5 SHORTEST COMPLETED MATCHES IN TEST CRICKET HISTORY

While Morne Morkel bagged a fifer in the first innings, Keshav Maharaj did the same in the second innings...

- VEDANT YADAV

Test cricket is the longest and arguably the most testing format of the gentlemen’s game. There are currently 12 countries that play Test cricket. It is called ‘Test’ cricket for the right reason. It is the best way to test the skill set and basics of a player. It also tests the mental strength, character, and endurance of a player over the course of five days. Though Test cricket might not be as thrilling as One Day Internationals and Twenty20, it offers an elite brand of cricket. In 2009, West Indies and England contest the shortest ever Test match, which lasted just 10 balls. There were a couple of more occasions where a Test match lasted less than 100 deliveries and one of them involved Team India (vs Sri Lanka, 1993). Without further ado, let’s take a look at the 5 shortest completed matches in Test cricket history (in terms of the number of balls):

5. SOUTH AFRICA VS ZIMBABWE, PORT ELIZABETH 2017 (907 BALLS)