Shortest matches (by balls bowled)

Shortest matches (by balls bowled) in Tests

Shortest matches (by balls bowled)

Team 1	Team 2	Balls	Overs	Winner	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	England	10	1.4	drawn	North Sound	13 Feb 2009	Test # 1907
West Indies	England	61	10.1	drawn	Kingston	29 Jan 1998	Test # 1396
Sri Lanka	India	72	12.0	drawn	Kandy	17 Jul 1993	Test # 1226
England	Australia	104	17.2	drawn	Nottingham	12 Jun 1926	Test # 163
West Indies	India	132	22.0	drawn	Port of Spain	18 Aug 2016	Test # 2218
Pakistan	Sri Lanka	216	36.0	drawn	Gujranwala	20 Dec 1991	Test # 1179
England	Australia	228	38.0	drawn	Lord's	12 Jun 1902	Test # 71
England	South Africa	401	66.5	drawn	Manchester	26 Jul 1924	Test # 156
England	New Zealand	426	71.0	drawn	Manchester	15 Aug 1931	Test # 211
India	New Zealand	427	71.1	drawn	Chennai	25 Oct 1995	Test # 1309
New Zealand	West Indies	469	78.1	drawn	Napier	25 Mar 2006	Test # 1793
India	South Africa	486	81.0	drawn	Bengaluru	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
Bangladesh	South Africa	529	88.1	drawn	Mirpur	30 Jul 2015	Test # 2174
South Africa	New Zealand	598	99.4	drawn	Durban	19 Aug 2016	Test # 2219
India	Australia	610	101.4	drawn	Delhi	26 Sep 1986	Test # 1053
Sri Lanka	West Indies	621	103.3	drawn	Pallekele	1 Dec 2010	Test # 1982
England	Australia	635	105.5	drawn	Manchester	29 Jul 1912	Test # 126
South Africa	India	642	107.0	India	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
Australia	South Africa	656	109.2	Australia	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
West Indies	England	672	112.0	England	Bridgetown	8 Jan 1935	Test # 238
England	Pakistan	677	112.5	drawn	Lord's	18 Jun 1987	Test # 1076
India	Sri Lanka	698	116.2	drawn	Chennai	2 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
New Zealand	England	732	122.0	drawn	Auckland	14 Feb 1930	Test # 190
England	Australia	788	197.0x4	England	Manchester	30 Aug 1888	Test # 30
England	Australia	792	198.0x4	Australia	Lord's	16 Jul 1888	Test # 28
Pakistan	South Africa	795	132.3	drawn	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
South Africa	England	796	199.0x4	England	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
England	Pakistan	807	134.3	drawn	Southampton	13 Aug 2020	Test # 2392
England	South Africa	815	135.5	England	The Oval	12 Aug 1912	Test # 128
Zimbabwe	Bangladesh	817	136.1	drawn	Bulawayo	26 Feb 2004	Test # 1684
India	England	842	140.2	India	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
Australia	England	847	141.1	Australia	Perth	21 Nov 2025	Test # 2608
South Africa	England	858	143.0	drawn	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
Australia	South Africa	866	144.2	Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
New Zealand	Australia	872	145.2	Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
South Africa	England	883	147.1	England	Centurion	14 Jan 2000	Test # 1483
South Africa	England	889	148.1	drawn	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
Australia	Pakistan	893	148.5	Australia	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002	Test # 1617
Australia	West Indies	901	150.1	drawn	Sydney	3 Jan 2016	Test # 2198
South Africa	Zimbabwe	907	151.1	South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
England	South Africa	909	151.3	England	The Oval	8 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
Australia	England	911	151.5	Australia	Sydney	1 Feb 1895	Test # 45
Sri Lanka	Australia	920	153.2	Australia	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
New Zealand	Australia	924	154.0	drawn	Wellington	26 Feb 1982	Test # 922
India	Sri Lanka	930	155.0	drawn	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997	Test # 1387
Sri Lanka	Pakistan	934	155.4	drawn	Kandy	28 Jun 2000	Test # 1502
South Africa	Zimbabwe	940	156.4	South Africa	Cape Town	4 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
England	West Indies	941	156.5	England	Leeds	17 Aug 2000	Test # 1508
Sri Lanka	Australia	951	158.3	drawn	Colombo (SSC)	30 Sep 1999	Test # 1461
England	Pakistan	958	159.4	drawn	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
Australia	Pakistan	959	159.5	drawn	Sydney	3 Feb 1990	Test # 1137
India	Bangladesh	968	161.2	India	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019	Test # 2369
England	South Africa	976	162.4	England	Leeds	29 Jul 1907	Test # 94
England	Sri Lanka	976	162.4	England	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
West Indies	Australia	983	163.5	West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1995	Test # 1296
Bangladesh	New Zealand	985	164.1	drawn	Mirpur	25 Oct 2008	Test # 1890

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v South Africa at Guwahati, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Nov 22-26, 2025 [Test # 2609]

Bangladesh v Ireland at Mirpur, 2nd Test, Nov 19-23, 2025 [Test # 2607]

Australia v England at Perth, 1st Test, Nov 21-22, 2025 [Test # 2608]