New Delhi: Having secured the shortest Test victory in history earlier in the year, India are now trying to pull off another similar victory in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur.
Rain and wet outfield had halted play at the Green Park stadium after only 35 overs in the first day. The action on the next two days was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Play resumed on the fourth day morning on Monday and extended sessions are planned for the next two remaining days to recover some of the lost overs.
History at Capetown
On January 3, 2024, India defeated South Africa by seven wickets in Cape Town to register the shortest Test win, with the match completed in 642 balls (107 overs).
India had bowled out South Africa for only 55 and then were shot out for 153, losing their last six wickets without adding anything to their score at the Newlands Cricket Ground.
It was first team in Test cricket’s history that a team lost six wickets without scoring a run in an innings.
Hosts South Africa then made 176, getting dismissed at the stroke of lunch on day two. In their second innings, India needed only 12 overs to reach their target of 79 runs, levelling the series after lunch on the second afternoon.
It was the 2522nd Test match in history. Usually, a Test match goes on for five days with 450 overs (2,250 balls) bowled during the duration of the match where each team bats for two innings each
Shortest Test matches (in terms of overs) ending in results:
642 balls (107 overs): India beat South Africa, Cape Town 2023/24
656 balls (109.2 overs): Australia won against South Africa, Melbourne 1932/33
672 balls (112 overs): West Indies defeated England, Bridgetown 1934/35
788 balls (197 four-ball overs): England won against Australia, Manchester 1888
792 balls (198 four-ball overs): England beat Australia, Lord’s 1888
Rain and wet outfield had halted play at the Green Park stadium after only 35 overs in the first day. The action on the next two days was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
