Delhi: Many matches have been memorable in the history of Test cricket, but there was a Test match played in the year 1888, which is still remembered today. The match was part of the Ashes series between Australia and England, which was played on the grounds of Lord’s. The special thing is that this match had ended in just two days and a unique record of falling 27 wickets in a single day, which has not been broken till date.

The Australian team was present on the tour of England in this Ashes series. In the match, Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. However, the England bowlers did not let him last long and the entire team was all out for 116 runs. England bowler Bobby Peel took the highest 4 wickets, performing brilliantly.

After Australia’s first innings, the England team entered the field for batting. But, his start was also very bad. By the end of the first day’s play, England lost 3 wickets for 18 runs. A total of 13 wickets fell on the first day, which brought the match to a thrilling turn.

The second day of the match was recorded in the pages of history. England’s first innings was reduced to just 53 runs. Australian bowler Charlie Turner took 5 wickets while bowling tremendously. After this, Australia’s second innings started, but their condition was also bad, where the entire team was piled up by scoring only 60 runs.

England got a target of 124 runs to win, but they could not even achieve this easy goal. The entire English team was reduced to just 62 runs and thus Australia won this historic match by 61 runs.

This Test match ended in just two days and during this time a total of 27 wickets fell in a single day, which is still a unique record of Test cricket. This match played on the power of the bowlers proved that cricket is not only a game of batsmen, bowlers can also create history.

Today, when Test matches usually last five days, this match reminds us of the era when bowling was dominated and the pitch was made for bowlers, not for the batsmen. Even after years, this match remains one of the most exciting stories of bowling in Test history.

Australia collapsed West Indies team

Recently, West Indies suffered a very embarrassing defeat against Australia in the third Test match played at Kingston, Jamaica. Chasing the target of 205 runs, the entire West Indies team was reduced to just 27 runs. This is the second lowest team score in Test cricket history.

The lowest team score in Test history

Earlier in 1955, New Zealand scored just 26 runs against England in Auckland, which is the minimum score so far. The third place is South Africa, which has been all out for 30 runs against England in 1924 and 1932.

Mitchell Starc created new history

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc performed historically in his 100th Test and set a new world record by taking 5 wickets in just 15 balls. He took a total of 6 wickets for 9 runs and became the fourth Australian bowler to complete 400 wickets in Test cricket. Earlier, Aryn Toshack, Stuart Broad and Scott Bolland took 5 wickets in 19 balls, but Stark did this feat in only 15 balls.

Scott Bolland’s hat-trick in day-night test

In this match, Scott Bolland also bowled amazing and took a new record in Test cricket with a hat -trick. He sent Justin Greaves, Shamar Joseph and Joil Warikan to the pavilion for three consecutive balls. Along with this, he became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket and the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the day-night Test.

Brief details of the match

Australia scored 225 runs while batting first, in response to which West Indies could score just 143 runs in the first innings. In the second innings, Australia added 121 runs and gave the West Indies a target of 205 runs to win. However, the West Indies team collapsed for just 27 runs and Australia won the match by 176 runs. With this victory, Australia captured the series 3–0.