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Erasing large deficits with least damage

Travis Basevi
Travis Basevi
30-Nov-2010
Largest deficit overcome without losing a wicket in the 2nd match innings
Team Deficit 1st Wkt Total ResultMargin Opposition Ground Start Date Scorecard
New Zealand -365 387 543/3d drawn v West Indies Georgetown Apr 6, 1972 Test 696
West Indies -260 298 446 won inns & 32 runsv England St John's Apr 12, 1990 Test 1144
Australia-241 244 516 won inns & 9 runs v EnglandAdelaide Jan 28, 1966 Test 600
Pakistan -216298 417 won 10 wickets v West Indies KarachiDec 6, 1997 Test 1391
Sri Lanka -199 281541 won inns & 240 runs v Zimbabwe Harare May 6, 2004Test 1698
England -191 323 589won inns & 225 runs v Australia Melbourne Feb 9, 1912 Test 119
Australia -173 191 529 woninns & 4 runs v India Melbourne Dec 30, 1967 Test 625
West Indies -155 214 559/6d woninns & 176 runs v Zimbabwe Bulawayo Jul 19, 2001 Test 1551
Australia -149 231 406 won9 wickets v West Indies Hobart Nov 17, 2005 Test 1771
Pakistan -134 168 546/3d woninns & 264 runs v Bangladesh Multan Aug 29, 2001 Test 1560
England -133 147 501 won7 wickets v Australia Adelaide Jan 12, 1912 Test 118
West Indies -127 167 500/7d woninns & 52 runs v England St John's Mar 20, 1998 Test 1411
England -108 148 528/3d woninns & 261 runs v Bangladesh Lord's May 26, 2005 Test 1751
New Zealand -104 181 407/4d woninns & 185 runs v Pakistan Hamilton Mar 27, 2001 Test 1540
Sri Lanka -90 144 555/5d woninns & 137 runs v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) Sep 6, 2001 Test 1561
Australia -82 101 332 woninns & 126 runs v West Indies Brisbane Nov 23, 2000 Test 1516
South Africa -76 78 494/7d woninns & 90 runs v India Ahmedabad Apr 3, 2008 Test 1871
Pakistan -71 94 357/9d woninns & 52 runs v Sri Lanka Kandy Aug 26, 1994 Test 1267
South Africa -54 217 340/3d woninns & 21 runs v Zimbabwe Cape Town Mar 4, 2005 Test 1737
Australia -52 117 389 woninns & 149 runs v England The Oval Aug 14, 1948 Test 303
Least wickets lost to overcome a deficit of 400+ in the 2nd match innings
Team Deficit WktsTotal Result Margin Opposition Ground Start DateScorecard
Sri Lanka -537 1952/6d drawn v India Colombo (RPS) Aug 2, 1997Test 1374
Australia -425 2 729/6dwon 7 wickets v England Lord's Jun 27, 1930 Test 195
Pakistan -479 2 555/3 drawn v Sri Lanka Faisalabad Oct 16, 1985 Test 1026
Australia -405 3 695 won inns & 39 runsv England The Oval Aug 16, 1930 Test 198
Sri Lanka-445 3 591 won 10 wickets v EnglandThe Oval Aug 27, 1998 Test 1423
West Indies -4823 563/8d drawn v England BridgetownJan 6, 1960 Test 485
India -422 3458/4d won 7 wickets v Zimbabwe Delhi Nov 18, 2000Test 1515
Australia -435 4 674/6ddrawn v England Cardiff Jul 8, 2009 Test 1922
West Indies -415 4 644/8d drawn v India Delhi Feb 6, 1959 Test 467
Pakistan -509 4 699/5 drawn v India Lahore Dec 1, 1989 Test 1130
Pakistan-500 4 674/6 drawn v IndiaFaisalabad Oct 24, 1984 Test 996
Pakistan -4654 624 drawn v Australia AdelaideDec 9, 1983 Test 970
India -540 4627 drawn v South Africa Chennai Mar 26, 2008Test 1870
Sri Lanka -426 5 760/7ddrawn v India Ahmedabad Nov 16, 2009 Test 1933
India -420 5 676/7 drawn v Sri Lanka Kanpur Dec 17, 1986 Test 1061
West Indies -454 5 692/8d drawn v England The Oval Aug 24, 1995 Test 1303
West Indies-588 5 747 drawn v South AfricaSt John's Apr 29, 2005 Test 1750
