So it has boiled down to the Cape Town Test ! Whoever wins this Test, will take the series.
This is how India have performed in the deciding Test of an overseas series (when the series was level at 0-0 or 1-1) since Sachin Tendulkar's debut:
| Season | Opposition | Venue | Score before deciding Test | Result of deciding Test | Series result |
| 1989-90 | Pakistan | Sialkot | 0-0 | Drawn | Drawn 0-0 |
| 2001 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 1-1 | Lost-inns & 77 runs | Lost 1-2 |
| 2001-02 | West Indies | Kingston | 1-1 | Lost-155 runs | Lost 1-2 |
| 2002 | England | The Oval | 1-1 | Drawn | Drawn 1-1 |
| 2003-04 | Australia | Sydney | 1-1 | Drawn | Drawn 1-1 |
| 2003-04 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 1-1 | Won-inns & 131 runs | Won 2-1 |
| 2005-06 | Pakistan | Karachi | 0-0 | Lost-341 runs | Lost 0-1 |
| 2006 | West Indies | Kingston | 0-0 | Won-49 runs | Won 1-0 |
