West Indies tour of South Africa 2022-23 Test series – 2nd Test

West Indies tour of South Africa 2022-23 Test Series / Sir Vivian Richards Trophy 2023

South Africa vs West Indies Test series 2022

2nd Test:

Second and last Test of the 2 match series between South Africa and West Indies is going to be played at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg starting from March 8th 2023.

West Indies tour of South Africa 2022-23 Test series – 1st Test

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 31 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 21 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 11 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 WWWWD.

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 25 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 16 times, whereas the opponent won 2 times. Seven (7) games resulted in a draw.

The teams played consecutive 4 tests (thrice) in the span of 3 years (twice), from 2001 to 2004, in which South Africa won 3 times and West Indies won once, from 2007 to 2010, in which South Africa won 3 times and West Indies won once and from 2015 to present, in which South Africa won all 4 times.

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 4 matches from 2015 to present.

The longest unbeaten streak for South Africa against West Indies was 11 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 WWWWD.

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 16 times. Out of them, South Africa received 13 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 WWDWW.

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 11 times. Out of them, South Africa received 8 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 WWDWW.

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 459 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 176 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.

Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are WDLLL.

West Indies:

The team completed 570 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 182 times and lost 207 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 LWDLL.

Weather:

Weather forecast of Johannesburg shows the weather would be partly cloudy on the first day, then pretty sunny on the second day, then mostly sunny on the next two (2) days, then isolated thunderstorms would be expected on the fifth day of the engagement. There would be less chances of rain on all days, even on the fifth day as of now, as the precipitation percentage would be 20%, 3%, 13% 24% and 32% respectively. The temperature would be between 26 to 30 Celsius during play. The wind would be between 12 to 18 km/h.

The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Toss and Pitch:

Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 37 times in 43 games. The selection pretty favored the team, as the teams won 20 times and lost 10 times. Seven (7) games resulted in a draw.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLWWW.

The teams never won any outing after choosing to bat first since 2020.

On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 2 times and lost 0 times. Four (4) battles resulted in a draw.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WDWDD.

The teams never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2006.

The teams never lost any engagement after choosing to field first, till date.

The longest streak without a draw at the venue was a 11 match run in a span of 11 years, from 2002 to 2013.

The longest streak with a draw at the venue was 2 matches in a span of 2 years (twice), from 1964 to 1966 and from 1995 to 1997.

The first batting team won the matches 20 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 12 times.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLWWW.

The host never lost an outing while having bat first since 2016.

Overall, 22 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 10 times.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLWWW.

Home Side:

Particularly, for South Africa, the team won the toss 21 times in 43 played games. The team won 13 times and lost 4 times with four (4) draws.

Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWLW.

The home team never lost any match after choosing to bat first since 2016.

Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWLLD.

The host never lost any battle after losing the toss since 2020.

The home side has never been sent to bat after losing the toss since 1998.

The home team never lost any outing after being sent to bat after losing the toss, till date.

Scores:

The lowest defended total was 204 runs in 1956, and the highest successful chase was 310 runs in 2011.

The first innings lowest total was 119 runs in 2006, and the highest total was 652 runs (declared with three (3) wickets in hand) in 2002. For the second innings, the lowest total was 49 runs in 2013, whereas the highest was 628 runs (declared with two (2) wickets in hand) in 1997. For the third inning, the lowest total was 83 runs (completed innings) in 2016, whereas the highest was 620 runs in 1966. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 119 runs (completed innings) in 2018, whereas the highest was 450 runs (with three (3) wickets in hand / match resulted in a draw) in 2013.

The batting average of the first innings is 32.30 and 28.21 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 29.33, and 27.68 is for the fourth innings.

Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:

Both the teams faced each other twice at the venue. The home team won both the encounters.

Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against West Indies at the venue are WW – – -.

Teams’ Test History at Venue:

The Home Team:

The home side has a good record at the venue. The team won 19 times and lost 13 times with eleven (11) draws in 43 played outings.

Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are WWLWW.

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The Visiting Team:

The visiting team has a horrendous record, as the team never won, yet and lost both (2) played outings.

Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue are LL – – -.

Selecting XI for both the Teams:

South Africa:

The side comes with R. Rickelton in place of K. Petersen, W. Mulder in place of S. Muthusamy, S. Harmer in place of M. Jansen and K. Maharaj in place of injured A. Nortje.

South Africa Eleven: D. Elgar, A. Markram, T. de Zori, T. Bavuma, R. Rickelton, H. Klaasen, W. Mulder, S. Harmer, K. Maharaj, K. Rabada, G. Coetzee

West Indies:

The team may go with A. Athanaze in place of R. Chase and G. Motie in place of S. Gabriel.

West Indies Eleven: K. Brathwaite, T. Chanderpaul, R. Reifer, J. Blackwood, A. Athanaze, K. Mayers, J. Da Silva, J. Holder, A. Joseph, K. Roach, G. Motie

*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/

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