Stats: Closest draws (by runs remaining) in Test match cricket

West Indies players celebrate after they saved the match on the last day of the third test match between India and West Indies at Wankhede stadium on November 26, 2011

England vs Zimbabwe in 1996 and a recent encounter between India vs West Indies in 2011 yielded the closest ever draws (by runs remaining) recorded in the history of Test cricket.

Both England and India were on the brink of winning their matches, with just one run required to clinch the thriller. However, it wasn’t meant to be, and went down as two of the most memorable matches in recent history.

*Stats as on 12 March, 2014