Test matches Cricket – Closest draws by wickets remaining
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Closest draws by wickets remaining
| Rank | Team | Score | Target | Rem | Wkts | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | India | 152/9 | 278 | 126 | 1 | v England | Manchester | 20 Jul 1946 | Test # 277 |
🥇 1 | Australia | 273/9 | 460 | 187 | 1 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1961 | Test # 504 |
🥇 1 | England | 228/9 | 234 | 6 | 1 | v West Indies | Lord's | 20 Jun 1963 | Test # 544 |
🥇 1 | England | 206/9 | 308 | 102 | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 28 Mar 1968 | Test # 636 |
🥇 1 | Australia | 339/9 | 360 | 21 | 1 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1969 | Test # 645 |
🥇 1 | West Indies | 251/9 | 306 | 55 | 1 | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 18 Feb 1977 | Test # 797 |
🥇 1 | West Indies | 258/9 | 369 | 111 | 1 | v Australia | Kingston | 28 Apr 1978 | Test # 824 |
🥇 1 | West Indies | 197/9 | 335 | 138 | 1 | v India | Eden Gardens | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 839 |
🥇 1 | Australia | 230/9 | 247 | 17 | 1 | v New Zealand | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1987 | Test # 1087 |
🥇 1 | Pakistan | 341/9 | 372 | 31 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 14 Apr 1988 | Test # 1096 |
🥇 1 | New Zealand | 223/9 | 288 | 65 | 1 | v Australia | Hobart | 27 Nov 1997 | Test # 1388 |
🥇 1 | West Indies | 207/9 | 373 | 166 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 4 Nov 2003 | Test # 1668 |
🥇 1 | England | 210/9 | 323 | 113 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 2 Dec 2003 | Test # 1670 |
🥇 1 | Australia | 371/9 | 423 | 52 | 1 | v England | Manchester | 11 Aug 2005 | Test # 1760 |
🥇 1 | West Indies | 298/9 | 392 | 94 | 1 | v India | St John's | 2 Jun 2006 | Test # 1805 |
🥇 1 | India | 282/9 | 380 | 98 | 1 | v England | Lord's | 19 Jul 2007 | Test # 1840 |
🥇 1 | West Indies | 370/9 | 503 | 133 | 1 | v England | St John's | 15 Feb 2009 | Test # 1908 |
🥇 1 | England | 228/9 | 364 | 136 | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2009 | Test # 1942 |
🥇 1 | England | 296/9 | 466 | 170 | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2010 | Test # 1946 |
🥇 1 | India | 242/9 | 243 | 1 | 1 | v West Indies | Wankhede | 22 Nov 2011 | Test # 2019 |
🥇 1 | England | 315/9 | 481 | 166 | 1 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 2013 | Test # 2084 |
🥇 1 | Sri Lanka | 201/9 | 390 | 189 | 1 | v England | Lord's | 12 Jun 2014 | Test # 2124 |
🥇 1 | New Zealand | 165/9 | 284 | 119 | 1 | v India | Kanpur | 25 Nov 2021 | Test # 2435 |
🥇 1 | England | 270/9 | 388 | 118 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 5 Jan 2022 | Test # 2446 |
🥇 1 | Pakistan | 304/9 | 319 | 15 | 1 | v New Zealand | Karachi | 2 Jan 2023 | Test # 2487 |
26 | New Zealand | 175/8 | 356 | 181 | 2 | v England | Lord's | 26 Jun 1937 | Test # 260 |
26 | India | 355/8 | 361 | 6 | 2 | v West Indies | Brabourne | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 |
26 | New Zealand | 191/8 | 309 | 118 | 2 | v South Africa | Auckland | 13 Mar 1964 | Test # 560 |
26 | New Zealand | 80/8 | 255 | 175 | 2 | v India | Brabourne | 12 Mar 1965 | Test # 582 |
26 | New Zealand | 48/8 | 197 | 149 | 2 | v England | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1966 | Test # 602 |
26 | England | 68/8 | 159 | 91 | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 8 Feb 1968 | Test # 629 |
26 | West Indies | 165/8 | 262 | 97 | 2 | v India | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 | Test # 686 |
26 | India | 145/8 | 183 | 38 | 2 | v England | Lord's | 22 Jul 1971 | Test # 690 |
26 | Australia | 238/8 | 246 | 8 | 2 | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1974 | Test # 749 |
26 | New Zealand | 293/8 | 350 | 57 | 2 | v Australia | Christchurch | 18 Feb 1977 | Test # 796 |
26 | India | 429/8 | 438 | 9 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 30 Aug 1979 | Test # 854 |
26 | India | 135/8 | 331 | 196 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1981 | Test # 894 |
26 | Australia | 198/8 | 370 | 172 | 2 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 22 Dec 1984 | Test # 1005 |
26 | Pakistan | 153/8 | 269 | 116 | 2 | v Australia | Lahore | 7 Oct 1988 | Test # 1106 |
26 | West Indies | 133/8 | 231 | 98 | 2 | v Australia | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1992 | Test # 1202 |
26 | England | 254/8 | 407 | 153 | 2 | v New Zealand | Lord's | 16 Jun 1994 | Test # 1261 |
26 | South Africa | 228/8 | 356 | 128 | 2 | v India | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 | Test # 1350 |
26 | Sri Lanka | 233/8 | 269 | 36 | 2 | v West Indies | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 |
26 | New Zealand | 304/8 | 403 | 99 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 18 Sep 1997 | Test # 1378 |
26 | New Zealand | 275/8 | 286 | 11 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 25 Sep 1997 | Test # 1379 |
26 | Sri Lanka | 183/8 | 355 | 172 | 2 | v Australia | Cairns | 9 Jul 2004 | Test # 1706 |
26 | South Africa | 290/8 | 378 | 88 | 2 | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2004 | Test # 1730 |
26 | West Indies | 114/8 | 240 | 126 | 2 | v England | Port of Spain | 6 Mar 2009 | Test # 1914 |
26 | New Zealand | 281/8 | 617 | 336 | 2 | v India | Wellington | 3 Apr 2009 | Test # 1918 |
26 | South Africa | 248/8 | 430 | 182 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 | Test # 2061 |
26 | South Africa | 159/8 | 369 | 210 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2014 | Test # 2131 |
26 | New Zealand | 256/8 | 382 | 126 | 2 | v England | Christchurch | 30 Mar 2018 | Test # 2301 |
26 | Australia | 362/8 | 462 | 100 | 2 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 7 Oct 2018 | Test # 2320 |
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