The recent Test between South Africa and India in Cape Town, which lasted only 642 legal balls, raised questions about whether it was the shortest Test match of all time. The match saw South Africa being dismissed for 36 and 45, with Australia's Bert Ironmonger being the main destroyer on a rain-affected pitch in 1931-32. However, the Cape Town Test surpassed this record, becoming the shortest on record for Tests with a positive result. India's collapse in the second innings, going from 153