Will 1st Match of Ashes 2025 be the Shortest Test Match in Ashes History?

The 1st Match Ashes 2025-26 between the Australian Cricket Team and the England Cricket Team is underway at the Perth Stadium in Perth. The match commenced on Friday, November 21, and at the end of day two, we are approaching the finish with the fourth innings underway.

The match has been moving very fast, with bowlers of both teams making a mockery of the batters. As many as 19 wickets fell on the first day 1 of the AUS vs ENG clash, which in itself shows how things have pace in the series opener of the Ashes 2025, displaying one of the greatest rivalry in cricket at its best.

Will 1st Match Ashes 2025 be the Shortest Ashes Match?

The match was expected to end in the first session of day three, but got ended on day two only, and this has made many wonder if this will be the Shortest Test Match or the Shortest Ashes Match. However, the clear picture will come as the game ends, as both teams eye a win in the first match. For the unversed, the Shortest Ashes Match took place in 1888. The match was completed in 196 overs (1176 balls), with England winning by an innings and 21 runs after bowling Australia out twice for low scores.

Overall, if we look at the Shortest Test Match, it came in 2008/09 between West Indies and England. The match lasted just ten balls and 1.4 overs. However, with the ongoing Ashes test already surpassing this record, it won’t be the Shortest Test. But it was the shortest Test as per overs, and getting a result out of it.

The match saw England playing 32.5 and 34.4 overs across their two innings, while Australia played 45.2 and 28.2 overs in the match. The game ended in two days, and the players will have an extra three-day rest.

Australia Beat England in Opening Test of Ashes 2025-26

Australia completed a brilliant 8-wicket win in the first test to start the series on high. From a losing position, they went on to win the match and took a 1-0 lead in the game. After bundling out England for just 164 in the second innings, they made a mockery of the 224-run chase. Travis Head, who came out to open the innings in the absence of injured Usman Khawaja, played a blinder of an innings. He took on the England bowlers and slammed a ton to take the game away from the opposition.

He slammed 123 runs and got great support from Marnus Labuschagne, who hit 51*. Thanks to their 117-run partnership for the second wicket, Australia chased the target by 8 wickets in hand and took an early lead in the five-match series. The match involved the class of test cricket by the best cricket teams in the world during the first match of the Ashes 2025.