Closest draw match is by 1 run and this happened two times in test history

Closest draw match in Test Cricket (Score level)

You must be knowing many test matches where win margin or loss margin of 1 wicket 1 run. But do you know there are two rare instances of Draw Test Matches where Teams were not able to achieve the target only by 1 run at the end of 5^th day’s play resulting the DRAW?

Yes, you read it right. There are two test matches where on last days chasing a target, teams were just 1 run short from victory resulted the match as DRAWS. These are the closest draw matches and this happened two times in test history

First instance happened in Dec’1996. In a match between England and Zimbabwe, when chasing the target of 205, England managed to reach to 204 for 6 wickets at the end of the game and match resulted in a draw. This was the only Closest draw match at that time where both teams scores were level at the end of the match.

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Second such instance occurred in Nov’2011. In a match between India and West Indies, India was chasing the target of 243 and Indian were in a comfortable situation at 224 for 6 wickets. India needed 19 runs in 5 remaining overs with 4 wickets in hand. But suddenly the match momentum shifted after Virat Kohli got out on 63 runs. India hardly able to escape the Windies victory by staying 242 for 9 at the end of the play.

This was an unprecedented outcome occurred at the Wankhede Stadium, as for just the second time in history, a Test match ended in a draw with the scores tied, following an incredibly dramatic day of play.

As the match entered its final stages with just ten overs left, India seemed to have a firm grip on the game – they were 42 runs away from victory with Kohli and Ashwin at the bat, both of whom were riding high on confidence after a strong performance on the fourth day and having secured their spots for the tour of Australia earlier on the fifth. The duo brought India close to their target, needing only 19 more runs for victory, but the game took a dramatic turn when Kohli mishit a catch and it was caught by a limping Darren Sammy at gully. Second Closest draw match.

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Draw in Test Cricket

a draw in a test match occurs when the match is completed and the result is not a win for either team. This can happen if the match is called off due to bad weather or other reasons, or if the match goes the full allotted time and the teams have not completed all their innings. In the case of the latter, the match will end in a draw if neither team has scored more runs than the other at the end of the match.

Closest Draw in Test Matches

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