Test cricket is the oldest and longest type of international cricket. England and the Australian teams were the first teams to play this format in 1877. Test cricket is a 5-day game where each team will play two innings. In this article, we will see ten historical wins in test cricket.
1. England VS Australia
England team has the record for the largest margin of victory by runs. In 1928 the England team faced Australia in Brisbane. England team scored 521 runs in the first innings and 342 in the second. On the other hand, Australian team scored 122 and 66 runs in the first and second innings, respectively. England cricket team won the game by 675 runs.
2. Australia VS England
The second team on the list with the record of the largest victory in test cricket is Australia. In 1934, the Australian team faced England in a test match. The Australian team scored 1028 runs in two innings combined, and the England team scored only 466 runs in two innings. By this match Australian team enters the list with a massive victory of 562 runs.
3. Australia VS South Africa
On 17 February 1911, the Australian team faced South Africa in Melbourne. Australian team scored 328 runs in the first innings and 578 runs in the second innings. South African team scored 205 runs in the first innings and 171 runs in the second innings. The Australian team won the match by 530 runs.
4. South Africa VS Australia
The fourth team to enter the list is South Africa. On 30 March 2018, the Australian team faced the South African team at Johannesburg. South African team won the match by 492 runs. South Africa scored 832 runs in two innings combined and the Australian team managed to score 340 runs in total.
5. Australia VS Pakistan
The Australian team is again on the list. On 16 December 2004, the Australian team faced the Pakistan cricket team. They scored 381 runs in the first innings and 361 runs in the second innings. Pakistan team managed to score 179 runs in the first innings, but scored only72 runs in the second innings. The Australian team won the game by a massive difference of 491 runs.
6. Sri Lanka VS Bangladesh
Sri Lanka faced Bangladesh on 3 January 2009, and this match occupies the sixth position on the list. The Sri Lankan team won the game by 465 runs. The Sri Lankan team scored 831 runs in two innings, and Bangladesh scored only 366 runs in total. Dilshan scored 162 and 143 runs, respectively, and won the man of the match.
7. West Indies VS England
On 8 July 1976, West Indies faced England in Manchester, and this match got a place on the list. West Indies scored 211 and 411 runs, respectively. In contrast, England scored only 71 and 126 runs and lost the game by 425 runs. Andy Roberts took nine wickets in total in this game.
8. New Zealand VS Sri Lanka
On December 2018, a test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch is the eighth on this list. New Zealand scored 763 runs in total, and the Sri Lankan team scored only 340 runs. The New Zealand team won the match by 423 runs.
9. Australia VS England
Australia took ninth place on the list by beating England team on 24 June 1948. The Australian team won the match by 409 runs. The Australian team made a massive total of 810 runs and restricted the England team to a total of 401 runs. Ray Lindwall took eight wickets in this game.
10. West Indies VS Australia
In a test match between Australia verses West Indies, West Indies defeated the Australia squad and won the game by 408 runs. West Indies scored 328 and 448 runs in the first and second innings, respectively. Australian team, in reply, scored 203 runs in the first innings and 165 runs in the second innings.
