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Full list of matches when follow-on enforced; follow-on history in Tests

Check full list of matches and their results when follow-on enforced in Test cricket here. Find answers to follow-on history and how many times it happened during India vs Australia Test series

Follow on in Test cricket

Follow on in Test cricket

Anish Kumar New Delhi
Test cricket, the pinnacle of the sport, witnessed monumental victories where teams crushed their opponents by an innings—a feat that underscores dominance and superiority. From the 19th century to the modern day, these one-sided contests have continued to showcase masterful performances.
 
When for the first time follow-on enforced in a Test match?
 
In a Test cricket, first time a follow-on was enforced way back in 1886. England’s resounding win at Kennington Oval in 1886 against Australia by an innings and 217 runs remains a historic milestone. Similarly, Australia, in their prime, registered massive triumphs, such as their innings win over England in Brisbane (1946) by a staggering 332 runs.  Tap here to check follow-on rules in Test cricket
 
 
Pakistan and South Africa also feature prominently in these records. South Africa’s crushing win over Bangladesh in 2024 by an innings and 273 runs is one of the most recent examples of ruthlessness in red-ball cricket.
 
The follow-on: A captain’s weapon of dominance or risk?
 
In matches where the follow-on has been enforced, statistics show a remarkable 77.42 per cent success rate for the enforcing side, translating to 264 victories out of 341 matches.
 
