You must have seen many records being made and broken in Test cricket, but today we are going to tell you about such a shameful record which no team would want to break. Teams have reached this record 14 times jointly, but no one has broken it. This is the record of players getting out on zero the most number of times in a Test match. Recently, the second match of the two-Test match series between West Indies and South Africa was played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. In this match, a total of 11 players from both the teams got out on zero, which is the record of players getting out on zero the most number of times in a Test match in the history of Test cricket.
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This is the 14th incident in Test cricket where 11 players were out on zero in a Test. Yes, on 30 August 1988, the highest number of 11 players were out on zero in a match played between England and Australia. After this, this incident has happened 13 times, but never in any Test match have more than 11 players been out on zero.
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The record for most number of players getting out on zero in a Test match-
Match | date | Number of players getting out on zero |
england vs australia | 30 August 1888 | 11 |
australia vs england | 5 March 1904 | 11 |
south africa vs england | 1 January 1914 | 11 |
india vs australia | 2 October 1964 | 11 |
india vs sri lanka | 23 November 1990 | 11 |
west indies vs england | 27 February 1998 | 11 |
west indies v australia | 5 March 1999 | 11 |
West Indies vs Zimbabwe | 16 March 2000 | 11 |
sri lanka vs england | 15 March 2001 | 11 |
sri lanka vs west indies | 21 November 2001 | 11 |
england vs sri lanka | 20 June 2014 | 11 |
West Indies vs Bangladesh | 12 July 2018 | 11 |
Bangladesh vs Srilanka | 23 May 2022 | 11 |
west indies vs south africa | 15 August 2024 | 11 |
How was the West Indies vs South Africa second test
Talking about the match, the first day of this test match played at Providence Stadium in Guyana was in the name of bowlers. South Africa, who came to bat first, were all out at 160 runs, while West Indies also lost 7 wickets at 97 runs. A total of 17 wickets fell on the first day. However, after this, the African team put up a big score in the second innings and tightened its grip on the match.
On the second day, South Africa took a marginal lead of 16 runs after bowling out the hosts for 144 runs. After this, they scored 246 runs in the second innings and set a target of 263 runs for West Indies to win.
Chasing this score, the host team was all out for 222 runs and South Africa won the match by 40 runs.
Wiaan Mulder was awarded the Player of the Match award for his all-round performance, while Keshav Maharaj was named Player of the Series.