Top 10 Highest Team Score in Test Cricket Innings

In this article, we are going to discuss the top 10 highest team scores in test cricket innings.

10 Highest Team Score in Test Cricket Innings

1. Sri Lanka 952/6d vs. India-Highest Team Score in Test Cricket Innings

• The Sri Lankan cricket team has the highest team score in test cricket innings.
• In the year 1997, Sri Lanka scored 952/6d against India.
• In this match, while batting first, India declared its innings on 537/8, scoring a considerable run total in the first innings. Sachin Tendulkar scored 143 runs and became the highest run scorer for India.
• Apart from Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin and Navjot Singh Sidhu scored 126 and 111 runs, respectively, for India.
• In response, Sri Lankan batters also made a huge pile of runs. Sri Lanka declared its innings on 952/6, resulting in the match draw.
• Sanath Jayasuriya became the highest run scorer in this match by scoring 340 runs.
• Apart from Jayasuriya, Roshan Mahanama and Aravinda de Silva scored 225 and 126 runs in this match.
• Sanath Jayasuriya became the man of the match for scoring 340 runs and taking three wickets.

2. England 903/7d vs. Australia-Second Highest Team Score in Test Cricket Innings

• The English cricket team has the second-highest team score in test cricket innings.
• In the year 1938, England scored 903/7d against Australia.
• In this match, while batting first, England declared its innings on 903/7, scoring a considerable run total in the first innings. Leonard Hutton scored 364 runs and became the highest run scorer for England in the match.
• Apart from Hutton, Maurice Leyland, and Joe Hardstaff also played crucial knocks of 187 and 169 runs in the match.
• In response, Australia scored 201 and 123 in their first and second innings, resulting in England winning by an innings and 579 runs.

3. England 849 vs. West Indies-Third Highest Team Scores in Test Cricket Innings

• The Sri Lankan cricket team has the highest team score in test cricket innings history.
• In the year 1930, England scored 849 against West Indies
• In this match, while batting first England scored a massive run total of 849 runs scored in the first inning. Andy Sandham scored 325 runs and became the highest run scorer for England in the match.
• Apart from Andy Sandham, Les Ames scored an important knock of 149 runs in the match.
• In response, West Indies scored 286 and 408 in their first and second innings.
• England too scored 272 runs in their second inning
• The result of the match was drawn.

4. West Indies 790/3d vs. Pakistan-Fourth Highest Team Score in Test Cricket Innings

• West Indies scored the fourth-highest test match runs in an inning against Pakistan in 1958, scoring 790/3d in their first inning.
• While batting first, Pakistan had 328 runs in that match in their first inning. In response, West Indies scored a massive run total of 790/3d in their first inning.
• Garry Sobers scored 365 runs for the West Indies and became the highest run scorer in this match.
• Pakistani batters only managed to score 288 runs in their second inning resulting in West Indian victory by an inning of 174 runs.

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5. Pakistan 765/6d Vs Sri Lanka-Fifth Highest Team Score In Test Cricket Innings

• Pakistan scored the fifth highest team score in test innings against Sri Lanka in 2009 Karachi.
• In this match, Sri Lanka scored a massive run total of 644/7d in their first inning. Mahela Jayawardene scored 240 runs, the highest for Sri Lanka.
• Thilan Samaraweera also scored 231 runs for Sri Lanka in this match.
• In response, Pakistan declared its first inning on 765/6. Pakistani captain Younis Khan scored 313 runs and became the highest run scorer in this match.
• Kamran Akmal also scored an essential knock of 158 runs in the match.
• In its second inning, Sri Lanka scored 144/5, resulting in the match draw.
• Younis Khan won the Player of the Match award for his exceptional batting performance in this match.

6. Sri Lanka 760/7d Vs India-Sixth Highest Team Score In Test Cricket Innings

• The Sri Lankan team has scored the sixth-highest team score in test cricket.
• In 2009, Sri Lanka scored 760/7 in their first inning in response to India’s 426 runs.
• If we talk about Indian batting, then Rahul Dravid played a knock of 177 runs and became the highest run scorer from India. MS Dhoni also scored 110 runs in this match, which helped India to score 426 runs in the first inning.
• Sri Lankan star batsman Mahela Jayawardene scored the highest 275 runs in the match. Apart from Jayawardene, Prasanna Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan also scored 154 and 112 runs resulting in a 760 run score by the Sri Lankan team.
• India scored 412 runs in their second innings resulting in the match draw.
• Mahela Jayawardene won the Man of the Match award for his excellent batting performance.

7. India 759/7d Vs England-Seventh Highest Team Score In Test Cricket Innings

• The Indian cricket team scored the seventh-highest team score in the test cricket innings.
• In 2016, India scored a massive run score of 759/7 in the first inning.
• In the match, England scored 477 runs in their first innings. Moen Ali scored the highest 144 runs for the English side. Apart from Ali, Joe Root scored a vital knock of 88 runs.
• In response, India had a massive score in the first innings by declaring the innings 759/6. Karun Nair became the highest run scorer in this match by scoring 303 runs for India.
• Apart from Nair, KL Rahul also scored 199 runs resulting in a massive pile of runs against English batsmen.
• In the second inning, English batters only managed to score 207 runs resulting in the Indian side winning the match by an innings and 75 runs.

8. Australia 758/8d Vs West Indies-Eighth Highest Team Score In Test Cricket Innings

• Australia has the record for the eighth-highest team score in test cricket.
• In the match against West Indies in 1955, Australia 758/8d in the first inning of the game in response to the West Indies’ 357 runs in the first inning.
• Neil Harvey from Australia scored 204 runs and became the highest run scorer in this match.
• Ron Archer, Colin McDonald, Richie Benaud, and Keith Miller scored crucial knocks of 128, 127, 121, and 109 runs.
• West Indies only managed to score 319 runs in their second innings resulting in the Australians winning the match by an innings and 82 runs.

9. Sri Lanka 756/5d vs. South Africa Highest Team Score In Test Cricket Innings

• Sri Lanka has the record for the ninth-highest run score in the innings of test cricket.
• In the match against South Africa in 2006, Sri Lanka scored 756/5d in the first inning of the game in response to South Africa’s 169 runs in the first inning.
• Mahela Jayawardene from Sri Lanka scored 374 runs and became the highest run scorer in this match.
• Kumar Sangakkara also scored a total of 287 runs resulting in Sri Lanka scoring a colossal total against South Africa.
• South Africa scored 434 runs in their second inning but eventually lost the game by an inning and 153 runs.
• Mahela Jayawardene won the player of the match award for his excellent batting performance.

10. West Indies 751/5d Vs England-Tenth Highest Team Score In Test Cricket Innings

• West Indies scored the tenth-highest team score in test cricket.
• In 2004, while batting first, West Indies scored a giant 751/5d against England.
• This is the iconic match in which Brain Lara scored the highest individual runs 400 in the history of test cricket.
• Apart from Lara, Ridley Jacobs also knocked out 107 runs against England.
• In response, they had 285 runs in their first inning, were forced to play follow-on the innings, and managed to survive in the second inning for the remaining day of the match resulting in the Draw.
• Brian Lara won the Man of the Match award for his record run score in this match.