5 quickest Test match wins ever

England Captain Monty Bowden
England Captain Monty Bowden

#1 Australia beat South Africa, Melbourne, 1932

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Sir Donald Bradman

This was the quickest Test match win in the history of the sport. This happened during the South Africa tour of Australia in 1932. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first in the fifth Test on the series.

They were dismissed for 36 runs in their first innings in just 23.2 overs. Australia then posted a score of 153 runs in 54.3 overs. South Africa needed 117 runs to make Australia bat again in the match.

The Proteas were dismissed for 45 runs in 31.3 overs. They lost the game by an innings and 72 runs and Australia won the 5-match series 5-0. Australia defeated South Africa in just 109.2 overs, which is the least number of overs taken by a team to win a Test match.

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