Sri Lanka -4485 590/9d won 10 wickets v West Indies GalleNov 13, 2001 Test 1567
Pakistan -441 5574/8d lost 92 runs v Australia Melbourne Dec 29, 1972Test 705
England -484 5 604/9dwon 9 wickets v South Africa The Oval Sep 4, 2003 Test 1659
England -409 5 526 won9 wickets v New Zealand Leeds Jun 3, 2004 Test 1702
West Indies -513 5 629/9d drawn v India St John's May 10, 2002 Test 1602
West Indies -503 5 606 drawn v Australia Sydney Jan 2, 1993 Test 1208
South Africa-419 5 519/8d drawn v ZimbabweBulawayo Sep 14, 2001 Test 1563
West Indies -4575 550 drawn v India St John'sApr 28, 1983 Test 956
India -450 5531/7d drawn v New Zealand Delhi Dec 16, 1955Test 418
West Indies -429 5 509won 10 wickets v Australia Bridgetown Mar 30, 1984 Test 986
England -476 5 534/6d drawn v South Africa The Oval Aug 17, 1935 Test 246
Australia -485 5 543/8d drawn v England Melbourne Feb 11, 1966 Test 601
Australia-453 5 505 tied v West IndiesBrisbane Dec 9, 1960 Test 498
India -4785 495 won 7 wickets v Australia BangaloreOct 9, 2010 Test 1973
Largest deficit overcome without losing a wicket in the 3rd match innings
Team Deficit 1st Wkt Total Result MarginOpposition Ground Start Date Scorecard
England -264 290 479/9d drawn v South Africa The Oval Aug 18, 1960 Test 496
England-193 273 570/7d drawn v South AfricaDurban Dec 26, 2004 Test 1730
Pakistan -145219 419/9d drawn v West Indies BridgetownMay 18, 2000 Test 1496
England -136 162266/4d drawn v Australia Lord's Jun 19, 1997Test 1370
India -132 137 505/3ddrawn v New Zealand Mohali Oct 10, 1999 Test 1462
Sri Lanka -123 126 126/0 drawn v West Indies Gros Islet Jun 20, 2003 Test 1648
New Zealand -122 125 448/8d drawn v India Hyderabad (Deccan) Nov 12, 2010 Test 1975
England-117 140 428 won 87 runs v South AfricaCape Town Dec 31, 1927 Test 169
Australia -116126 397 lost 1 wickets v England MelbourneJan 1, 1908 Test 97
West Indies -107 118334/3 drawn v Australia Kingston Mar 1, 1991Test 1166
Australia -103 117 117/0drawn v West Indies Sydney Jan 2, 1993 Test 1208
New Zealand -97 117 256/5 drawn v West Indies St George's Jun 28, 2002 Test 1608
Sri Lanka -93 113 442/8d won 88 runsv England Kandy Dec 1, 2007 Test 1851
West Indies-89 96 239 drawn v EnglandPort of Spain Mar 23, 1990 Test 1142
West Indies -8791 386 drawn v Australia Port of SpainMar 26, 1965 Test 584
India -87 125193/2 drawn v Pakistan Kanpur Dec 25, 1979Test 866
West Indies -85 86 264/9ddrawn v New Zealand Auckland Feb 29, 1980 Test 877
New Zealand -81 101 112/1 drawn v India Delhi Dec 16, 1955 Test 418
England -80 94 302 won 62 runsv Australia Sydney Feb 12, 1971 Test 679
India-77 78 262/8d drawn v PakistanNagpur Oct 5, 1983 Test 963
England -76177 305 drawn v West Indies KingstonFeb 17, 1960 Test 489
New Zealand -75 214441/5d drawn v Zimbabwe Auckland Jan 20, 1996Test 1323
India -69 153 224/2drawn v West Indies Mumbai Dec 1, 1978 Test 835
Australia -69 85 401/7d won122 runs v India Sydney Jan 2, 2008 Test 1857
Bangladesh -69 82 345 won95 runs v West Indies Kingstown Jul 9, 2009 Test 1923
Australia -67 79 300/2d drawn v West Indies Bridgetown Mar 9, 1973 Test 716
Australia -65 91 397 won 139 runsv India Chennai Oct 2, 1964 Test 566
England-64 122 232 lost 5 wickets v AustraliaSydney Feb 17, 1882 Test 6
New Zealand -6466 241 lost 6 wickets v Pakistan LahoreNov 16, 1984 Test 998
