On 26 January, An amazing record got secured 33 years ago: Happened only twice till now

33 year old strange record set on Republic Day

26 January is celebrated as Republic Day, as the Constitution of India was enforced on 26 January 1950, followed by India becoming a sovereign republic on this day. This day is to remember the strength of Indian democracy and the importance of the Constitution. On January 26, a record was also set in world cricket, which took a long time to break.

New Zealand had won by one run in the second Test of 2023 against England in Wellington. This feat has happened for the second time in the history of cricket. New Zealand bowlers and batters gave brilliant performance in that match, especially when England needed only one run to win. New Zealand turned the match in their favor at this moment.

A Test match, which was played between Australia and West Indies on January 26 1993, which was also won by 1 run. However, since then, it has rarely happened that matches have been won like this. This feat added a great chapter to history of West Indies’ Test career. This historic feat continued for 30 years.

This match was played at Adelaide Oval in 1993, which was a memorable Test match between West Indies and Australia. In that match, West Indies had won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 252 runs. In response, Australian team got reduced to just 213 runs.
West Indies’ second innings was limited to 146 runs, after which Australia got target of 186 in fourth innings.