The first test match is very special for every team and every player. It starts the journey of your test career. It is always special to register a win in your first match in any format. In this article, we will tell you number of matches taken by each team to win the first test match.
- Australia – Australia always finds itself at the top of the list. It took Australia only 1 match to win their first test match.
- England – England took 2 matches to win their first test match. They started the game and they were among those nations who started playing test matches very early.
- Pakistan – even Pakistan took only two matches to register their first test win.
- Afghanistan – Afghanistan is truly a rising team in the world of cricket. They are not only performing in white ball cricket but they are also doing quite well in red ball cricket. They also took 2 matches to win the first test match.
- West Indies – West Indies was also a strong test-playing nation. They register their first test win after playing 6 matches.
- Ireland – it took Ireland 8 matches to win their first test match as a team. They won against Afghanistan recently in a test match.
- Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe is not a strong test-playing nation anymore but it took them 11 matches to win their first test match.
- South Africa – it took South Africa 12 matches to win their first test.
- Sri Lanka – Island nation Sri Lanka took 14 games to win their first test match as a team.
- India – it is quite surprising to see the No.1 ranked test team at 10th place on the list. India took 25 test matches to win their first in the format.
- Bangladesh – Bangladesh played 35 test matches to win their first in the format.
- New Zealand – the last team on our list is New Zealand who took 45 test matches to register their first test win.
