A day-night Test involving a pink ball, like the red ball Test match, is a five-day Test format. However, in many cases, the match ends by Day 3. The recent day/night pink ball Test match between Australia and the West Indies, in 2024, yielded results on Day 2. Even though a Day 5 Test match in his format is not abnormal too. Notably, the first-ever Test match was played by Australia in 2015 at the Adelaide Oval, which was a Day 3 match. The first-ever Australia vs England pink ball Test happened in 2017, at Adelaide itself. Australia has played two more red-ball Tests against England, with the second Test of the 205-26 Ashes being the fourth one. Well, here we present a detailed analysis, based on available match results, on the average duration of a pink ball Test. Full list of all Pink ball Tests ever played, including the results Date Fixture Venue Toss Result Result Overs played Last Day 1 27 Nov – 1 Dec 2015 Australia vs New Zealand Adelaide Oval, Adelaide New Zealand won, decided to bat Australia won by 3 wickets 242 Day 3 2 13–17 Oct 2016 Pakistan vs West Indies Dubai Int’l Cricket Stadium, Dubai Pakistan, decided to bat Pakistan won by 56 runs 420.1 Day 5 3 24–28 Nov 2016 Australia vs South Africa Adelaide Oval, Adelaide South Africa, elected to bat first Australia won by 7 wickets 323.1 Day 4 4 15–19 Dec 2016 Australia vs Pakistan The Gabba, Brisbane Australia, elected to bat first Australia won by 39 runs 369.1 Day 5 5 17–21 Aug 2017 England vs West Indies Edgbaston, Birmingham England, elected to bat first England won by an innings and 209 runs 228.3 Day 3 6 6–10 Oct 2017 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Dubai Int’l Cricket Stadium, Dubai Sri Lanka, elected to bat first Sri Lanka won by 68 runs 366.1 Day 5 7 2–6 Dec 2017 Australia vs England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide England, elected to field first Australia won by 120 runs 367.3 Day 5 8 26–29 Dec 2017 South Africa vs Zimbabwe St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth South Africa, elected to bat first South Africa won by an innings and 120 runs 151.1 Day 2 9 22–26 Mar 2018 New Zealand vs England Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand, elected to field first New Zealand won by an innings and 49 runs 287.5 Day 5 10 23–27 Jun 2018 West Indies vs Sri Lanka Kensington Oval, Bridgetown West Indies, elected to bat first Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets 200.1 Day 4 11 24–28 Jan 2019 Australia vs Sri Lanka The Gabba, Brisbane Sri Lanka, elected to bat first Australia won by an innings and 40 runs 213.5 Day 3 12 22–26 Nov 2019 India vs Bangladesh Eden Gardens, Kolkata Bangladesh, elected to bat first India won by an innings and 46 runs 161.2 Day 2 13 29 Nov – 3 Dec 2019 Australia vs Pakistan Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Australia, elected to bat first Australia won by an innings and 48 runs 303.4 Day 4 14 12–16 Dec 2019 Australia vs New Zealand Perth Stadium, Perth Australia, elected to bat first Australia won by 296 runs 336.2 Day 4 15 17–21 Dec 2020 Australia vs India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide India, elected to bat first Australia won by 8 wickets 207.4 Day 4 16 24–28 Feb 2021 India vs England Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad England, elected to bat first India won by 10 wickets 140.2 Day 2 17 16–20 Dec 2021 Australia vs England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Australia, elected to bat first Australia won by 275 runs 409 Day 5 18 14–18 Jan 2022 Australia vs England Bellerive Oval, Hobart England, elected to field first Australia won by 146 runs 218.4 Day 3 19 12–16 Mar 2022 India vs Sri Lanka M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru India, elected to bat first India won by 238 runs 223.2 day 3 20 8–12 Dec 2022 Australia vs West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Australia, elected to bat first Australia won by 419 runs 278.2 Day 4 21 16–20 Feb 2023 New Zealand vs England Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui New Zealand, elected to field first England won by 267 runs 260.2 Day 4 22 25–29 Jan 2024 Australia vs West Indies The Gabba, Brisbane West Indies, elected to bat first West Indies won by 8 runs 283.5 Day 4 Match Duration summary (by final day) Among the 22 matches played, 8 matches saw a day 4 finish, which is the most. 6 matches ended on day 5, 5 on Day 3, and 3 on Day 3. Final Day Matches Day 2 3 matches Day 3 5 matches Day 4 8 matches Day 5 6 matches Overall Average Match Duration (as per overs played) Notably, 11 matches were played in the range of 300 to 400 overs. Its the most, with the 400+ overs seen in only two pink ball Tests. An average of 272.33 overs have been played in a pink ball Test so far. Overs Played Number of matches 100–200 overs 3 200–300 overs 11 300–400 overs 6 400+ overs 2 Read also: The Gabba: Brisbane’s Historic Ashes Cricket Fortress SENA-Based Match Duration Averages SENA countries: Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa Average match duration involving at least ONE SENA team: 272 overs (approximately) Average match duration where BOTH teams are SENA (Example: Aus vs Eng, Eng vs NZ): 305.5 overs (approximately) Average match duration where EXACTLY ONE team is SENA: 242 overs (approximately) South Asian Countries Match Duration: South Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh Average duration involving at least ONE South Asian team: 260.4 overs (approximately) Average duration where BOTH teams are South Asian: (Example: India vs Bangladesh, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka): 250.2 overs (approximately) Average duration where EXACTLY ONE team is from South Asia: 265 overs (approximately) Match duration on fields (based on overs) IN SENA countries, a pink ball Test lasts on average around 280 overs, which is longer in compared to those in South Asian fields. In the South Asian fields, including Dubai, an average pink ball Test spans around 262.2 overs.