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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Test cricket series between India and South Africa}}<br />
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{{Use South African English|date=October 2023}}<br />
{{Infobox cricket tournament main<br />
| image = Freedom Trophy.png<br />
| imagesize = 200px<br />
| country = {{cr|IND}}<br>{{cr|RSA}}<br />
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] and [[Cricket South Africa|CSA]]<br />
| cricket format = [[Test cricket]]<br />
| first = [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16#Test series|2015–16]] <small>([[India]])</small><br />
| last = [[South African cricket team in India in 2025–26#Test series|2025–26]] <small>([[India]])</small><br />
| next = TBD<br />
| tournament format = Test Series<br />
| participants = 2<br />
| trophyholder = {{cr|RSA}} <br />
| most successful = {{cr|RSA}} <br />(3 series wins & 1 retention)<br />
|qualification = [[World Test Championship|ICC World Test Championship]]<br />
| most runs = {{cricon|IND}} [[Virat Kohli]] (1136 runs)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=201;type=trophy|title=Most Runs in Freedom Trophy|work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><br />
| most wickets = {{cricon|IND}} [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]<br> (57 wickets)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=201;type=trophy|title=Most Wickets in Freedom Trophy|work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><br />
| TV =<br />
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The '''Gandhi–Mandela Trophy''', also known as '''The Freedom Trophy''', is a [[cricket]] trophy that is awarded to the winner of [[Test cricket|Test]] series, known as The Freedom Series,<ref>{{cite web| title=BCCI-CSA title bilateral series – "The Mahatma Gandhi–Nelson Mandela Series"| url=http://cricket.co.za/news/8137/BCCI-CSA-title-bilateral-series-The-Mahatma-Gandhi-Nelson-Mandela-Series| publisher=Cricket South Africa| access-date=5 July 2018| archive-date=5 July 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705062824/http://cricket.co.za/news/8137/BCCI-CSA-title-bilateral-series-The-Mahatma-Gandhi-Nelson-Mandela-Series| url-status=dead}}</ref> between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]. First awarded in [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16|2015]], the trophy is dedicated to famous Indian and South African freedom fighters [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[Nelson Mandela]] respectively.<br />
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==Background Test Series==<br />
Prior to the trophy's inception, India and South Africa had played eleven series, six in South Africa and five in India. The overall record was six South African victories, two Indian victories, and three drawn series.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;host=3;opposition=3;opposition=6;orderby=won;spanmax1=1+Oct+2015;spanval1=span;team=3;team=6;template=results;type=team;view=series India in South Africa]</ref><ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;host=6;opposition=3;opposition=6;orderby=win_loss_ratio;spanmax1=1+Oct+2015;spanval1=span;team=3;team=6;template=results;type=team;view=series South Africa in India]</ref><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Years<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Host<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Tests<br />
! style="background:#99ccff" | {{cr|India}}<br />
! style="background:#8ef595"| {{cr|South Africa}}<br />
! style="background:#deb887"| Drawn<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Result<br />
|-<br />
|[[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 1992–93|1992–93]]<br />
| {{flag|South Africa|1982}}<br />
| {{center|4}}<br />
| {{center|0}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|3}}<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595"| {{cr|South Africa|1982}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[South African cricket team in India in 1996–97|1996–97]]<br />
|{{flag|India}} <br />
| {{center|3}}<br />
| {{center|2}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|0}}<br />
| bgcolor="#99ccff"| {{cr|India}} <br />
|-<br />
|[[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 1996–97|1996–97]]<br />
|{{flag|South Africa}}<br />
| {{center|3}}<br />
| {{center|0}}<br />
| {{center|2}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595"| {{cr|South Africa}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[South African cricket team in India in 1999–2000|1999–2000]]<br />
|{{flag|India}} <br />
| {{center|2}}<br />
| {{center|0}}<br />
| {{center|2}}<br />
| {{center|0}}<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595" | {{cr|South Africa}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2001–02|2001–02]]<br />
|{{flag|South Africa}}<br />
| {{center|2}}<br />
| {{center|0}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595"| {{cr|South Africa}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[South African cricket team in India in 2004–05|2004–05]]<br />
|{{flag|India}} <br />
