Toughest home venue for India's spinners

2010 The last time South Africa won a Test in India, which was in Nagpur. This is also the only Test lost by the home team at this venue in Nagpur. India have played four Tests here and have won twice and drew their last Test at this venue, against England.

2006 The last time South Africa lost two Tests in an away series, in Sri Lanka. South Africa are 0-1 down in this series with two more Tests to be played. Since their return to international cricket, there have been only six instances when South Africa have lost two or more Tests in an away series.

16.51 Runs India's bowlers have averaged in this series - the best by any team's bowlers in a series against South Africa since their return to international cricket. India's bowlers have taken 29 wickets in this series at a strike rate of 34.50. In the last South Africa's series in India, the home bowlers had taken 25 wickets - four fewer than they have taken in just three innings in this series - at 44.28, including three wickets at 120.33 in Nagpur.

7/51 Dale Steyn's bowling returns in the first innings of the 2010 Nagpur Test, which are the best by an overseas fast bowler in India in the last 19 years. Lance Klusener had taken 8 for 64 in the fourth innings of the Kolkata Test in 1996, which are the best by an overseas fast bowler in India. After the ten-wicket haul in that Nagpur Test, Steyn has bowled 41 overs in his next two Tests in India and has taken one wicket conceding 145 runs.

473 Deliveries faced by Hashim Amla in the 2010 Nagpur Test - the most (since ball-faced information is available) by any batsman from outside the subcontinent in India and the third highest in Asia. Amla made an unbeaten 253 in that innings - the fourth-best score by an overseas batsman in India - batting for 675 minutes. Amla had faced 1033 deliveries in the 2010 series in India and had been dismissed only once in three innings. Since balls-faced information is available, these are the most balls faced by any batsman to be dismissed at most once in any Test series. In this series, Amla has been out three times in 121 deliveries.

44 Wickets by spinners in just two first-class matches at the VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur in 2015-16. Spinners have averaged 23.36 per wicket and have struck at the rate of 57.80. Fast bowlers have taken 17 wickets at an average of 33.54 and have a strike rate of 79.10.

333 Runs in Tests at the VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur by India's batsmen in their current squad - just 18 more than those scored by the South Africa batsmen from their only Test at this venue. Among India batsmen, only Virat Kohli has a fifty-plus score at this venue: he made 103 in the first innings of the Test against England in 2012-13.

46.09 Bowling average of India's spinners in their current squad in Tests in Nagpur - their worst at any venue in India where they have taken at least ten wickets. They have taken 11 wickets at this venue, with Amit Mishra's 3 for 27 against Australia in 2008-09 being the best effort.

14 Wickets by Ishant Sharma in Tests at the VCA, Jamtha, Nagpur - the most he has taken at any venue. Ishant averages 23.50 from four Tests here with a best of 4 for 43 against New Zealand in 2010. Overall, Umesh Yadav is the leading wicket-taker in first-class games at this venue: he has taken 16 wickets at 35.43 from six matches.