Stats: Test performances of all cricketing nations

Australia is the most successful Test playing nation

It has been over 138 years since the first Test Match was played on March 15, 1877, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Australia and England. Australia won that match by 45 runs.

Since then, more than 4000 Test matches have been played across the globe. Cricket started with two teams but soon started to expand its popularity. So far, 10 countries have been notified by the International Cricket Council as Test playing nations.

Let’s have a look how the 10 test playing nations have performed in their respective number of Test matches. England has played the maximum number of Tests, while Bangladesh has played the least number of matches. There are three occasions where a Test match had ended in a draw.

Here is the list of countries with their stats:

TEAM	MATCHES PLAYED	WIN	LOSE	DRAW	TIE	WIN %
AUSTRALIA	775	364	205	204	2	46.96
SOUTH AFRICA	390	144	129	117	0	36.92
ENGLAND	957	341	277	339	0	35.63
WEST INDIES	508	164	173	170	1	32.28
PAKISTAN	392	123	111	157	0	31.37
SRI LANKA	238	72	85	80	0	30.25
INDIA	488	122	156	209	1	25.00
NEW ZEALAND	401	81	161	159	0	20.19
ZIMBABWE	97	11	60	170	0	11.34
BANGLADESH	91	7	71	13	0	7.69

*Teams have been ranked according to their win percentage rate.

*Stats till Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 2^nd Test at Colombo, 2015.