| {{center|2}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|0}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| bgcolor="#99ccff"| {{cr|India}} <br />
|-<br />
|[[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2006–07|2006–07]]<br />
|{{flag|South Africa}}<br />
| {{center|3}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|2}}<br />
| {{center|0}}<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595"| {{cr|South Africa}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[South African cricket team in India in 2007–08|2007–08]]<br />
|{{flag|India}} <br />
| {{center|3}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| bgcolor="#deb887"| Drawn<br />
|-<br />
|[[South African cricket team in India in 2009–10|2009–10]]<br />
|{{flag|India}} <br />
| {{center|2}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|0}}<br />
| bgcolor="#deb887"| Drawn<br />
|-<br />
|[[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2010–11|2010–11]]<br />
|{{cr|RSA}}<br />
| {{center|3}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| bgcolor="#deb887"| Drawn<br />
|-<br />
|[[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2013–14|2013–14]]<br />
|{{cr|RSA}}<br />
| {{center|2}}<br />
| {{center|0}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595" | {{cr|South Africa}}<br />
|-<br />
!colspan="2;" align="center" style="bold"|Total<br />
!style="text-align: center;" | 29<br />
!style="text-align: center;" | 7<br />
!style="text-align: center;" | 13<br />
!style="text-align: center;" | 9<br />
!colspan="1;" align="center" style="bold"| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
In 2015 BCCI and CSA announced that all future bilateral tours of India and South Africa to be named as Mahatma Gandhi–Nelson Mandela Bilateral series. The series is played in [[Test cricket]] format. The series is named after leaders of both countries to pay tribute to them for playing a major role in winning independence by nonviolence. This has also helped in gaining an <nowiki>"iconic and traditional status"</nowiki> to the series.<ref>{{cite web| title=Gandhi–Mandela Series| publisher=ESPNcricinfo | url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-south-africa-2015-16/content/story/915937.html| access-date= 8 September 2015}}</ref><br />
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{{blockquote| text= The Test Series has been christened as the 'Freedom Trophy'. Freedom for which Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela sacrificed their lives and thereby allowed a nation to be born free from years of bondage and suppression.<br />
BCCI, on behalf of every citizen of our country, is able to pay tribute to these great leaders by naming the series after them, and appeals to each and every citizen of our country to imbibe their ideals and follow the path advised by them| author= BCCI secretary [[Anurag Thakur]]}}<br />
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{{blockquote| text= For the people of both our countries there is no greater duty than to uphold the ideals of both Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. As cricket-loving people we must fight hard to win on the field of play but never forget to do battle in the spirit of these two great men.| author= CSA chief executive, [[Haroon Lorgat]]}}<br />
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== Editions ==<br />
{{Freedom Trophy timeline}}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Series<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Years<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Host<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Tests<br />
! style="background:#99ccff" | {{cr|India}}<br />
! style="background:#8ef595"| {{cr|South Africa}}<br />
! style="background:#deb887"| Drawn<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Result<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Holder<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Player of the series<br />
|-<br />
! scope=row align=center | 1<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16#Test series (Freedom Trophy)|2015–16]]<br />
| {{flag|India}}<br />
| {{center|4}}<br />
| {{center|3}}<br />
| {{center|0}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| bgcolor="#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}<br />
| bgcolor="#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]<br />
|-<br />
! scope=row align=center | 2<br />
|[[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18|2017–18]]<br />
|{{flag|South Africa}}<br />
| {{center|3}}<br />
| {{center|1}}<br />
| {{center|2}}<br />
| {{center|0}}<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595"|{{cr|South Africa}}<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595"|{{cr|South Africa}}<br />
| {{flagicon|SA}} [[Vernon Philander]]<br />
|-<br />
! scope=row align=center | 3<br />
|[[South African cricket team in India in 2019–20|2019–20]]<br />
|{{flag|India}}<br />
|{{center|3}}<br />
|{{center|3}}<br />
|{{center|0}}<br />
|{{center|0}}<br />
| bgcolor="#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}<br />
| bgcolor="#99ccff"|{{cr|India}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rohit Sharma]]<br />
