New Delhi: India’s victory over England in the just-concluded third Test at the Motera stadium in Ahmedabad is the 22nd time that a game has finished within two days. This is also the second time that India have defeated the opposition within two days, the first occasion being a Test against Afghanistan in Bangalore. The match began June 14, 2018 and ended the next day.
India’s 10-wicket win Thursday over England is a game that has been decided by the lowest number of overs bowled in a Test since 1935. The India-England game ended in 140.2 overs. The earlier record for the lowest number of overs in a decisive Test took place in 1946. In the match 145 overs were bowled as Australia defeated New Zealand by an innings and 103.
Here’s a list of all the Tests that have ended within two days.
Teams Venues Date Results
England vs Australia Oval Aug 28 1882 Australia won
England vs Australia Lord’s July 16 1888 Australia won
England vs Australia Oval Aug 13 1888 England won
England vs Australia Manchester Aug 30 1888 England won
South Africa vs England Port Elizabeth March 12 1889 England won
South Africa vs England Cape Town March 25 1889 England won
England vs Australia Oval Aug 11 1890 England won
South Africa vs England Port Elizabeth Feb 13 1896 England won
South Africa vs England Cape Town March 21 1896 England won
Australia vs South Africa Manchester May 27 1912 Australia won
England vs South Africa Oval Aug 12 1912 England won
England vs Australia Nottingham May 28 1921 Australia won
Australia vs West Indies Melbourne Feb 13 Australia won
South Africa vs Australia Johannesburg Feb 15 1936 Australia won
New Zealand vs Australia Wellington March 29 1946 Australia won
England vs West Indies Leeds Aug 17 Aug 2000 England won
Australia vs Pakistan Sharjah Oct 11 2002 Australia won
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Cape Town March 4 2005 South Africa won
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Harare Aug 7 2005 New Zealand won
South Africa vs Zimbabwe Port Elizabeth Dec 26 2017 South Africa won
India vs Afghanistan Bangalore June 14 2018 India won