There is nothing more hurting than a Test match loss. For a game that runs for a maximum of 5 days and 450 overs between two teams, it will always hurt when you end on the losing side.
England, the only team to play more than 1000 Test matches, is also the only team to lose more than 300 Test matches, thereby leading this list.
You can find below the top Test team sorted in the order of their number of losses in Test cricket. (You can also sort the teams according to their Loss%).
Teams with Most Losses in Test Cricket
TEAMS | TEST LOSSES | TESTS PLAYED | LOSS% |
---|---|---|---|
England | 328 | 1084 | 30.25 |
Australia | 233 | 873 | 26.69 |
West Indies | 216 | 584 | 36.98 |
New Zealand | 189 | 478 | 39.53 |
India | 184 | 589 | 31.23 |
South Africa | 161 | 472 | 34.11 |
Pakistan | 148 | 465 | 31.82 |
Sri Lanka | 127 | 325 | 39.08 |
Bangladesh | 111 | 152 | 73.02 |
Zimbabwe | 80 | 124 | 64.51 |
Ireland | 7 | 10 | 70.00 |
Afghanistan | 6 | 11 | 54.54 |
ICC World XI | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
Key Stats
Australia, You can find the complete Ashes stats here.