|-<br />
! scope=row align=center | 4<br />
|[[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2021–22|2021–22]]<br />
|{{flag|South Africa}}<br />
|{{center|3}}<br />
|{{center|1}}<br />
|{{center|2}}<br />
|{{center|0}}<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595"|{{cr|South Africa}}<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595"|{{cr|South Africa}}<br />
| {{flagicon|SA}} [[Keegan Petersen]]<br />
|-<br />
! scope=row align=center | 5<br />
|[[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2023–24|2023–24]]<br />
|{{flag|South Africa}}<br />
|{{center|2}}<br />
|{{center|1}}<br />
|{{center|1}}<br />
|{{center|0}}<br />
| bgcolor="#deb887"| Drawn<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595"|{{cr|South Africa}}<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jasprit Bumrah]]<br>{{flagicon|SA}} [[Dean Elgar]]<br />
|-<br />
! scope=row align=center | 6<br />
|[[South African cricket team in India in 2025–26|2025–26]]<br />
|{{flag|India}}<br />
|{{center|2}}<br />
|{{center|0}}<br />
|{{center|2}}<br />
|{{center|0}}<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595"|{{cr|South Africa}}<br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595"|{{cr|South Africa}}<br />
| {{flagicon|SA}} [[Simon Harmer]]<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" align="center" style="bold"|Total<br />
!{{center|17}}<br />
!{{center|9}}<br />
!{{center|7}}<br />
!{{center|1}}<br />
! colspan="3" align="center" style="bold"| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Total Series!! style="background:#99ccff"| {{cr|India}} !! style="background:#8ef595"| {{cr|South Africa}} !! style="background:#deb887| Drawn<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| align="center" | 6<br />
| align="center" | 2<br />
| align="center" | 3<br />
| align="center" | 1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Results==<br />
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" width=60%<br />
|-<br />
!<br />
! Played<br />
! Won by<br>India<br />
! Won by<br>South Africa<br />
! Drawn<br />
|- style="border-top:4px solid #a9a9a9;"<br />
| scope="row"| Tests in India<br />
| 9<br />
| bgcolor="#99ccff" | 6 <small>({{percentage|6|9|1}})</small><br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595" | 2 <small>({{percentage|2|9|1}})</small><br />
| 1 <small>({{percentage|1|9|1}})</small><br />
|-<br />
| Tests in South Africa<br />
| 8<br />
| bgcolor="#99ccff" | 3 <small>({{percentage|3|8|1}})</small><br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595" | 5 <small>({{percentage|5|8|1}})</small><br />
| 0 <small>({{percentage|0|6|1}})</small><br />
|- style="border-top:4px solid #a9a9a9;"<br />
| All Tests<br />
| 17<br />
| bgcolor="#99ccff" | 9 <small>({{percentage|9|17|1}})</small><br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595" | 7 <small>({{percentage|8|17|1}})</small><br />
| 1 <small>({{percentage|1|17|1}})</small><br />
|- style="border-top:4px solid #a9a9a9;"<br />
| Series in India<br />
| 3<br />
| bgcolor="#99ccff" | 2 <small>({{percentage|2|3|1}})</small><br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595" | 1 <small>({{percentage|1|3|1}})</small><br />
| 0 <small>({{percentage|0|3|1}})</small><br />
|-<br />
| Series in South Africa<br />
| 3<br />
| bgcolor="#99ccff" | 0 <small>({{percentage|0|3|1}})</small><br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595" | 2 <small>({{percentage|2|3|1}})</small><br />
| 1 <small>({{percentage|1|3|1}})</small><br />
|- style="border-top:4px solid #a9a9a9;"<br />
| All series<br />
| 6<br />
| bgcolor="#99ccff" | 2 <small>({{percentage|2|6|1}})</small><br />
| bgcolor="#8ef595" | 3 <small>({{percentage|3|6|1}})</small><br />
| 1 <small>({{percentage|1|6|1}})</small><br />
|- style="border-top:4px solid #a9a9a9;"<br />
| colspan=5 | <small>As of 26 November 2025</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=201;type=trophy|title=Freedom trophy Result Summary|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Match venues==<br />
<br />
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"<br />
|- <br />
! colspan=14|In India<br />
|- <br />
! Stadium<br />
! First Test<br />
! Last Test<br />
! Played<br />
! <br />
! {{cr|India}} wins<br />
! <br />
! Draws*<br />
! <br />
! {{cr|South Africa}} wins<br />
! Ref<br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[I. S. Bindra Stadium]], [[Mohali]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16|2015–16]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16|2015–16]]<br />
| 1<br />
| rowspan=7|<br />
| 1<br />
| rowspan=7|<br />
| 0<br />
| rowspan=7|<br />
| 0<br />
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Mohali Stadium|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/57991.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;trophy=201;type=aggregate;view=results|work=ESPNcricinfo|date= 11 December 2021|access-date = 11 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16|2015–16]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16|2015–16]]<br />
| 1<br />
| 0<br />
| 1<br />
| 0<br />