However, the decision to enforce the follow-on is not without its risks. While the odds heavily favour the dominant side, there have been rare instances where teams enforcing the follow-on have tasted defeat. Of the 341 matches, only 4 matches (1.17 per cent) saw the enforcing side end up losing, highlighting how slim the risk is but proving it cannot be ignored entirely.  
Won by Side Enforcing Follow-On = 264 (77.42%)
Lost by Side Enforcing Follow-On = 4 (1.17%)
Drawn = 73 (21.41%)
Total Matches where Follow-On Enforced = 341
Full list of matches, results when follow-on enforced in Test cricket
Match Country Versus Result
06/09/1880 ENG (420 & 5/57) AUS (149 & 327) ENG won by 5 wickets
30/12/1882 AUS (291 & 1/58) ENG (177 & 169) AUS won by 9 wickets
19/01/1883 ENG (294) AUS (114 & 153) ENG won by an ING & 27 runs
01/01/1885 ENG (401 & 0/7) AUS (279 & 126) ENG won by 10 wickets
19/07/1886 ENG (353) AUS (121 & 126) ENG won by an ING & 106 runs
12/08/1886 ENG (434) AUS (68 & 149) ENG won by an ING & 217 runs
30/08/1888 ENG (172) AUS (81 & 70) ENG won by an ING & 21 runs
25/03/1889 ENG (292) SA (47 & 43) ENG won by an ING & 202 runs
24/03/1892 ENG (499) AUS (100 & 169) ENG won by an ING & 230 runs
14/08/1893 ENG (483) AUS (91 & 349) ENG won by an ING & 43 runs
01/02/1895 AUS (284) ENG (65 & 72) AUS won by an ING & 147 runs
02/03/1896 ENG (482) SA (151 & 134) ENG won by an ING & 197 runs
16/07/1896 AUS (412 & 7/125) ENG (231 & 305) AUS won by 3 wickets
13/12/1897 ENG (551 & 1/96) AUS (237 & 408) ENG won by 9 wickets
01/01/1898 AUS (520) ENG (315 & 150) AUS won by an ING & 55 runs
14/01/1898 AUS (573) ENG (278 & 282) AUS won by an ING & 13 runs
29/01/1898 AUS (323 & 2/115) ENG (174 & 263) AUS won by 8 wickets
13/12/1901 ENG (464) AUS (168 & 172) ENG won by an ING & 124 runs
08/11/1902 AUS (252 & 0/59) SA (85 & 225) AUS won by 10 wickets
24/07/1905 ENG (446) AUS (197 & 169) ENG won by an ING & 80 runs
11/03/1910 ENG (417 & 1/16) SA (103 & 327) ENG won by 9 wickets
09/12/1910 AUS (528) SA (174 & 240) AUS won by an ING & 114 runs
03/03/1911 AUS (364 & 3/198) SA (160 & 401) AUS won by 7 wickets
27/05/1912 AUS (448) SA (265 & 95) AUS won by an ING & 88 runs
31/12/1920 AUS (499) ENG (251 & 157) AUS won by an ING & 91 runs
14/06/1924 ENG (438) SA (30 & 390) ENG won by an ING & 18 runs
12/07/1924 ENG (396 & 1/60) SA (132 & 323) ENG won by 9 wickets
13/02/1925 ENG (548) AUS (269 & 250) ENG won by an ING & 29 runs
23/06/1928 ENG (401) WI (177 & 166) ENG won by an ING & 58 runs
27/07/1929 ENG (7/427 dec) SA (130 & 265) ENG won by an ING & 32 runs
01/01/1931 AUS (369) WI (107 & 90) AUS won by an ING & 172 runs
16/01/1931 AUS (558) WI (193 & 148) AUS won by an ING & 217 runs
29/07/1931 ENG (4/416 dec) NZ (193 & 197) ENG won by an ING & 26 runs
27/11/1931 AUS (450) SA (170 & 117) AUS won by an ING & 163 runs
24/06/1933 ENG (296) WI (97 & 172) ENG won by an ING & 27 runs
12/08/1933 ENG (312) WI (100 & 195) ENG won by an ING & 17 runs
22/06/1934 ENG (440) AUS (284 & 118) ENG won by an ING & 38 runs
14/03/1935 WI (7/535 dec) ENG (271 & 103) WI won by an ING & 161 runs
01/01/1936 AUS (8/362 dec) SA (102 & 182) AUS won by an ING & 78 runs
15/08/1936 ENG (8/471 dec & 1/64) IND (222 & 312) ENG won by 9 wickets
18/12/1936 ENG (6/426 dec) AUS (80 & 324) ENG won by an ING & 22 runs
26/02/1937 AUS (604) ENG (239 & 165) AUS won by an ING & 200 runs
20/08/1938 ENG (7/903 dec) AUS (201 & 123) ENG won by an ING & 579 runs
20/01/1939 ENG (4/469 dec) SA (103 & 353) ENG won by an ING & 13 runs
29/11/1946 AUS (645) ENG (141 & 172) AUS won by an ING & 332 runs
