Eight international teams have played Day-Night Test matches so far. Today in this article we will tell 6 Important things you should know about day-night Test matches played so far.
1. India and Bangladesh will play their first day-night Test match in the Eden Gardens. Apart from these two countries, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are only two Asian countries that have played day-night Test matches.
2. The first day-night test match was played between Australia and New Zealand on 27 November 2015 at the Adelaide ground, Which Australia won this match by 3 wickets.
3. Most Day-Night Test matches have been played in Adelaide, Australia. There have been a total of three day-night Test matches at this ground so far, and the home team Australia has managed to win all the matches.
5. Talking of batting record, Pakistan opener Azhar Ali has performed brilliantly in the day-night Test matches, he has scored 456 runs in 6 innings at an average of 91.
Azhar Ali is the only batsman to score a triple century in day-night Test matches. After Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq of Pakistan is the only batsman to score two centuries in day-night Test matches.
6. Talking about the bowling, the performance of Australian bowlers in day-night Test matches has been the most spectacular. Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc is the most successful bowler, in five matches, he has taken 26 wickets.
While the best individual bowling performance is named after, Devendra Bishoo of West Indies, he has taken 8 wickets for 49 runs in an innings against Pakistan.
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