Shortest matches (by days)

Shortest matches (by days) in Tests

Shortest matches (by days)

Team 1	Team 2	Days	Winner	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	Australia	2	Australia	The Oval	28 Aug 1882	Test # 9
England	Australia	2	Australia	Lord's	16 Jul 1888	Test # 28
England	Australia	2	England	The Oval	13 Aug 1888	Test # 29
England	Australia	2	England	Manchester	30 Aug 1888	Test # 30
South Africa	England	2	England	Gqeberha	12 Mar 1889	Test # 31
South Africa	England	2	England	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
England	Australia	2	England	The Oval	11 Aug 1890	Test # 34
South Africa	England	2	England	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
South Africa	England	2	England	Cape Town	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
Australia	South Africa	2	Australia	Manchester	27 May 1912	Test # 121
England	South Africa	2	England	The Oval	12 Aug 1912	Test # 128
England	Australia	2	Australia	Nottingham	28 May 1921	Test # 140
Australia	West Indies	2	Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931	Test # 205
South Africa	Australia	2	Australia	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
New Zealand	Australia	2	Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
England	West Indies	2	England	Leeds	17 Aug 2000	Test # 1508
Australia	Pakistan	2	Australia	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002	Test # 1617
South Africa	Zimbabwe	2	South Africa	Cape Town	4 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
Zimbabwe	New Zealand	2	New Zealand	Harare	7 Aug 2005	Test # 1759
South Africa	Zimbabwe	2	South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017	Test # 2290
India	Afghanistan	2	India	Bengaluru	14 Jun 2018	Test # 2307
India	England	2	India	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
Afghanistan	Zimbabwe	2	Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	2 Mar 2021	Test # 2413
Australia	South Africa	2	Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
South Africa	India	2	India	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe v South Africa at Bulawayo, 1st Test, Jun 28-Jul 1, 2025 [Test # 2590]

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jun 25-28, 2025 [Test # 2588]

West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, 1st Test, Jun 25-27, 2025 [Test # 2589]