India finally registered a Test victory on South African soil on Monday by winning the second Test in Johannesburg by a comprehensive margin of 123 runs.
India's maiden win in South Africa came after 14 years and in their tenth Test. With this India has now completed the set of victories in all the Test playing countries.
The following table gives details of India's maiden victories in each Test playing country compiled in order of longest wait for the win:
| Country | Date of 1st Test | 1st Test win achieved | Test No. | Year | Days |
| Pakistan | 1-Jan-1955 | Multan,1-4-2004 | 21st | 49 | 92 |
| England | 25-Jun-1932 | The Oval, 24-8-1971 | 22nd | 39 | 61 |
| Australia | 28-Nov-1947 | Melbourne, 4-1-1978 | 12th | 30 | 38 |
| West Indies | 21-Jan-1953 | Port-of-Spain, 10-3-1971 | 12th | 18 | 49 |
| South Africa | 13-Nov-1992 | Johannesburg,18-12-2006 | 10th | 14 | 35 |
| Zimbabwe | 18-Oct-1992 | Bulawayo,10-6-2001 | 3rd | 8 | 236 |
| Sri Lanka | 30-Aug-1985 | Colombo,1-8-1993 | 5th | 7 | 337 |
| New Zealand | 15-Feb-1968 | Dunedin, 20-2-1968 | 1st | 0 | 6 |
| Bangladesh | 10-Nov-2000 | Dhaka, 13-11-2000 | 1st | 0 | 4 |
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