Some Records Established In the 3rd Test
India (145 all out & 49/0) beat England (112 all out & 81 all out) by 10 wickets in the 3rd Test at the new Motera in Ahmedabad this week. The Test lasted 842 balls (if you remember your multiplication tables for 14, that 140 overs and 2 balls). Several records were established. This Test was
The shortest Test, in terms of balls bowled, since West Indies v England in Barbados in 1935.
The shortest Test, in terms of runs (387), since New Zealand v Australia in Wellington in 1946
The most bowling friendly Test in terms of the cost of each wicket (12.9 runs) since the Test in Wellington above.
The most bowling friendly Test in terms of the frequency of each wicket (28.1 balls) since England v Ireland at Lord’s in 2019
It was the 37th Test overall which lasted less than 2 days (180 overs), and the 15th in this century. It was the third Test ever in India which lasted less than 180 overs. Two of the three Tests in India which have lasted less than 180 overs have been D/N Tests played with a pink ball.
The team codes in the table below are: 1: ENG, 2: AUS, 3: SA, 4: WI, 5: NZ, 6: IND, 7: PAK, 8: SL, 9: ZIM, 25: BAN, 29: IRE, 40: AFG.
These are all the Tests in the current century which were completed in less than 180 overs of play.
These are all the Tests in the current century in which a wicket fell more frequently than once every six overs. There are 23 runs Tests. They are relatively evenly spread, though the bastions of seam bowling and top class seamers (ENG, SA), and the bastion of spin and top class spinners (IND) feature prominently. But even there, such Tests require some further unusual circumstance like a weak opponent (Ireland, Afghanistan, Bangladesh), or a pink ball.
All in all, not an average Test match.