to England.0 Number of Tests that have ended in a draw at Newlands since 2012. Among ten venues that have hosted at least five Tests since 2012, Newlands is one of three that hasn’t hosted a draw.1-13 Overseas teams’ win-loss record batting first in 15 Tests in Cape Town since 1992. The only time an overseas team has won here batting first was in 2014, when Australia beat the hosts by 245 runs. Apart from that instance, the only time a visiting team avoided defeat batting first was in 2006, when a high-scoring affair involving New Zealand ended in a draw. In ten of the 13 defeats, visiting teams have opted to bat first after winning the toss.1972 The last time England lost an away series after winning the first Test, against India. On that occasion, England lost the five-match series 2-1. In completed away series since then, England have won nine out of ten when they have been victorious in the first Test. The exception was the 2001-02 Test series in New Zealand, which ended in a draw. Two of these wins came in Bangladesh, one in the West Indies and one in South Africa, in 2004-05.0 Number of hundreds England batsmen have made in their last four Tests at Newlands. The last England batsman to make a hundred at this venue was Mike Smith in 1964-65. Since then four Tests between the teams at Newlands – all since 1992 – have seen a highest score of 78 from an England batsman, which was made by Ian Bell in 2009-10. Newlands is the only venue where England batsmen haven’t made a hundred from four or more Tests in the last 20 years. In the current England squad though, only three players – Alastair Cook, James Anderson and Stuart Broad – have played a Test at Newlands before. Cook got fifties in both innings of the Cape Town Test in 2009-10.9 Number of consecutive innings in Tests South Africa have been bowled out for totals of less than 250 runs. The last time South Africa went through a leaner patch than this was in the period from February 1958 to July 1960 when they had a run of 11 such innings. However, in Cape Town, excluding one instance against Australia in 2011-12 when they were skittled out for just 96, they have not been bowled out for a total of less than 250 since 2009. During this period, they have made totals of over 300 eight times, four of which have been over 400 and two over 550.65 Wickets Dale Steyn has taken at Newlands – the most he has taken at any venue in Tests and the most any bowler has taken at this venue. However, Steyn is unlikely to play in this match, due to shoulder injury. South Africa will also miss the services of Vernon Philander, who has taken 31 wickets in just six Tests at Newlands including three five-wicket hauls, which equals the most any bowler has taken at this venue. Morne Morkel has 29 wickets at this ground at 30.48 from eight Tests.8-161 James Anderson’s bowling figures in the previous Test between the teams at Newlands – his best bowling figures in a Test outside England. Anderson took 5 for 63 in South Africa’s first innings in that Test, which are his second-best bowling figures in an innings in an away Test, one of only four five-wicket hauls. Stuart Broad, though, has not taken a wicket from the last 152 deliveries that he has bowled at Newlands. Broad bowled 41 overs and took just one wicket conceding 134 runs in return in the 2009-10 Cape Town Test.1029 Runs AB de Villiers has scored in Tests in Cape Town. Newlands is one of the two venues where he has accumulated at least 1000 runs. He has three centuries here, including one in his last innings at this venue, at the start of 2015 against West Indies. He is also the highest run-scorer at this ground from either squad. Hashim Amla is the other batsman with 1000 runs at this venue. Amla has made 1007 runs at 43.78 at Newlands.
