Most no balls in Test cricket: What is the maximum number of no balls bowled in a Test innings?

Most no balls in Test cricket: Number of no-balls bowled by bowlers in Test cricket have increased significantly this year.

During the fourth day of the first Test of the ongoing England’s tour of India in Chennai, a large number of no-balls are being bowled by bowlers to astonish one and all.

While fast bowlers tend to overstep across formats, the number mostly remains low in Test cricket. However, what has been beyond understanding in this Test is the fact that spinners have overstepped on more occasions than fast bowlers.

As compared to 20 no-balls in 190.1 overs in the first innings, Indian bowlers have now bowled another six no-balls in just 28 overs in the ongoing second innings. England, on the other hand, bowled a solitary no-ball in the 95.5 overs they bowled in the first innings.

In the ongoing Pakistan vs South Africa Test match in Rawalpindi, all the bowlers have bowled a total of 23 no-balls with around 45 overs still remaining in the match.

A primary reason behind a sudden surge in no-balls is the third-umpire calling them nowadays as compared to on-field umpires previously.

Most no balls in Test cricket

As far as the most no-balls in Test cricket are concerned, both the ongoing Test matches are still far away from registering an unwanted milestone either in an innings or in a complete match.

Most no-balls in an innings

No balls	Overs	Team	Against	Ground	Year	NB per Over
40	107.4	England	West Indies	St. John’s	1986	0.37
40	140.5	Australia	West Indies	Adelaide	1989	0.28
39	101.5	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	Lahore	2002	0.38
38	122	Pakistan	West Indies	Georgetown	1988	0.31
37	63	Australia	West Indies	Perth	1988	0.58

Most no-balls in a Test match

No balls	Overs	Team	Against	Ground	Year	NB per Over
103	395.2	West Indies	Pakistan	Bridgetown	1987	0.26
90	384.4	Australia	West Indies	Perth	1988	0.23
81	393.2	West Indies	England	Bridgetown	1994	0.2
79	425.1	West Indies	England	Bridgetown	1974	0.18
78	427.5	West Indies	Australia	Bridgetown	1999	0.18

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