Teams winning a test after dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in the first innings or second innings of a test in the annals of test cricket.

Teams winning a test after dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in the first innings or second innings of a test in the annals of test cricket.

England won the test against Australia at Leeds by one wicket despite being dismissed for 67 in its first innings {second innings of the test} to provide the 14th occasion of a team winning a test after dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in the first innings or second innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 007 runs v England The Oval 28 Aug 1882
2 England won 013 runs v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
3 England won 094 runs v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
4 England won 210 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
5 South Africa won 001 wkt v England Johannesburg 02 Jan 1906
6 England won 053 runs v South Africa Leeds 29 Jul 1907
7 England won 004 wkts v West Indies Bridgetown 08 Jan 1935
8 Australia won 005 wkts v South Africa Durban 20 Jan 1950
9 England won 002 wkts v South Africa Centurion 14 Jan 2000
10 New Zealand won 004 wkts v India Hamilton 19 Dec 2002
11 South Africa won 008 wkts v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
12 Pakistan won 071 runs v England Dubai (DSC) 03 Feb 2012
13 England won 143 runs v Ireland Lord’s 24 Jul 2019
14 England won 001 wkt v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

It also provides the eighth occasion of England winning a test under such circumstances. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 013 runs v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 England won 094 runs v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
3 England won 210 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
4 England won 053 runs v South Africa Leeds 29 Jul 1907
5 England won 004 wkts v West Indies Bridgetown 08 Jan 1935
6 England won 002 wkts v South Africa Centurion 14 Jan 2000
7 England won 143 runs v Ireland Lord’s 24 Jul 2019
8 England won 001 wkt v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

It also provides the third occasion of England winning a test under  such circumstances against Australia All such occasions are tabulated below. England won a test under such circumstances against Australia after a gap of 125 years, the last such victory was at Melbourne in Dec 1894

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 013 runs v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 England won 094 runs v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
3 England won 001 wkt v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

It also provides the second occasion of a team winning a test under such circumstances  by one wicket. South Africa was the other team to win a game by one wicket against Australia in Jan 1906. Thus England won a test after being dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in its first innings by one wicket margin after a gap of 113 years.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won 001 wkt v England Johannesburg 02 Jan 1906
2 England won 001 wkt v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

Australia lost a test for the fourth occasion after dismissing the opponent in its first or  second innings for a total of less than 100 runs. All such occasions  are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 013 runs v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 England won 094 runs v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
3 South Africa won 008 wkts v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
4 England won 001 wkt v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019

Australia and South Africa are the two teams in the annals of test cricket to lost a test on four occasions after dismissing its opponent for a total of less than 100 runs in its first or second innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
3 England won 013 runs v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
4 England won 094 runs v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
2 South Africa won 008 wkts v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
1 England won 001 wkt v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019
             
1 England won 210 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
2 England won 053 runs v South Africa Leeds 29 Jul 1907
3 Australia won 005 wkts v South Africa Durban 20 Jan 1950
4 England won 002 wkts v South Africa Centurion 14 Jan 2000
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