Australia -61 115143/1 drawn v India Kolkata Oct 17, 1964Test 568
Least wickets lost to overcome a deficit of 200+ in the 3rd match innings
TeamDeficit Wkts Total Result Margin OppositionGround Start Date Scorecard
England-264 0 479/9d drawn v South AfricaThe Oval Aug 18, 1960 Test 496
India -2641 444 drawn v West Indies KingstonMar 28, 1953 Test 371
England -261 1392 lost 7 wickets v West Indies Port of Spain Feb 2, 1974Test 731
Pakistan -254 1 540drawn v West Indies Georgetown Mar 18, 1977 Test 801
Australia -247 1 427/6d drawn v England Nottingham Jun 10, 1938 Test 263
England -234 1 264/1 drawn v South Africa The Oval Aug 17, 1929 Test 185
West Indies-232 1 447/5d drawn v New ZealandChristchurch Feb 22, 1980 Test 875
England -2231 497/5 drawn v India KanpurDec 1, 1961 Test 514
England -221 1517/1d drawn v Australia Brisbane Nov 25, 2010Test 1981
Australia -211 1 328/2drawn v England Sydney Jan 29, 1988 Test 1090
England -200 1 254/3 drawn v Australia Leeds Jul 10, 1926 Test 165
South Africa -346 2 393/3d drawn v England Lord's Jul 10, 2008 Test 1880
New Zealand-323 2 671/4 drawn v Sri LankaWellington Jan 31, 1991 Test 1162
England -2802 529/5d drawn v Sri Lanka Lord'sMay 16, 2002 Test 1603
England -266 2477/4d drawn v India The Oval Aug 23, 1990Test 1150
Pakistan -261 2 537drawn v Australia Rawalpindi Oct 5, 1994 Test 1269
West Indies -252 2 398 lost9 wickets v Australia Georgetown Apr 10, 2003 Test 1638
Pakistan -248 2 455 drawn v New Zealand Napier Dec 11, 2009 Test 1940
Pakistan -245 2 366 lost 7 wicketsv Australia Lahore Nov 21, 1959 Test 480
Pakistan-234 2 461/7 drawn v West IndiesMultan Nov 19, 2006 Test 1816
Australia -2242 254/5 drawn v England The OvalAug 14, 1899 Test 64
Bangladesh -223 2382 lost 8 wickets v England Lord's May 27, 2010Test 1958
West Indies -218 2 273/4drawn v Australia Port of Spain Apr 11, 1955 Test 404
Zimbabwe -216 2 563/9d drawn v West Indies Harare Jul 27, 2001 Test 1553
South Africa -210 2 572/7 drawn v England Durban Dec 26, 1999 Test 1480
South Africa-205 2 274 lost 10 wickets v AustraliaAdelaide Jan 29, 1932 Test 215
South Africa -2042 401 lost 7 wickets v Australia SydneyMar 3, 1911 Test 115
India -204 2438/7d drawn v New Zealand Kolkata Dec 28, 1955Test 419
England -203 2 301/3drawn v West Indies Nottingham Jun 2, 1988 Test 1098
New Zealand -200 2 367/6 drawn v West Indies Christchurch Mar 13, 1969 Test 652
Largest target achieved without losing a wicket in the 4th match innings
Team Target Total Opposition Ground Start Date Scorecard
Australia 170 172/0 v West IndiesAdelaide Dec 12, 1930 Test 199
Australia 157157/0 v England Brisbane Nov 23, 1990 Test 1155
Australia 135 135/0 v West IndiesGeorgetown Apr 6, 1973 Test 720
Sri Lanka 120120/0 v Bangladesh Bogra Mar 8, 2006 Test 1786
Australia 106 106/0 v New ZealandWellington Mar 19, 2010 Test 1955
England 105105/0 v Australia Birmingham May 27, 1909 Test 101
West Indies 102 103/0 v EnglandNottingham Jul 20, 1950 Test 325
Pakistan 9898/0 v Sri Lanka Karachi Nov 7, 1985 Test 1028
England 96 98/0 v IndiaMumbai Feb 15, 1980 Test 874
Sri Lanka 9596/0 v India Galle Jul 18, 2010 Test 1964
Pakistan 88 88/0 v West IndiesKarachi Feb 20, 1959 Test 469
South Africa 8282/0 v Australia Adelaide Jan 24, 1964 Test 553
India 76 78/0 v PakistanChennai Jan 15, 1980 Test 869
Pakistan 7677/0 v England Lord's Aug 12, 1982 Test 932
