HM Amla has scored 149 boundary fours against India prior to the start of this test. He needs one more boundary four for his 150 boundary fours. If he gets them, he would then become the second South African batsman to score 150 plus boundary fours against India after JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored 173 boundary fours.

 

AB de Villiers has scored nine boundary sixes against India prior to the start of the test. He needs one more boundary sixe for his ten boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the second South African batsman to score ten or more boundary sixes against India after JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored eleven boundary sixes

 

AB de Villiers has scored eight boundary sixes against India prior to the start of the test. He needs four more boundary sixes for his twelve boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would own the record of most boundary sixes by South African batsman against India. He would go part JH Kallis has scored eleven boundary sixes on his way to own the record

 

HM Amla has scored nine fifties against India prior to the start of the test. He needs one more fifty for his tenth fifty. If he gets them, he would then become the second South African batsman to score ten or more fifties against India after JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored twelve fifties.

 

HM Amla has scored nine fifties against India prior to the start of the test. He needs one more fifty for his tenth fifty. If he gets them, he would then become the third batsman to score ten or more fifties in India-South Africa test series after JH Kallis and SR Tendulkar. JH Kallis and SR Tendulkar have scored twelve fifties

 

HM Amla has scored two centuries against India prior to the start of the test. He needs two more centuries to share the record of most centuries scored by a South African batsman against India which is held by JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored seven centuries against India.

 

HM Amla has scored two centuries against India prior to the start of the test. He needs two more centuries to share the record of most centuries scored by a batsman in India-South Africa test series which is held by JH Kallis and SR Tendulkar. JH Kallis and SR Tendulkar have scored seven centuries

 

HM Amla has scored four half centuries against India prior to the start of the test. He needs one more half century for his fifth half century. If he gets it, he would then become the fifth South African batsman to score five or more half centuries against India. Others are – GC Smith {08}, AC Hudson {06}, MV Boucher {05} and JH Kallis {05}

 

AB de Villiers has an aggregate of 7770 runs prior to the start of this test. He needs 230 more runs for his 8000 runs. If gets it, he would then become the third South African batsman to score 8000 plus runs. Others are – JH Kallis {13206} and GC Smith {6253}

 

HM Amla has scored 23 centuries prior to the start of the test. He needs two more centuries for his 25 centuries. If he scores, he would then become the third South African batsman to score 25 or more centuries. Others are – JH Kallis {45} and GC Smith {27}

 

AB de Villiers has scored 59 fifties prior to the start of the test. He needs one more fifty for his sixty fifties. If he gets them, he would he would then become the third South African batsman to score 60 or more fifties. Others are – JH Kallis {103} and GC Smith {65}

 

AB de Villiers has scored 38 half centuries prior to the start of the test. He needs two more half centuries for his forty half centuries.  If he gets them, he would he would then become the second South African batsman to score 40 or more half centuries after JH Kallis.  JH Kallis has scored 58 half centuries.

 

AB de Villiers has scored 38 half centuries prior to the start of the test. He now shares the record for the second place with GC Smith for most half centuries by a South African batsman in tests. GC Smith has scored 38 half centuries. The first place is occupied by JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored 58 half centuries.

 

HM Amla has scored 19 fifties on away soil prior to the start of the test. He needs one more fifty for his 20^th fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the sixth South African batsman to score 20 or more fifties. Others are – JH Kallis {43}, GC Smith {34}, G Kirsten {31}, AB de Villiers {22} and HH Gibbs {21}.

 

M Morkel has taken 36 wickets against India prior to the start of the test. He needs four more wickets for his 40 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth South African bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India. Others are – DW Steyn {63}, AA Donald {57} and SM Pollock {52}.

 

DW Steyn has captured five five wickets innings haul against India prior to the start of the test. One more such haul would be his sixth five wicket innings haul which would make him to become the fourth bowler to take six five wickets innings haul against India. Others are IT Botham, Imran Khan and MD Marshall

 

DW Steyn has captured five five wickets innings haul against India prior to the start of the test. Two more such hauls would fetch him his seventh five wicket innings haul which would make him to share the most five wicket innings hauls against India with Muralidharan. M Muralidharan has seven five wicket innings hauls against India.

 

DW Steyn has captured five five wickets innings haul against India prior to the start of the test. Two more such hauls would fetch him his seventh five wicket innings haul which would make him to own the record for most five wicket innings hauls against India by a pace bowler.

 

Indian batsmen have posted 22 three figure partnerships against South Africa. There more such stands would give India 25 three figure partnerships.

 

RA Jadeja has captured 18 wickets against South Africa prior to the start of this test. He needs two more wickets for his 20 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the eighth Indian bowler to captured 20 plus wickets against South Afirca. Others are – A Kumble {84}, J Srinath {64}, Harbhajan Singh {60}, Zaheer Khan {40}, S Sreesanth {31}, BKV Prasad {25} and I Sharma {20}

 

V Kohli has an aggregate of 2824 test runs prior to the start of this test. He needs 176 more runs for his 3000 test runs. If he gets it, he would then become the 20^th Indian batsman to score 3000 test runs.