The last frontier. That is the marketing for the South Africa Test series, which kicks off at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday. 'The final frontier' can be explained by the fact that India has traveled to the rainbow nation eight times since 1992, the year South Africa was allowed back into the international cricket scene, but has never won a Test match there. India will play South Africa in a Test series consisting of just two matches for the third time ever. The previous two Test series were in 2013 and 2001, both of which the visiting team lost by a score of 0-1. As a result, the winner in Centurion will have an insurmountable lead early in the match before the action moves to Newlands.
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