Looking back at how each team performed in their first ever Test match

#8: Zimbabwe against India, Harare

Inaugural Test match - Zimbabwe v India

Batting first on their debut match, the Zimbabwe captain Houghton scored a resilient knock of 121 runs from 322 balls. With twin-fifties from the Flower brothers, Zimbabwe's 1st innings lasted for 215 overs with 456 runs on board.

With nearly two and a half days out of the game, India perceived that forcing a draw was the possible result. To take time out of the game, Sanjay Manjrekar scored the 2nd slowest century in the history of Test cricket which came off 397 balls.

Though Zimbabwe earned a 1st innings lead of 149 runs, having only 2 sessions left in the game, Zimbabwe played out the remaining overs for a draw. The average run rate of 2.02 throughout the match is one of the lowest run rates in the Test cricket history.

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#7: Sri Lanka against England, Colombo

1st Test match: England v Sri Lanka

After winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Sri Lanka had a shaky start in their inaugural Test match. The 99-run partnership between Madugalle and Ranatunga for 5th wicket helped Sri Lanka to post a decent total of 218.

A collective effort from Sri Lanka bowlers made sure that England had only a tiny first innings lead of 5 runs. Sri Lanka ended Day 3 on a strong note with 156 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the 2nd innings.

On Day 4, John Emburey, the off-break bowler spun the match in England's favour. Losing 7 wickets for just 19 runs, Sri Lanka was bowled out for 175. With a target of 171, England won the match by 7 wickets as David Gower scored the winning runs.