West Indies 74 76/0 v EnglandKingston Mar 27, 1948 Test 298
Australia 7474/0 v Pakistan Brisbane Nov 5, 1999 Test 1467
West Indies 72 75/0 v ZimbabweKingston Mar 24, 2000 Test 1492
Australia 7073/0 v South Africa Adelaide Jan 29, 1932 Test 215
South Africa 67 70/0 v EnglandCape Town Jan 2, 1996 Test 1321
Pakistan 6769/0 v Zimbabwe Faisalabad Oct 24, 1996 Test 1337
West Indies 65 67/0 v EnglandLeeds Jul 21, 1988 Test 1101
Australia 6363/0 v New Zealand Brisbane Nov 28, 1980 Test 887
Australia 62 63/0 v West IndiesPort of Spain May 14, 1965 Test 590
Australia 5959/0 v South Africa Cape Town Nov 8, 1902 Test 77
West Indies 59 59/0 v New ZealandKingston May 4, 1985 Test 1016
Pakistan 5757/0 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo Nov 16, 2002 Test 1627
Australia 56 58/0 v IndiaBrisbane Nov 29, 1991 Test 1177
West Indies 5555/0 v Australia Kingston Apr 28, 1984 Test 988
England 54 57/0 v South AfricaJohannesburg Dec 24, 1927 Test 168
West Indies 5457/0 v Australia Perth Feb 1, 1997 Test 1353
Australia 53 54/0 v South AfricaSydney Jan 2, 2002 Test 1582
England 5050/0 v Sri Lanka Manchester Jun 13, 2002 Test 1606
Least wickets lost to achieve a target of 200+ in the 4th match innings
Team TargetTotal Opposition Ground Start Date Scorecard
West Indies 342 344/1 v England Lord's Jun 28, 1984 Test 990
England209 209/1 v Bangladesh Dhaka Mar 20, 2010Test 1956
West Indies 317 317/2 v Pakistan Georgetown Mar 13, 1958 Test 452
Australia287 288/2 v South Africa Sydney Jan 2, 2006Test 1780
West Indies 253 255/2 v England The Oval Aug 22, 1963 Test 547
England247 247/2 v South Africa Nottingham Jul 23, 1998Test 1421
West Indies 225 226/2 v England The Oval Aug 4, 1988 Test 1102
England219 219/2 v Australia Melbourne Dec 30, 1911Test 117
Australia 219 219/2 v West Indies Brisbane Nov 28, 1975 Test 764
Australia211 211/2 v England Melbourne Feb 11, 1921Test 138
England 204 205/2 v South Africa The Oval Aug 18, 1994 Test 1266
Pakistan202 202/2 v New Zealand Karachi Apr 9, 1965Test 587
Australia 404 404/3 v England Leeds Jul 22, 1948 Test 302
England282 282/3 v New Zealand Lord's May 20, 2004Test 1700
Pakistan 274 277/3 v New Zealand Wellington Dec 26, 2003 Test 1677
India264 264/3 v Sri Lanka Kandy Aug 22, 2001Test 1557
Australia 236 236/3 v Pakistan Perth Mar 24, 1979 Test 850
England234 237/3 v Australia Melbourne Dec 29, 1962Test 536
England 231 231/3 v West Indies Manchester Aug 12, 2004 Test 1711
Pakistan227 230/3 v New Zealand Hyderabad (Sind) Nov 25, 1984Test 1000
Pakistan 217 217/3 v Bangladesh Karachi Aug 20, 2003 Test 1655
England216 218/3 v New Zealand Lord's Jun 17, 1965Test 592
England 215 215/3 v West Indies Port of Spain Mar 14, 1968 Test 635
West Indies212 212/3 v Sri Lanka Kingston Jun 27, 2003Test 1649
England 208 211/3 v New Zealand Birmingham Jul 1, 1999 Test 1455
India207 207/3 v Australia Bangalore Oct 9, 2010Test 1973

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1981: Australia v England at Brisbane, The Ashes 1st Test, Nov 25-29, 2010
• ODI # 3070: India v New Zealand at Guwahati, 1st ODI, Nov 28, 2010
• T20I # 192: Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Only T20I, Oct 31, 2010


Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for Cricinfo and other ESPN sports websites

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