21/06/1947 ENG (8/554 dec & 0/26) SA (327 & 252) ENG won by 10 wickets
28/11/1947 AUS (8/382 dec) IND (58 & 98) AUS won by an ING & 226 runs
23/01/1948 AUS (674) IND (381 & 277) AUS won by an ING & 16 runs
06/02/1948 AUS (8/575 dec) IND (331 & 67) AUS won by an ING & 177 runs
03/03/1948 WI (8/297 dec & 3/78) ENG (111 & 263) WI won by 7 wickets
27/01/1949 WI (582) IND (245 & 144) WI won by an ING & 193 runs
24/12/1949 AUS (413) SA (137 & 191) AUS won by an ING & 85 runs
31/12/1949 AUS (7/526 dec & 2/87) SA (278 & 333) AUS won by 8 wickets
03/03/1950 AUS (7/549 dec) SA (158 & 132) AUS won by an ING & 259 runs
12/08/1950 WI (503) ENG (344 & 103) WI won by an ING & 56 runs
21/06/1951 ENG (311 & 0/16) SA (115 & 211) ENG won by 10 wickets
17/07/1952 ENG (9/347 dec) IND (58 & 82) ENG won by an ING & 207 runs
16/10/1952 IND (372) PAK (150 & 152) IND won by an ING & 70 runs
06/03/1953 SA (8/524 dec) NZ (172 & 172) SA won by an ING & 180 runs
11/12/1953 SA (9/437 dec) NZ (230 & 149) SA won by an ING & 58 runs
29/01/1954 SA (243 & 1/25) NZ (79 & 188) SA won by 9 wickets
24/02/1954 ENG (435 & 1/75) WI (251 & 256) ENG won by 9 wickets
26/11/1954 AUS (8/601 dec) ENG (190 & 257) AUS won by an ING & 154 runs
26/03/1955 AUS (9/515 dec & 1/20) WI (259 & 275) AUS won by 9 wickets
09/06/1955 ENG (334) SA (181 & 148) ENG won by an ING & 5 runs
02/12/1955 IND (8/421 dec) NZ (258 & 136) IND won by an ING & 27 runs
06/01/1956 IND (3/537 dec) NZ (209 & 219) IND won by an ING & 109 runs
18/02/1956 WI (386) NZ (158 & 164) WI won by an ING & 64 runs
03/03/1956 WI (404 & 1/13) NZ (208 & 208) WI won by 9 wickets
12/07/1956 ENG (325) AUS (143 & 140) ENG won by an ING & 42 runs
26/07/1956 ENG (459) AUS (84 & 205) ENG won by an ING & 170 runs
22/08/1957 ENG (412) WI (89 & 86) ENG won by an ING & 237 runs
31/12/1957 AUS (449) SA (209 & 99) AUS won by an ING & 141 runs
07/02/1958 AUS (401 & 0/1) SA (203 & 198) AUS won by 10 wickets
19/06/1958 ENG (269) NZ (47 & 74) ENG won by an ING & 148 runs
31/12/1958 WI (5/614 dec) IND (124 & 154) WI won by an ING & 336 runs
30/01/1959 AUS (476 & 0/36) ENG (240 & 270) AUS won by 10 wickets
27/02/1959 ENG (374) NZ (142 & 133) ENG won by an ING & 99 runs
26/03/1959 WI (469) PAK (209 & 104) WI won by an ING & 156 runs
04/06/1959 ENG (422) IND (206 & 157) ENG won by an ING & 59 runs
13/01/1960 AUS (342) IND (149 & 138) AUS won by an ING & 55 runs
23/06/1960 ENG (8/362 dec) SA (152 & 137) ENG won by an ING & 73 runs
07/07/1960 ENG (287 & 2/49) SA (88 & 247) ENG won by 8 wickets
30/12/1960 AUS (348 & 3/70) WI (181 & 233) AUS won by 7 wickets
04/04/1962 WI (9/444 dec & 3/176) IND (197 & 422) WI won by 7 wickets
31/05/1962 ENG (5/544 dec) PAK (246 & 274) ENG won by an ING & 24 runs
05/07/1962 ENG (428) PAK (131 & 180) ENG won by an ING & 117 runs
16/08/1962 ENG (5/480 dec & 0/27) PAK (183 & 323) ENG won by 10 wickets
23/02/1963 ENG (7/562 dec) NZ (258 & 89) ENG won by an ING & 215 runs
06/06/1963 WI (6/501 dec & 0/1) ENG (205 & 296) WI won by 10 wickets
04/12/1964 ENG (5/485 dec) SA (155 & 226) ENG won by an ING & 104 runs
27/05/1965 ENG (435 & 1/96) NZ (116 & 413) ENG won by 9 wickets
08/07/1965 ENG (4/546 dec) NZ (193 & 166) ENG won by an ING & 187 runs
07/01/1966 ENG (488) AUS (221 & 174) ENG won by an ING & 93 runs
02/06/1966 WI (484) ENG (167 & 277) WI won by an ING & 40 runs
04/08/1966 WI (9/500 dec) ENG (240 & 205) WI won by an ING & 55 runs
31/12/1966 WI (390) IND (167 & 178) WI won by an ING & 45 runs
31/12/1966 AUS (542 & 4/180) SA (353 & 367) AUS won by 6 wickets
20/01/1967 SA (300 & 2/185) AUS (147 & 334) SA won by 8 wickets
08/06/1967 ENG (4/550 dec & 4/126) IND (164 & 510) ENG won by 6 wickets
