List Of Teams Who Have Won A Test After Conceding A Follow On In Tests

Sonal Dinusha & Keshara Nuwantha standing like rock vs India on Day 5 | PC- AFPSri Lanka may have lost the first Test match at Galle, and then they surrendered against India in their first innings at Colombo (SSC). However, the home team didn't just pull off a heist but they brought the Indians on their knees in the second innings after conceding a follow-on.On the last day of the IND vs SL 2nd Test, Sonal Dinusha become a pain for the visiting side as he notched twin tons in Colombo. Not only has he bagged countless records, but he denied India from a victory. Just like in the whole series, the Shubman Gill-led side has failed to find an answer to see Dinusha’s back, as the Sri Lankan number six stayed unbeaten on 133 runs. In this article, we will analyse about India's records after enforcing follow-ons in Test cricket history. Have India ever lost after enforcing a follow-on?Team India has been playing Test cricket since 1932, marking 94 years of rich history for the Asian Giants. Notably, they reached a massive landmark by featuring in 600 Test matches in the previous match against Sri Lanka, becoming only the third country to do so.They have enforced a follow-on 43 times (including the IND vs SL 2ND Test), winning matches on 30 occasions and drawing the Test match on 13 occurrences. However, not even once have India lost a Test after enforcing a follow-on.CriterionSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableMatchesSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableIND enforcing follow-onSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table43SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableMatches WonSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table28SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableMatches LostSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table0SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableDrawn matchesSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table13SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table(India's numbers while enforcing follow-on in Test cricket)Also Read: BCCI, PCB Come Together For Revolutionary Move At Asian Games 2026Have Sri Lanka ever won after conceding a follow-on?After receiving Test status in 1981, Sri Lanka played its first Test match against England at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo on 17 February 1982. Since then, they have featured in 331 Test matches, winning 107 and losing 129, with 94 drawn. The Islanders have conceded a follow-on 28 times, losing on 24 occasions and drawing four times, including the famous victory at Colombo (SSC). However, never in their history have Sri Lanka won a Test match after conceding a follow-on. 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They first achieved it at the SCG back in 1894, before repeating the feat at Headingley in 1981. India have also done it, as they won while following on during the famous Eden Gardens Test of 2001, where VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid pulled off a heist. The most recent instance involves New Zealand, who won by the barest of margins against England at Basin Reserve in 2003. England won by 10 runs vs Australia at SCG, 1894England won by 18 runs vs Australia at Headingley, 1981India won by 171 runs vs Australia at Eden Gardens, 2001New Zealand won by 1 run vs England at Basin Reserve, 2023Also Read: Hardik Pandya Future Sealed; Mumbai Indians To Undergo Massive Changes For IPL 2027