South Africa vs West Indies Test series 2022
1st Test:
First Test of the 2 match series between South Africa and West Indies is going to be played at the SuperSport Park, Centurion starting from February 28th 2023.
South Africa vs West Indies History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the tenth bilateral series between the teams, South Africa won the series 8 times. Whereas West Indies won once.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 9 series in a span of 31 years, from 1991-92 to present, where the South Africa team won 8 times and West Indies won 1 time.
The longest streak with a draw between the teams is 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 8 series from 1998-99 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against West Indies was 8 series from 1998-99 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 series in 1991-92.
The longest unbeaten streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 series in 1991-92.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against West Indies are WWWWW.
Matches:
The teams completed 30 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 20 times, whereas the opponent won 3 times. Seven (7) games resulted in a draw.
The teams played 6 consecutive tests in the span of 9 years, from 1992 to 2001, in which South Africa won 5 times and West Indies won once.
The teams played 1 consecutive draw (7 times) in 2001 (twice), in 2004, in 2005 (twice), in 2010 and in 2014.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 5 matches from 1998 to 2001.
The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against West Indies was 10 matches from 2008 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 match (thrice) in 1992, in 2001 and in 2007.
The longest unbeaten streak for West Indies against South Africa was 2 matches from 2005 to 2008.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against West Indies are WWWDW.
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy:
The Trophy is awarded to the winner of the series between South Africa and West Indies since the 2000-01 series.
Series:
This is going to be the eighth bilateral series between the teams, South Africa won the series all 7 times.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 7 series in a span of 22 years, from 2000-01 to present, where the South Africa team won all 7 times and West Indies won 0 times.
The longest streak with a draw between the teams is 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 7 series from 2000-01 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against West Indies was 8 series from 2000-01 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for West Indies against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against West Indies are WWWWW.
Matches:
The teams completed 24 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 15 times, whereas the opponent won 2 times. Seven (7) games resulted in a draw.
The teams played consecutive 4 tests (twice) in the span of 3 years (twice), from 2001 to 2004, in which South Africa won 3 times and West Indies won once and from 2007 to 2010, in which South Africa won 3 times and West Indies won once.
The teams played 1 consecutive draw (7 times) in 2001 (twice), in 2004, in 2005 (twice), in 2010 and in 2014.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 3 matches (twice) from 2008 to 2010 and from 2015 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against West Indies was 10 matches from 2008 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 match (twice) in 2001 and in 2007.
The longest unbeaten streak for West Indies against South Africa was 2 matches from 2005 to 2008.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against West Indies are WWWDW.
South African Backyard:
Series:
At South African backyard, the teams met to play bilateral series 4 times. Out of them, South Africa won the series all 4 times and the visitors won the series 0 times.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 4 series in a span of 24 years, from 1998-99 to present, where South Africa won all 4 series and West Indies never won, yet.
The longest streak with a draw between the teams is 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 4 series from 1998-99 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against West Indies was 4 series from 1998-99 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for West Indies against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against West Indies are WWWW -.
Matches:
On the soil of South Africa, the teams faced each other 15 times. Out of them, South Africa received 12 victories, and defeated 1 time with 2 draws.
The teams played 7 consecutive tests in the span of 6 years from 1998 to 2004, where the home side won all 7 times.
The teams played 1 consecutive draw (twice) in 2004 and in 2014.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 7 matches from 1998 to 2004.
The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against West Indies was 9 matches from 1998 to 2007.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 match in 2007.
The longest unbeaten streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 match (thrice) in 2004, in 2007 and in 2014.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against West Indies are WDWWW.
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy @ South African Backyard:
Series:
At South African backyard, the teams met to play bilateral series thrice. Out of them, South Africa won the series all 3 times and the visitors won the series 0 times.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 3 series in a span of 19 years, from 2003-04 to present, where South Africa won all 3 series and West Indies never won, yet.
The longest streak with a draw between the teams is 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 3 series from 2003-04 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against West Indies was 3 series from 2003-04 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for West Indies against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against West Indies are WWW – -.
Matches:
On the soil of South Africa, the teams faced each other 10 times. Out of them, South Africa received 7 victories, and defeated 1 time with 2 draws.
The teams played 5 consecutive tests in the span of 10 years from 2004 to 2014, where the home side won 4 times, whereas the foreign team won once.
