South Africa's Vernon Philander is bowled out by India's Mohammed Shami in first Test match. Photograph:( Reuters )
SOUTH AFRICA
Test ranking: Second
Captain: Faf du Plessis
Coach: Ottis Gibson
Top ranked Test batsman: Hashim Amla (10)
Top ranked Test bowler: Kagiso Rabada (1)
Squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Theunis de Bruyn, AB de Villiers, Dean Elgar, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Lungi Ngidi, Duanne Olivier, Andile Phehlukwayo, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada.
Last five Test matches
Against England in Manchester: Lost by 177 runs
Against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom: Won by 333 runs
Against Bangladesh in Bloemfontein: Won by an innings and 254 runs
Against Zimbabwe in Port Elizabeth: Won by an innings and 120 runs
Against India in Cape Town: Won by 72 runs
INDIA
Test ranking: First
Captain: Virat Kohli
Coach: Ravi Shastri
Top ranked Test batsman: Virat Kohli (3)
Top ranked Test bowler: Ravindra Jadeja (3)
Squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Parthiv Patel, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Lokesh Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Murali Vija, Umesh Yadav
Last five Test mathces
Against Sri Lanka in Pallekele: Won by an innings and 171 runs
AGainst Sri Lanka in Kolkata: Match drawn
Against Sri Lanka in Nagpur: Won by an innings and 239 runs
Against Sri Lanka in Delhi: Match drawn
Against South Africa in Cape Town: Lost by 72 runs
PREVIOUS RESULTS
South Africa v India all Test matches
Matches 34
South Africa wins 14
India wins 10
Draws 10
South Africa v India in South Africa
Matches 18
South Africa wins 9
India wins 2
Draws 7
PREVIOUS SERIES
1992/93 South Africa beat India 1-0 (three draws) 1996/97 India beat South Africa 2-1 1996/97 South Africa beat India 2-0 (one draw) 1999/00 India lost to South Africa 0-2 2001/02 South Africa beat India 1-0 (one draw) 2004/05 India beat South Africa 1-0 (one draw) 2006/07 South Africa beat India 2-1 2007/08 India and South Africa drew 1-1 (one draw) 2009/10 India and South Africa drew 1-1 2010/11 South Africa and India drew 1-1 (one draw) 2013/14 South Africa beat India 1-0 (one draw) 2015/16 India beat South Africa 3-0 (one draw).
