India and South Africa are set to face each
other in the third and final Test at Newlands, Cape Town, starting Tuesday. The series is
currently levelled 1-1. India won the first Test in Centurion by 113 runs while
South Africa defeated India by seven wickets in the second Test in Johannesburg.
As both sides look to win the series, the Cape Town Test is expected to be a
mouthwatering contest. This Test will also offer India a chance of scripting
history as they stand a chance of winning the series 2-1, for the first time.

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India played five Tests at Newlands and
the first in 1993. Their record at this venue is not very optimistic. India
lost three Tests at Newlands – by 282 runs in 1997, by 5 wickets in 2007
and by 72 runs in 2018. The remaining two Tests ended in draws.

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South Africa, on the other hand, have mixed
record at this venue. The Proteas played 58 Tests at Newlands and won 26 and
lost 21, while in 11 Tests they settled for draws.

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The third Test, meanwhile, will be South
Africa’s first red-ball match at the venue since January 2020. In their last
Test at Newlands, the visiting England side defeated South Africa by 189 runs,
which was their first loss at the venue since March 2014.

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Though South Africa have a better record at
Newlands, India will have an edge over the hosts heading into the match. While
India got experienced hands in both batting and bowling departments, South
Africa have a rather young squad as most of their senior cricketers took
retirement from the game in recent years.

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India have a strong pace attack and a
crafty spinner in Ravichandran Ashwin. With captain Virat Kohli’s return to the
side, the team’s chances of scripting history in Cape Town will get a massive boost.
Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and KL Rahul have been in terrific form. India will definitely have a chance to complete
their Test series win in SENA countries – South Africa, England, New Zealand and
Australia.