Four Instances When A Team Got Bowled Out In Test Cricket Twice In A Single Day

Although Test cricket is in a revival phase in world cricket at the moment, there have been instances in the format when the longest format has been central to entertainment. Many consider Test cricket to be a boring affair, but today we bring forward four such instances when it has become an intriguing plot.

Test Cricket: Four Times When A Team Got All-Out Twice In 1 Day

India vs England, 1952

It was the third Test of the England tour of 1952 when India were bundled up twice in a single day. Having won the toss, England decided to bat first. England had already won the first two games of the four-match series and were in cruise control when they took on the field for the third Test.

Batting first, the Englishmen posted a giant total of 347/9 at Manchester. Sir Leonard Hutton scored a scintillating century for England. Having stepped to chase the first innings total, Team India crumbled down and the whole team could manage only 58 runs in their first innings. Fred Trueman scalped 8 wickets in his bag in the first innings.

India were invited to follow on in the second innings on the same day. Again, the sub-continent side displayed a dismal batting display and collapsed on 82 runs in their second innings on the same day.

In this way, England went on to win the third Test by an innings and 207 runs and led the four-match series by 3-0.

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, 2005

This was the first Test of the New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe in 2005 when the hosts were bowled all out twice in a single day. Having won the toss, Zimbabwe invited New Zealand to bat first. The Kiwis capitalized on the opportunity and put up a mammoth total of 452/9 in their first innings.

Brendon McCullum and Daniel Vettori smashed the match-defining centuries for the BlackCaps. Following the huge target, Zimbabwe were dismissed on 59 runs in their first innings. James Franklin and Chris Martin picked three wickets each to put New Zealand in a strong position.

Following on in the second innings, the hosts could manage only 99 runs and were bowled out in 49.5 overs. Daniel Vettori was the pick of the bowlers in the second innings as he clinched four wickets for the Kiwis.

New Zealand won the opening Test of the two-match Test series by an innings and 294 runs, Vettori grabbed the Man of the Match award for his all-round contribution.

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand 2012

Same teams, similar results and almost similar performances. The only difference this time was the venue as this time Zimbabwe travelled to the Kiwis for a One-off Test match.

Once again, Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first.

The decision proved to be costly again this time as batting first, the hosts piled up 495 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their first innings. Ross Taylor and BJ Watling smashed brilliant tons for the Black Caps.

Chasing a huge lead, Zimbabwe were bundled up for 51 runs in their first innings.

Following on, Zimbabwe showed some fight but eventually, they couldn’t sustain for a long time and were all out for a total of 143 runs. Chris Martin picked 8 wickets in the match.

New Zealand won the only Test of the tour by an innings and 301 runs. Martins was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling show.

Afghanistan vs India, 2018

Afghanistan toured India to play a single Test match at Bangalore in the year 2018. Having won the toss, India decided to bat first. The decision proved to be fruitful as the Men in Blue posted a grand total of 474 runs in their first innings. Openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay put on a stellar show as both the batsmen scored centuries.

It never looked a comfortable chase for the Afghans as they were bowled out for 109 runs in their first innings. The spin duo of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja spun their web around the Afghan batsmen and scalped 6 wickets combined.

Following on, Afghanistan displayed a similar dismal batting performance as they bottled up for 103  runs in their second innings. Ravindra Jadeja picked four wickets in the second innings.

India won the one-off Test match by an innings and 262 runs and Shikhar Dhawan earned the Man of the Match award for his scintillating show with the ball.

Afghanistan became the third team to get out twice in a single day in the history of Test cricket

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