What is the shortest test match ever?

The shortest Test match, in terms of actual playing time, was the first Test between England and Australia at Trent Bridge on 12 June 1926. There were only 50 minutes play in which 17.2 overs were bowled and England scored 32-0.

What is the shortest completed Test match ever?

According to Guinness World Records, the shortest Test match ever was the first Test between England and Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham in June, 1926, in which there were just 50 minutes play and 17.2 overs bowled.

Has a Test match finished in 1 day?

The day-night Ahmedabad Test witnessed a total of 140.2 overs, which made it the shortest ever Test match involving India in which a result has been achieved. India defeated England by 10 wickets in the third Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.

Has any Test match ended in 2 days?

In one of the shortest Test matches ever played, England defeated the West Indies by an innings and 39 runs in Headingley to record a Test win in just two-days. This was the first two-day Test in over 50 years.

What is the lowest ever Test score?

The New Zealand cricket team holds the unwanted record for the lowest score in Test cricket. The Kiwis, playing against England during the second Test of England tour of New Zealand in 1955, were bundled out for just 26 runs inside 27 overs.

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What team is all in 26 runs?

Even in the current skittish, shot-a-ball environment, it is hard to imagine that any team will ever get less than New Zealand's 26, made against England in Auckland in what turned out to be Len Hutton's last Test.

Who scored fastest 100 in test cricket?

New Zealand's Brendan McCullum holds the record for the fastest test cricket century of all time - he took just 54 balls to reach the milestone in a match against Australia in Christchurch in the 2015/16 season.

What is the longest Test match ever?

The longest recorded game of cricket was the Test match between England and South Africa held at Durban. It holds the Guinness world record for the same. It was the last 'timeless Test' — meaning there was no limitation on time, and the match was played until there was a result — and abandoned after nine days of play.

What is the longest cricket game?

The longest test cricket match ever lasted 9 days with 680 overs bowled. The teams of South Africa and England endured, and the match earned the name The Timeless Test. Encyclopaedia Britannica presents some key points of cricket with a bit more brevity.

Can a Test match end in 3 days?

Today, Test matches are scheduled to be played across five consecutive days. However, in the early days of Test cricket, matches were played for three or four days.

Has NZ ever beaten Australia in a Test series?

Beating Australia in a test for the first time, 1974

After suffering two heavy test defeats in Australia in January, the New Zealanders triumphed by five wickets in a relatively low-scoring match at Lancaster Park in March 1974.

Was there ever 8 balls in a cricket over?

England used an eight-ball-over format in 1939 as part of a two-year experiment ended by the Second World War. Eight-ball overs were last used at Test level in 1978-79 in Australia and New Zealand, but the six-ball format has been in place in England since 1946.

Can there be 3 innings in Test cricket?

The third innings is the batting team's chance to save a Test match by overcoming a first-innings deficit. The wicket is usually not worn out, and third innings largely occur on the third and fourth days of Tests.

Where have India not won a Test series?

The three-match test series is very important for Team India and Captain Virat Kohli as South Africa is the only country where the Indian team has never won a test series. Captain Kohli would like to lead the side to win the series and change history.

Who hit the FIrst 6 in cricket?

The first six in international cricket was hit by Australian batsman Joe Darling in 1898, almost 21 years after the first Test was played. Back then, a six had to be hit out of the ground as hits over the boundary counted as five.

Who made 100 runs in 22 balls?

And then there was Sir Donald Bradman, who scored an incredible 22-ball 100 during the course of a village game on November 2, 1931.

Who hit 6 sixes in an over?

Herschelle Gibbs hits six sixes in an over in ODI cricket

Gibbs entered the record books as the first batsman to have achieved the feat in a World Cup and remained the only man to have hit six sixes in an over in a 50-over game until 2021.

Who scored fastest 200 in Test?

Nathan Astle of New Zealand holds the record of fastest double century in test match cricket, against England, in Christchurch. Set 550 to chase, The Blackcaps were 333 for 9 before Nathan Astle went briserk.

Has anyone taken 20 wickets in a test match?

Indian pacers take all 20 wickets in a Test for first time. The Johannesburg Test match between India and South Africa was the first instance of India's pacers taking all 20 wickets in a Test. Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers with seven wickets followed by Mohammad Shami, who took six.

Which country won most Test matches?

This list details the most significant team and individual records in Test cricket. As of March 2021, the most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 393 of their 830 Tests (47.24%).