As we coming to end of the decade of 2010’s here are the best test cricket matches from 2010 to 2019.
2010 India vs Australia in Mohali, this test match went down to the wire with India needing 216 on day 5 chase it down with one wicket left. Australia batted first made a impressive 428 with Shane Waston top score with 126 and next best was now the Australian Captain Tim Paine with 92. Zaheer Khan took 5/94 in Australia first innings. In India first innings they made a impressive 405 with Sachin Tendulkar top score of 98 and was looking like India could win, Mitchell Johnson took 5/64 . Australia second innings was scratchy and only made 192 with Shane Waston made 56 and india bowlers were on with Harbhajan Singh spinning a web and Ishant Sharma bowl well to have India a chance to win the match. India needed 216 off one and half days to bat India were in shaky spot at the end of day four 4/55 , it look like Australia could win, India won the test match by one wicket late on day five with VVS laxman top score 73 and Inshant Sharma made a crucial 31 which was seen at the time won of the best test matches in the modern era.
2011 New Zealand vs Pakistan in Sedon Park Hamilton, this test match was interesting and was great win from Pakistain first away win for a while, New Zealand made 275 in their first innings with Brendan Mccullum made 56 and Tim Southee made his inaugural fifty. Pakistan made 367 in there first innings with Asad Shafiq top score of 83, New Zealand collapse his second innings with Umar Gul and Abdur Rehman taking 3 wickets each and Pakistan chase down 22 and made for a famous victory for Pakistan in New Zealand.
2012 West Indies Vs Australia at Kensington oval Bridgetown, this test match was great with both teams batted well in the first innings. Both teams made over 400 in the first innings. Ryan Harris made 60 to help Australia go near to west indies target. Then Ben Hilfenhaus carried Australia on it’s back with 4 wickets to have Australia a chance to win the match. Australia needed 192 early on day five and chase it down 3 wickets in hand with Ricky Pointing making a crucial 54.
2013 Zimbabwe vs Pakistan in Harae, this is a famous test match for Zimbabwe who won there first match against Pakistan. Zimbabwe made 294 in there first inning with Hamilton Masakadza top score with 74. Junaid Khan took 4 wickets. Pakistan made 230 with captain Misbah Ul Haq top score 77. Brian Vitori took 5 wickets in helping Zimbabwe having a lead of 64 runs. Zimbabwe second innings was bit shakey but made 199 with a lead of 264 with Pakistan Rahat Ali man of the second innings with 5 wickets. Pakistan captain Misbah Ul Haq once again carried his bat with 79 but was not enough with Zimbabwe winning a famous victory by 34 runs.
2014 Pakistan vs New Zealand in Dubai, this is one most saddest test match as this match was played through the passing of Philip Huhges . Pakistan made 351 with Mohammad Hafeez made 197. In reply New Zealand made amazing first inning score of 690 with Brendan Mccullum made a double century and was honour for Phillip Hughes and Kane Williamson made 192 also. Pakistan were bowl out for 259 and New Zealand won the test match in Vain as the passing of Phillp Hughes saddened everybody and saw New Zealand did nor celebrate any wickets. New Zealand won by innings and 80 runs but the match will be know for Brendan Mccullum double century.
2015 Australia vs New Zealand Adelaide oval, first day night test , New Zealand made 202 under lights with a swinging pink ball with Josh Hazelwood with 3 wickets. Australia made 224 with Peter Nevil made top score of 66. Doug Bracewell took 3/18. Australia first inning’s lead of 22 runs. New Zealand made 208 with Australia needed 187 to win under lights. Australia won the first day night test with by 3 wickets with Shaun Marsh top score with 49.
2016 Bangladesh vs England at Dhaka, it is the second test match in the series Bangladesh made 220 in there first innings on a turning wicket with Tamin Iqbal top score of 104. Best english bowler was Moeen Ali with taking 5 wickets. In reply England made 244 with Joe Root top score of 56. Off Spinner Mehidy Hasan took 6 wickets. Bangladesh made 296 in the second innings with Imrul Kayes with 78 which help Bangladesh make Englnad have a tricky chase of 264 on a dusty and spinning wicket. England need 264 with two full days of cricket to win and got off to run start with Sir Alastair Cook and other opener Ben Duckett having a 100 run stand. After Duckett went England Collapse were bowl out for 164 handing Bangladesh a famous win inside 3 days.
2017 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, Both teams made over 400 in the first innings on a flat wicket in Abu Dhabi with sri lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal making a impressive 155 and Azar Ali making a crucial 85 to hand Pakistain a first inning of 4 runs. In the second innings it was the bowlers inning with Yasir Shah taking 5/51 with rescriting Sri Lanka for 138 with Pakistan needing 136 runs on late day five to win. Sri Lanka spinners were the star of the second innings with Rangana Herath took 6/43 to help Sri Lanka to win the test by just 22 runs.
2018 India vs Australia at Adelaide, First time a test series started in Adelaide not at the Gabba and Australia were without Steve Smith and David Warner but put it up to the number 1 test team. India first innings of 250 was help largely by Cheteshwar Pujara magnificent 123. In reply Australia made 235 with hometown boy Travis Head making 72. India second innings was lot better then their first innings with India making 307 with Cheteshwar Pujara making 71 and Rohit Sharma making 70 help in securing a target of 323 for Australia to chase down. Off spinner Nathan Lyon was pick of the bowlers with 6 wickets. Australia were in huge trouble with being 5 for 115 but the Captain Tim Paine and Shaun Marsh kept Australia in it with Paine making 41 and Marsh making 60. The tail wag with Nathan lyon making 38 and Pat Cummins, Mitch Strac both making 28 and Josh Hazelwood making 13 but was not enough with Australia losing the match by 31 runs and handing India a famous win down under.
2019 England vs Australia at Headingley, The third test match in the Ashes. Australia made 179 with Marnus Labuschagne top scoring of 74 and David Warner made 61. Jofra Archer was pick of the bowlers with 6/45. England then bizarrely knock over for 67 with Josh Hazelwood taking 5/30 and Patrick Cummins taking 3/23. Australia in there second innings made 246 with Marnus Labuschange top score again with 80 and had England needing 359 to win. England were in trouble early with being 2/15 but push on with Joe Root who made 77, Joe Denly who made 50 but the man of the monent was Ben Stokes who made the impossible the possible with 135 and chasing down the 359 with 1 wicket left it seen as the best test match in 2019 and England tie the Ashes 1 all.
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