The teams played 1 consecutive draw (twice) in 2004 and in 2014.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 3 matches from 2008 to 2014.
The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against West Indies was 5 matches from 2008 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 match in 2007.
The longest unbeaten streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 match (thrice) in 2004, in 2007 and in 2014.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against West Indies are WDWWW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fourth rank (South Africa (102)) and eighth rank (West Indies (78)) teams. The host is 24 points ahead of the visitors.
South Africa:
The team completed 458 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 175 times and lost 158 times. 125 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the side will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 7 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 6 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa are LLWDW.
South Africa tour of Australia 2022-23 Test series – 1st Test
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are DLLLL.
South Africa tour of Australia 2022-23 Test series – 3rd Test
West Indies:
The team completed 569 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 182 times and lost 206 times. 1 game concluded as a tie. 180 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will gain 6 points without impact in the ranking.
If the side will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will gain 5 points without impact in the ranking.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of West Indies are WLWWL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies are WDLLW.
Weather:
Weather forecast of Centurion shows the weather would be partly cloudy on the first day, then mostly sunny on the next two (2) days, then thunderstorms would be expected later in the fourth day, and then the weather would be mostly sunny on the last day of the engagement. There would be less chances of rain on all days, but the fourth one, as the precipitation percentage would be 24%, 21%, 24% and 21% respectively and little high chances of rain on the fourth day, as the precipitation percentage would be 50%. The temperature would be between 27 to 29 Celsius during play. The wind would be between 12 to 16 km/h.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 11 times in 27 games. The selection didn’t favor the team, as the teams won 5 times and lost 6 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WLLWW.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 6 times and lost 7 times. Three (3) battles resulted in a draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LLLLW.
The teams never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2019.
The teams never won any engagement after choosing to field first since 2011.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was a 12 match run in a span of 12 years, from 2010 to present.
The longest streak with a draw at the venue was 1 match (thrice) in 1995, in 2005 and in 2009.
The first batting team won the matches 12 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 12 times, as well.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WLWLW.
The host never lost an outing while having bat first since 2000, the only loss.
Overall, 11 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 13 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLLLW.
Home Side:
Particularly, for South Africa, the team won the toss 11 times in 27 played games. The team won 9 times and lost once with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWLWW.
The home team never lost any match after choosing to bat first, till date.
The home side never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2014.
The host never won any encounter after choosing to field first since 2011.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while losing the toss, are LWWWW.
The home side never lost a match after being sent to bat after losing the toss since 2000.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 248 runs in 2006, and the highest successful chase was 249 runs in 2000.
The first innings lowest total was 136 runs in 2010, and the highest total was 604 runs (declared with four (4) wickets in hand) in 2004. For the second innings, the lowest total was 119 runs (played innings (one inning was declared at 0 / 0 (forfeited))) in 2001, whereas the highest was 621 runs in 2020. For the third inning, the lowest total was 122 runs (played innings (one inning was forfeited)) in 1998, whereas the highest was 459 runs in 2010. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 151 runs (completed innings) in 2018, whereas the highest was 268 runs in 2019.
The batting average of the first innings is 35.00 and 33.44 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 26.62, and 22.91 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other thrice at the venue. The home team won all the encounters.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against West Indies at the venue are WWW – -.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has a dream record at the venue. The team won 21 times and lost 3 times with three (3) draws in 27 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are LWWWW.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has a horrendous record, as the team never won, yet and lost all three (3) played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue are LLL – -.
Selecting XI for both the Teams:
South Africa:
The side may go with three (3) paces, as the team may include an (1) all-rounder and a (1) bowling all-rounder, both with pace.
South Africa Eleven: D. Elgar, A. Markram, K. Petersen, T. Bavuma, H. Klaasen, R. Rickelton, W. Mulder, M. Jansen, K. Rabada, A. Nortje, G. Coetzee
West Indies:
The team may go with 3 pacers, as the team would include three (3) all-rounders, two with pace and the other with spin and a (1) bowling all-rounder with pace.
West Indies Eleven: K. Brathwaite, T. Chanderpaul, K. Mayers, R. Reifer, J. Blackwood, R. Chase, J. Holder, J. Da Silva, A. Joseph, K. Roach, S. Gabriel
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://www.sportstime247.com/south-africa-vs-west-indies-2023-test-series-live-telecast-channel-in-india-where-to-watch-sa-vs-wi-test-match/
