Closest draws in Test cricket

The rain gods saved India from a certain defeat in the first Test at Lord's on Monday.

This provided the 16th instance in Test cricket history of a side hanging onto a draw with 9 wickets down in the fourth innings of a Test. This was the second such instance for India.

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Interestingly first ever such instance also belonged to India -- vs England at Manchester in 1946. Twice India have been at the receiving end -- both times against West Indies.

The following table lists all such instances:

Country	Target	Total	Opponents	Venue	Season
India	278	152-9	England	Manchester	1946
Australia	460	273-9	West Indies	Adelaide	1960-61
England	234	228-9	West Indies	Lord's	1963
England	308	206-9	West Indies	Georgetown	1967-68
Australia	360	339-9	West Indies	Adelaide	1968-69
West Indies	306	251-9	Pakistan	Bridgetown	1976-77
West Indies	369	258-9	Australia	Kingston	1977-78
West Indies	335	197-9	India	Calcutta	1978-79
Australia	247	230-9	New Zealand	Melbourne	1987-88
Pakistan	372	341-9	West Indies	Port-of-Spain	1987-88
New Zealand	288	223-9	Australia	Hobart	1997-98
West Indies	373	207-9	Zimbabwe	Harare	2003-04
England	323	210-9	Sri Lanka	Galle	2003-04
Australia	423	371-9	England	Manchester	2005
West Indies	392	298-9	India	St.John's	2005-06
India	380	282-9	England	Lord's	2007