22/02/1968 NZ (502 & 4/88) IND (288 & 301) NZ won by 6 wickets
12/06/1969 ENG (413 & 0/12) WI (147 & 275) ENG won by 10 wickets
05/02/1970 SA (9/622 dec) AUS (157 & 336) SA won by an ING & 129 runs
07/02/1973 PAK (6/507 dec) NZ (156 & 185) PAK won by an ING & 166 runs
23/08/1973 WI (8/652 dec) ENG (233 & 193) WI won by an ING & 226 runs
29/12/1973 AUS (8/462 dec) NZ (237 & 200) AUS won by an ING & 25 runs
26/01/1974 AUS (477) NZ (218 & 202) AUS won by an ING & 57 runs
20/06/1974 ENG (629) IND (302 & 42) ENG won by an ING & 285 runs
20/02/1975 ENG (6/593 dec) NZ (326 & 184) ENG won by an ING & 83 runs
10/07/1975 AUS (359) ENG (101 & 173) AUS won by an ING & 85 runs
09/10/1976 PAK (417 & 4/105) NZ (157 & 360) PAK won by 6 wickets
23/10/1976 PAK (8/473 dec & 0/4) NZ (219 & 254) PAK won by 10 wickets
17/12/1976 ENG (381) IND (122 & 234) ENG won by an ING & 25 runs
11/08/1977 ENG (436) AUS (103 & 248) ENG won by an ING & 85 runs
15/06/1978 ENG (364) PAK (105 & 139) ENG won by an ING & 120 runs
10/08/1978 ENG (429) NZ (120 & 190) ENG won by an ING & 119 runs
12/07/1979 ENG (5/633 dec) IND (297 & 253) ENG won by an ING & 83 runs
03/11/1979 IND (8/458 dec) AUS (160 & 198) IND won by an ING & 100 runs
13/02/1981 WI (9/426 dec) ENG (178 & 169) WI won by an ING & 79 runs
11/12/1981 PAK (8/500 dec) AUS (293 & 125) PAK won by an ING & 82 runs
19/03/1982 AUS (353 & 2/69) NZ (149 & 272) AUS won by 8 wickets
10/06/1982 ENG (433 & 3/67) IND (128 & 369) ENG won by 7 wickets
12/08/1982 PAK (8/428 dec & 0/77) ENG (227 & 276) PAK won by 10 wickets
30/09/1982 PAK (6/501 dec) AUS (168 & 330) PAK won by an ING & 3 runs
10/12/1982 AUS (438 & 2/83) ENG (216 & 304) AUS won by 8 wickets
14/01/1983 PAK (3/581 dec) IND (189 & 273) PAK won by an ING & 119 runs
04/03/1983 NZ (344) SL (144 & 175) NZ won by an ING & 25 runs
22/04/1983 AUS (4/514 dec) SL (271 & 205) AUS won by an ING & 38 runs
21/10/1983 WI (454) IND (207 & 164) WI won by an ING & 83 runs
11/11/1983 AUS (9/436 dec) PAK (129 & 298) AUS won by an ING & 9 runs
03/02/1984 NZ (307) ENG (82 & 93) NZ won by an ING & 132 runs
26/07/1984 WI (500) ENG (280 & 156) WI won by an ING & 64 runs
09/11/1984 WI (416) AUS (76 & 228) WI won by an ING & 112 runs
30/12/1984 AUS (9/471 dec) WI (163 & 253) AUS won by an ING & 55 runs
04/05/1985 WI (363 & 0/59) NZ (138 & 283) WI won by 10 wickets
29/08/1985 ENG (464) AUS (241 & 129) ENG won by an ING & 94 runs
21/03/1986 WI (418) ENG (189 & 199) WI won by an ING & 30 runs
14/11/1986 ENG (456 & 3/77) AUS (248 & 282) ENG won by 7 wickets
04/01/1987 IND (400) SL (191 & 142) IND won by an ING & 67 runs
27/02/1987 WI (9/418 dec & 0/16) NZ (157 & 273) WI won by 10 wickets
12/02/1988 AUS (455) SL (194 & 153) AUS won by an ING & 108 runs
15/09/1988 PAK (9/469 dec) AUS (165 & 116) PAK won by an ING & 188 runs
10/08/1989 AUS (6/602 dec) ENG (255 & 167) AUS won by an ING & 180 runs
02/02/1990 NZ (459 & 0/2) IND (164 & 296) NZ won by 10 wickets
23/11/1990 IND (288) SL (82 & 198) IND won by an ING & 8 runs
08/08/1991 ENG (419 & 5/146) WI (176 & 385) ENG won by 5 wickets
18/01/1992 ENG (9/580 dec) NZ (312 & 264) ENG won by an ING & 4 runs
06/12/1992 SL (394 & 1/73) NZ (102 & 361) SL won by 9 wickets
29/01/1993 IND (371 & 2/82) ENG (163 & 286) IND won by 8 wickets
11/02/1993 IND (6/560 dec) ENG (286 & 252) IND won by an ING & 22 runs
25/02/1993 AUS (485) NZ (182 & 243) AUS won by an ING & 60 runs
13/03/1993 IND (7/536 dec) ZIM (322 & 201) IND won by an ING & 13 runs
23/04/1993 WI (455 & 0/29) PAK (221 & 262) WI won by 10 wickets
17/06/1993 AUS (4/632 dec) ENG (205 & 365) AUS won by an ING & 62 runs
