South Africa Vs India – Cape Town Test : Fourth day

South Africa Vs India – Cape Town Test : Fourth day

K Petersen scored 72 and 82 in this test to provide the 59th occasion of a South African batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1AW Nourse6155EngJo’burg10 Mar 1906
2GA Faulkner5292AusSydney03 Mar 1911
3AW Nourse5163EngJo’burg09 Feb 1923
4MJ Susskind6453EngLord’s28 Jun 1924
5HW Taylor59*56EngLeeds12 Jul 1924
6HW Taylor6871EngCape Town31 Dec 1927
7HG Deane7773EngDurban21 Jan 1928
8EP Nupen5169EngDurban21 Jan 1928
9RH Catterall6798EngBirmingham15 Jun 1929
10B Mitchell8861*EngBirmingham15 Jun 1929
11B Mitchell6874EngJo’burg13 Feb 1931
12B Mitchell7595AusAdelaide29 Jan 1932
13HW Taylor7884AusAdelaide29 Jan 1932
14JAJ Christy6253NZlWellington04 Mar 1932
15AD Nourse6158EngLord’s21 Jun 1947
16AD Nourse5157EngLeeds26 Jul 1947
17B Mitchell9956EngP Elizabeth05 Mar 1949
18RA McLean8176*AusMelbourne06 Feb 1953
19JC Watkins9250AusMelbourne06 Feb 1953
20DJ McGlew6851EngNottingham09 Jun 1955
21WR Endean5077AusJo’burg23 Dec 1957
22KJ Funston7064*AusJo’burg07 Feb 1958
23JHB Waite5856*EngBirmingham09 Jun 1960
24KC Bland5185AusSydney10 Jan 1964
25TL Goddard8084AusSydney10 Jan 1964
26EJ Barlow6158NZlAuckland13 Mar 1964
27KC Bland7864EngCape Town01 Jan 1965
28HR Lance6953EngThe Oval26 Aug 1965
29TL Goddard7459AusP Elizabeth24 Feb 1967
30BL Irvine7973AusJo’burg19 Feb 1970
31RG Pollock5287AusJo’burg19 Feb 1970
32KC Wessels5974WinBridgetown18 Apr 1992
33DJ Cullinan6961EngJo’burg30 Nov 1995
34G Kirsten5169EngP Elizabeth26 Dec 1995
35AC Hudson8052IndDurban26 Dec 1996
36DJ Cullinan7755IndCape Town02 Jan 1997
37PL Symcox8155PakFaisalabad24 Oct 1997
38JH Kallis5357*WinJo’burg26 Nov 1998
39JN Rhodes5057*EngP Elizabeth09 Dec 1999
40HH Gibbs8061NZlAuckland18 Mar 2004
41JH Kallis5952*SrlGalle04 Aug 2004
42GC Smith6368NZlJo’burg05 May 2006
43GC Smith9455IndCape Town02 Jan 2007
44HM Amla7164*PakCenturion11 Jan 2007
45AB de Villiers5960WinP Elizabeth26 Dec 2007
46JH Kallis6357AusPerth17 Dec 2008
47GC Smith6275AusMelbourne26 Dec 2008
48HM Amla5159AusSydney03 Jan 2009
49AB de Villiers6473AusJo’burg17 Nov 2011
50HM Amla5451SrlDurban26 Dec 2011
51GC Smith5252EngLeeds02 Aug 2012
52Q de Kock8250NZlCenturion27 Aug 2016
53Q de Kock8464AusPerth03 Nov 2016
54F du Plessis5256*NZlDunedin08 Mar 2017
55HM Amla7887EngNottingham14 Jul 2017
56HM Amla6152IndJo’burg24 Jan 2018
57AB de Villiers6463AusCape Town22 Mar 2018
58Q de Kock8055SrlDurban13 Feb 2019
59KD Petersen7282IndCape Town11 Jan 2022

It also provides the fifth occasion of a South African batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that out of these five occasions, three of them have come at Cape Town.

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1AC Hudson8052IndDurban26 Dec 1996
2DJ Cullinan7755IndCape Town02 Jan 1997
3GC Smith9455IndCape Town02 Jan 2007
4HM Amla6152IndJo’burg24 Jan 2018
5KD Petersen7282IndCape Town11 Jan 2022

It also provides the sixth occasion of a South African batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test at Cape Town. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1HW Taylor6871EngCape Town31 Dec 1927
2KC Bland7864EngCape Town01 Jan 1965
3DJ Cullinan7755IndCape Town02 Jan 1997
4GC Smith9455IndCape Town02 Jan 2007
5AB de Villiers6463AusCape Town22 Mar 2018
6KD Petersen7282IndCape Town11 Jan 2022

It also provides the 31st occasion of a South African batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1AW Nourse6155EngJo’burg10 Mar 1906
2AW Nourse5163EngJo’burg09 Feb 1923
3HW Taylor6871EngCape Town31 Dec 1927
4HG Deane7773EngDurban21 Jan 1928
5EP Nupen5169EngDurban21 Jan 1928
6B Mitchell6874EngJo’burg13 Feb 1931
7B Mitchell9956EngP Elizabeth05 Mar 1949
8WR Endean5077AusJo’burg23 Dec 1957
9KJ Funston7064*AusJo’burg07 Feb 1958
10KC Bland7864EngCape Town01 Jan 1965
11TL Goddard7459AusP Elizabeth24 Feb 1967
12BL Irvine7973AusJo’burg19 Feb 1970
13RG Pollock5287AusJo’burg19 Feb 1970
14DJ Cullinan6961EngJo’burg30 Nov 1995
15G Kirsten5169EngP Elizabeth26 Dec 1995
16AC Hudson8052IndDurban26 Dec 1996
17DJ Cullinan7755IndCape Town02 Jan 1997
18JH Kallis5357*WinJo’burg26 Nov 1998
19JN Rhodes5057*EngP Elizabeth09 Dec 1999
20GC Smith6368NZlJo’burg05 May 2006
21GC Smith9455IndCape Town02 Jan 2007
22HM Amla7164*PakCenturion11 Jan 2007
23AB de Villiers5960WinP Elizabeth26 Dec 2007
24AB de Villiers6473AusJo’burg17 Nov 2011
25HM Amla5451SrlDurban26 Dec 2011
26Q de Kock8250NZlCenturion27 Aug 2016
27F du Plessis5256*NZlDunedin08 Mar 2017
28HM Amla6152IndJo’burg24 Jan 2018
29AB de Villiers6463AusCape Town22 Mar 2018
30Q de Kock8055SrlDurban13 Feb 2019
31KD Petersen7282IndCape Town11 Jan 2022

South Africa won this test by seven wickets to provide its 171th win and its 112th win on home soil. It also provides its 17th win against India and its 12th win against India on home soil. It also provides its fourth win against India at Cape Town and also its 27th overall win at Cape Town

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