Test matches completed within two days

Test matches completed within two days

The just concluded test match between Australia and South Africa was completed within two days to provide rhe 24th occasion of  a test match completed within two days. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeam 1Team 2DaysWinnerGroundMatch Date
1EnglandAustralia2AustraliaThe Oval28 Aug 1882
2EnglandAustralia2AustraliaLord’s16 Jul 1888
3EnglandAustralia2EnglandThe Oval13 Aug 1888
4EnglandAustralia2EnglandManchester30 Aug 1888
5South AfricaEngland2EnglandGqeberha12 Mar 1889
6South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889
7EnglandAustralia2EnglandThe Oval11 Aug 1890
8South AfricaEngland2EnglandGqeberha13 Feb 1896
9South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town21 Mar 1896
10AustraliaSouth Africa2AustraliaManchester27 May 1912
11EnglandSouth Africa2EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1912
12EnglandAustralia2AustraliaNottingham28 May 1921
13AustraliaWest Indies2AustraliaMelbourne13 Feb 1931
14South AfricaAustralia2AustraliaJohannesburg15 Feb 1936
15New ZealandAustralia2AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
16EnglandWest Indies2EnglandLeeds17 Aug 2000
17AustraliaPakistan2AustraliaSharjah11 Oct 2002
18South AfricaZimbabwe2South AfricaCape Town04 Mar 2005
19ZimbabweNew Zealand2New ZealandHarare07 Aug 2005
20South AfricaZimbabwe2South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 2017
21IndiaAfghanistan2IndiaBengaluru14 Jun 2018
22IndiaEngland2IndiaAhmedabad24 Feb 2021
23AfghanistanZimbabwe2ZimbabweAbu Dhabi02 Mar 2021
24AustraliaSouth Africa2AustraliaBrisbane17 Dec 2022

Australia won the test by six wickets to provide the ninth occasion of Australia winning a test completed within two days. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeam 1Team 2DaysWinnerGroundMatch Date
1EnglandAustralia2AustraliaThe Oval28 Aug 1882
2EnglandAustralia2AustraliaLord’s16 Jul 1888
3AustraliaSouth Africa2AustraliaManchester27 May 1912
4EnglandAustralia2AustraliaNottingham28 May 1921
5AustraliaWest Indies2AustraliaMelbourne13 Feb 1931
6South AfricaAustralia2AustraliaJohannesburg15 Feb 1936
7New ZealandAustralia2AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
8AustraliaPakistan2AustraliaSharjah11 Oct 2002
9AustraliaSouth Africa2AustraliaBrisbane17 Dec 2022

Australia won the test by six wickets to provide the third occasion of Australia winning a test completed within two days against South Africa.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeam 1Team 2DaysWinnerGroundMatch Date
1AustraliaSouth Africa2AustraliaManchester27 May 1912
2South AfricaAustralia2AustraliaJohannesburg15 Feb 1936
3AustraliaSouth Africa2AustraliaBrisbane17 Dec 2022

South Africa has lost seven tests within two days. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeam 1Team 2DaysWinnerGroundMatch Date
1South AfricaEngland2EnglandGqeberha12 Mar 1889
2South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889
3South AfricaEngland2EnglandGqeberha13 Feb 1896
4South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town21 Mar 1896
5AustraliaSouth Africa2AustraliaManchester27 May 1912
6EnglandSouth Africa2EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1912
7South AfricaAustralia2AustraliaJohannesburg15 Feb 1936
8AustraliaSouth Africa2AustraliaBrisbane17 Dec 2022
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