The series will begin with a day-night game between India and South Africa at Hyderabad on October 17, and climax with a day-night encounter at the Wankhede Stadium in Bombay on November 6.

The Titan Cup is the seventh limited-overs championship to be staged entirely, or partly, by India. Apart from the two World Cups in 1987 and 1996 which were joint ventures, India has hosted the MRF Nehru Cup, the Videocon Asia Cup, the Hero Cup, and the Wills World Series, in each one of which at least three countries have participated.

As can be seen from the table below, Australia has the best record of the three teams on view here, followed by South Africa, with India bringing up the rear.

Following are the details of one-day championships staged entirely or partly by India, arranged in chronological order:

Season Championships No. of countries No. of Matches Won by

1987-88 Reliance World Cup 8 27 Australia

1989-90 MRF Nehru Cup 6 18 Pakistan

1990-91 Videcon Asia Cup 3 4 India

1993-94 Hero Cup 5 13 India

1994-95 Wills World Cup 3 7 India

1995-96 Wills World Cup 12 35 Sri Lanka

Following are the updated one-day records of the three participating countries in the Titan Cup:

Matches Won Lost Tied No Result Success%

Australia 354 196 144 3 11 57.34

South Africa 97 52 43 - 2 54.64

India 295 134 151 2 8 47.12

One-day record of the three participants, head to head:

Matches Won by Former Won by Latter No Result

India vs. Australia 45 16 26 3

India vs. South Africa 17 8 9

Australia vs. South Africa 20 12 8