| <ref>{{cite web |title=M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/57897.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;trophy=201;type=aggregate;view=results|work=ESPNcricinfo|date= 11 December 2021|access-date = 11 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|VCA Stadium]], [[Nagpur]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16|2015–16]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16|2015–16]]<br />
| 1<br />
| 1<br />
| 0<br />
| 0<br />
| <ref>{{cite web |title=New VCA Stadium|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/375326.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;trophy=201;type=aggregate;view=results|work=ESPNcricinfo|date= 11 December 2021|access-date = 11 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Arun Jaitley Stadium]], [[Delhi]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16|2015–16]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2015–16|2015–16]]<br />
| 1<br />
| 1<br />
| 0<br />
| 0<br />
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Arun Jaitley Stadium|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/58040.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;trophy=201;type=aggregate;view=results|work=ESPNcricinfo|date= 11 December 2021|access-date = 11 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium]], [[Visakhapatnam]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2019–20|2019–20]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2019–20|2019–20]]<br />
| 1<br />
| 1<br />
| 0<br />
| 0<br />
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/58547.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;trophy=201;type=aggregate;view=results|work=ESPNcricinfo|date= 11 December 2021|access-date = 11 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium|MCA Stadium]], [[Pune]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2019–20|2019–20]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2019–20|2019–20]]<br />
| 1<br />
| 1<br />
| 0<br />
| 0<br />
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/545380.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;trophy=201;type=aggregate;view=results|work=ESPNcricinfo|date= 11 December 2021|access-date = 11 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[JSCA International Stadium Complex|JSCA Stadium]], [[Ranchi]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2019–20|2019–20]]<br />
| [[South African cricket team in India in 2019–20|2019–20]]<br />
| 1<br />
| 1<br />
| 0<br />
| 0<br />
| <ref>{{cite web |title=JSCA International Stadium Complex|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/485865.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;trophy=201;type=aggregate;view=results|work=ESPNcricinfo|date= 11 December 2021|access-date = 11 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! colspan=14|In South Africa<br />
|- <br />
! Stadium<br />
! First Test<br />
! Last Test<br />
! Played<br />
! <br />
! {{cr|South Africa}} wins<br />
! <br />
! Draws*<br />
! <br />
! {{cr|India}} wins<br />
! Ref<br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[Newlands Cricket Ground|Newlands]], [[Cape Town]]<br />
| [[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18|2017–18]]<br />
| [[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2023–24|2023–24]]<br />
| 3<br />
| rowspan=3|<br />
| 2<br />
| rowspan=3|<br />
| 0<br />
| rowspan=3|<br />
| 1<br />
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Newlands Cricket Ground|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/59068.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;trophy=201;type=aggregate;view=results|work=ESPNcricinfo|date= 11 December 2021|access-date = 11 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[Centurion Park]], [[Centurion, Gauteng|Centurion]]<br />
| [[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18|2017–18]]<br />
| [[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2023–24|2023–24]]<br />
| 3<br />
| 2<br />
| 0<br />
| 1<br />
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Centurion Park|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/59079.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;trophy=201;type=aggregate;view=results|work=ESPNcricinfo|date= 11 December 2021|access-date = 11 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[New Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]<br />
| [[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18|2017–18]]<br />
| [[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2017–18|2021–22]]<br />
| 2<br />
| 1<br />
| 0<br />
| 1<br />
| <ref>{{cite web |title=New Wanderers Stadium|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/59120.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;trophy=201;type=aggregate;view=results|work=ESPNcricinfo|date= 11 December 2021|access-date = 11 December 2021}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Tangiwai Shield]]<br />
*[[Pataudi Trophy]]<br />
*[[Anthony de Mello Trophy]]<br />
*[[Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy]]<br />
*[[Border–Gavaskar Trophy]]<br />
*[[Basil D'Oliveira Trophy]]<br />
*[[The Ashes]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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