Pink Ball Test: Records, Stats and Results of Day-Night Test Matches So Far

Pink Ball Test, a five-day match contested under lights like a One Day International, was first held in November 2015 after a lot of trials in First-Class cricket across the globe.

Day-Night Test was introduced to add more to the longer format as white-ball especially the T20s has taken over the game with crowds preferring the shorter format.

The first-ever day-night Test was contested between Australia and New Zealand on November 27, 2015 at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia. Since then, more than 20 Test matches have been played in day-night format.

Australia has played 12 of the 22 Pink Ball Tests and have won 11 of them, losing the most recent at home to West Indies. Adelaide Oval is also the venue to host the most day-night Tests so far, having hosted 7 matches so far.

The second Pink Ball Test was played in Dubai between Pakistan and West Indies a year later in 2016, while India played their first-ever day-night Test at home against Bangladesh at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata in 2019.

Since their debut Pink Ball game at the Eden Gardens, India has gone on to play three more day-night Test matches with their record being one defeat and three wins.

Also, none of day-night Test matches held so far have ended in a draw as all matches have seen a winner. And most matches have ended in the favour of the home team with West Indies, Sri Lanka and England being the only teams to win as a visiting team.

Why Pink Ball is used in Day-Night Test Matches?

The cricket ball manufacturers tried different colors, including optic yellow and bright orange. Fielders taking high catches could easily spot the yellow and orange balls on the field. However, batters complained of visibility due to brownish patches on pitches. Hence, they settled for the pink ball, which has better visibility for all involved.

As it stands, 27 hundreds have been scored in day-night Test matches. Pakistan's Azhar Ali was the first batter to reach the landmark and he went on to score a triple hundred in the same innings.

Virat Kohli is the first batter from India to score hundred in Pink Ball Tests, while Australia's Marnus Labuschagne and Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne are the only two batters to score more than one hundred in day-night Tests. Here is a look at the Pink Ball stats, records, results and hundreds list:

Pink Ball Test Stats and Record

• Matches: 22
• Home Team Won: 18
• Visiting Team Won: 4
• Highest Team Total: 589/3 Australia vs Pakistan in 2019
• Lowest Team Total: India 36/9 vs Australia in 2020
• Highest Individual Score: David Warner (Australia) - 335 not out vs Pakistan in 2019
• Most Hundreds: Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) - 4 Hundreds
• Total Hundreds: 27 (including 2 triple tons and 1 double hundred)
• Best Bowling Innings: Devendra Bishoo (West Indies) - 8 for 49 vs Pakistan in 2016

Pink Ball Test Match Results List

Pink Ball Test Hundreds List