Tests won by one wicket margin in the annals of test cricket

Tests won by one wicket margin in the annals of test cricket

West Indies won the recently concluded test against Pakistan at Kingston by one wicket to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning a test by one wicket margin in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundStart Date
1Engwon1 wktAusThe Oval11 Aug 1902
2SAFwon1 wktEngJo’burg02 Jan 1906
3Engwon1 wktAusMelbourne01 Jan 1908
4Engwon1 wktSAFCape Town01 Jan 1923
5Auswon1 wktWinMelbourne31 Dec 1951
6NZlwon1 wktWinDunedin08 Feb 1980
7Pakwon1 wktAusKarachi28 Sep 1994
8Winwon1 wktAusBridgetown26 Mar 1999
9Winwon1 wktPakSt John’s25 May 2000
10Pakwon1 wktBanMultan03 Sep 2003
11Srlwon1 wktSAFCol-PSS04 Aug 2006
12Indwon1 wktAusMohali01 Oct 2010
13Srlwon1 wktSAFDurban13 Feb 2019
14Engwon1 wktAusLeeds22 Aug 2019
15Winwon1 wktPakKingston12 Aug 2021

It also provides the second occasion of a team winning a test by one wicket margin against Pakistan. Both such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that on both the occasions West Indies is the winning team.

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundStart Date
1Winwon1 wktPakSt John’s25 May 2000
2Winwon1 wktPakKingston12 Aug 2021

It also provides the third occasion of West Indies winning a test by one wicket margi. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundStart Date
1Winwon1 wktAusBridgetown26 Mar 1999
2Winwon1 wktPakSt John’s25 May 2000
3Winwon1 wktPakKingston12 Aug 2021
Comments are closed.