22/07/1993 AUS (4/653 dec) ENG (200 & 305) AUS won by an ING & 148 runs
26/11/1993 AUS (6/544 dec) NZ (161 & 161) AUS won by an ING & 222 runs
18/01/1994 IND (511) SL (218 & 174) IND won by an ING & 119 runs
26/01/1994 IND (6/541 dec) SL (231 & 215) IND won by an ING & 95 runs
01/02/1995 ZIM (4/544 dec) PAK (322 & 158) ZIM won by an ING & 64 runs
10/02/1995 WI (5/660 dec) NZ (216 & 122) WI won by an ING & 322 runs
08/09/1995 PAK (9/459 dec) SL (186 & 233) PAK won by an ING & 40 runs
09/11/1995 AUS (463) PAK (97 & 240) AUS won by an ING & 126 runs
26/12/1995 AUS (6/500 dec & 0/41) SL (233 & 307) AUS won by 10 wickets
11/09/1996 SL (349) ZIM (145 & 127) SL won by an ING & 77 runs
07/03/1997 NZ (7/586 dec) SL (222 & 328) NZ won by an ING & 36 runs
07/01/1998 SL (9/469 dec & 2/10) ZIM (140 & 338) SL won by 8 wickets
18/06/1998 SA (360 & 0/15) ENG (110 & 264) SA won by 10 wickets
26/12/1999 NZ (9/518 dec) WI (179 & 234) NZ won by an ING & 105 runs
20/07/2000 SL (522) SA (238 & 269) SL won by an ING & 15 runs
19/09/2000 NZ (465 & 2/74) ZIM (166 & 370) NZ won by 8 wickets
17/11/2000 SA (9/471 dec & 5/103) NZ (229 & 342) SA won by 5 wickets
20/01/2001 SA (378) SL (119 & 252) SA won by an ING & 7 runs
22/02/2001 SL (5/470 dec) ENG (253 & 189) SL won by an ING & 28 runs
17/05/2001 ENG (391) PAK (203 & 179) ENG won by an ING & 9 runs
23/08/2001 AUS (4/641 dec) ENG (432 & 184) AUS won by an ING & 25 runs
07/09/2001 SA (3/600 dec & 1/79) ZIM (286 & 391) SA won by 9 wickets
15/11/2001 ZIM (7/542 dec & 2/11) BAN (251 & 301) ZIM won by 8 wickets
18/12/2001 NZ (9/365 dec) BAN (205 & 108) NZ won by an ING & 52 runs
27/12/2001 SL (6/586 dec) ZIM (184 & 236) SL won by an ING & 166 runs
02/01/2002 AUS (554 & 0/54) SA (154 & 452) AUS won by 10 wickets
22/02/2002 AUS (7/652 dec) SA (159 & 133) AUS won by an ING & 360 runs
01/05/2002 PAK (643) NZ (73 & 246) PAK won by an ING & 324 runs
13/06/2002 ENG (512 & 0/50) SL (253 & 308) ENG won by 10 wickets
22/08/2002 IND (8/628 dec) ENG (273 & 309) IND won by an ING & 46 runs
09/10/2002 IND (457) WI (157 & 188) IND won by an ING & 112 runs
18/10/2002 SA (4/529 dec) BAN (170 & 252) SA won by an ING & 107 runs
19/10/2002 AUS (444) PAK (221 & 203) AUS won by an ING & 20 runs
26/12/2002 AUS (6/551 dec & 5/107) ENG (270 & 387) AUS won by 5 wickets
26/12/2002 SA (368 & 0/45) PAK (161 & 250) SA won by 10 wickets
02/01/2003 SA (7/620 dec) PAK (252 & 226) SA won by an ING & 142 runs
01/05/2003 AUS (9/605 dec & 1/8) WI (328 & 284) AUS won by 9 wickets
01/05/2003 SA (330) BAN (102 & 210) SA won by an ING & 18 runs
22/05/2003 ENG (472) ZIM (147 & 233) ENG won by an ING & 92 runs
05/06/2003 ENG (416) ZIM (94 & 253) ENG won by an ING & 69 runs
09/10/2003 AUS (6/735 dec) ZIM (239 & 321) AUS won by an ING & 175 runs
16/01/2004 SA (6/604 dec & 0/46) WI (301 & 348) SA won by 10 wickets
28/03/2004 IND (5/675 dec) PAK (407 & 216) IND won by an ING & 52 runs
19/08/2004 ENG (470 & 0/4) WI (152 & 318) ENG won by 10 wickets
26/10/2004 NZ (6/545 dec) BAN (182 & 262) NZ won by an ING & 101 runs
16/12/2004 IND (540) BAN (333 & 124) IND won by an ING & 83 runs
07/08/2005 NZ (9/452 dec) ZIM (59 & 99) NZ won by an ING & 294 runs
25/08/2005 ENG (477 & 7/129) AUS (218 & 387) ENG won by 3 wickets
20/09/2005 SL (9/457 dec) BAN (191 & 197) SL won by an ING & 69 runs
25/05/2007 BAN (118 & 253) IND won by an ING & 239 runs  
25/05/2007 ENG (7/570 dec) WI (146 & 141) ENG won by an ING & 283 runs
08/11/2007 AUS (4/551 dec) SL (211 & 300) AUS won by an ING & 40 runs
29/02/2008 SA (7/583 dec) BAN (259 & 119) SA won by an ING & 20

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