Shortest Completed Innings in Test Cricket
| # | Team | Score | Overs | RPO | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30/10 | 12.3 | 2.40 | 2 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 | ||
| 2 | 58/10 | 12.3 | 4.64 | 4 | The Gabba, Brisbane | 4 Dec 1936 | ||
| 3 | 42/10 | 13.5 | 3.03 | 2 | Kingsmead, Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | ||
| 4 | 27/10 | 14.3 | 1.86 | 4 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Kingston | 13 Jul 2025 | ||
| 5 | 38/10 | 15.4 | 2.42 | 4 | Lord's, London | 24 Jul 2019 | ||
| 6 | 61/10 | 15.4 | 3.89 | 2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1 Jan 1902 | ||
| 7 | 42/10 | 17.0 | 2.47 | 3 | Lord's, London | 20 Jun 1974 | ||
| 8 | 47/10 | 18.0 | 2.61 | 3 | Newlands, Cape Town | 9 Nov 2011 | ||
| 9 | 60/10 | 18.3 | 3.24 | 1 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 6 Aug 2015 | ||
| 10 | 30/10 | 18.4 | 1.60 | 4 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 1896 |
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Shortest Completed Innings in Test Cricket
This record ranks the Test innings in which a side was bowled out off the fewest deliveries. South Africa were dismissed quickest of all, making 30/10 against England at Birmingham on 14 June 1924, followed by Australia (58/10 v England), Sri Lanka (42/10) and West Indies (27/10).
These lightning collapses usually came on treacherous, often uncovered pitches, where a side was blown away in barely an hour’s play. Sort the table by any column. Last updated 9 September, 2026.
Shortest Completed Test Innings – FAQs
South Africa were bowled out off the fewest balls, making 30/10 against England on 14 June 1924.
It ranks completed Test innings by the number of balls faced before all ten wickets fell.
Most of the quickest collapses came on uncovered pitches of earlier eras, when a rain-affected surface could make survival almost impossible.
