Graham Gooch of England leads the chart for scoring the most runs in a test match. He scored 333 runs in the first innings and 123 in the second innings. In total, he scored 456 runs in a single test match. All these runs came against India at Lord’s. Mark Taylor of Australia is ranked second in the list of most runs scored in a test match. Against Pakistan, he scored 334 runs in the first innings and 92 runs in the second. In total, he scored 426 runs at Peshawar. Third on the list is Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara who scored 319 runs in the first innings & 105 runs in the second innings. In total, he scored 424 runs against Bangladesh at Chattogram in a single test match.
There are only 8 instances where a batsman has scored 375 runs or more in a single test match. These players are from countries like – England, Australia, Sri Lanka & West Indies.
Australian players have scored 375 runs or more in a single test match for most no. of times – 3. The names of these players are – Mark Taylor (426), Greg Chappell (380) & Matthew Hayden (380). At the same time, the English & West Indian players have scored 375 runs or more twice each. From England, Graham Gooch (456) & Andy Sandham (375). From West Indies, Brian Lara has done it twice. He had scored 400 & 375 runs respectively in the 2 test matches against England.

S No.PlayerTeamOpposition1st2ndRunsGround
1Graham GoochEnglandv India333123456Lord’s
2Mark TaylorAustraliav Pakistan33492426Peshawar
3Kumar SangakkaraSri Lankav Bangladesh319105424Chattogram
4Brian LaraWest Indiesv England400–400St John’s
5Greg ChappellAustraliav New Zealand247133380Wellington
6Matthew HaydenAustraliav Zimbabwe380–380Perth
7Andy SandhamEnglandv West Indies32550375Kingston
8Brian LaraWest Indiesv England375DNB375St John’s
9Mahea JayawardeneSri Lankav South Africa374–374Colombo (SSC)
10Sir Gary SobersWest Indiesv Pakistan365–365Kingston
11Sir Leonard HuttonEnglandv Australia364–364The Oval
12Graeme SmithSouth Africav England27785362Birmingham
13Hanif MohammadPakistanv West Indies17337354Bridgetown
14Brian LaraWest Indiesv Sri Lanka221130351Colombo (SSC)
15Younis KhanPakistanv India26784351Bengaluru
16Doug WaltersAustraliav West Indies242103345Sydney
17Sunil GavaskarIndiav West Indies124220344Port of Spain
18Stephen FlemingNew Zealandv Sri Lanka27469343Colombo (PSS)
19Andy FlowerZimbabwev South Africa142199341Harare
20Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lankav India340–340Colombo (RPS)
21VVS LaxmanIndiav Australia59281340Eden Gardens
22Wally HammondEnglandv New Zealand336–336Auckland
23David WarnerAustraliav Pakistan335–335Adelaide
24Don BradmanAustraliav England334–334Leeds
25Chris GayleWest Indiesv Sri Lanka333–333Galle
26Sourav GangulyIndiav Pakistan23991330Bengaluru
27Martin CroweNew Zealandv Sri Lanka30299329Wellington
28Inzamam-ul-HaqPakistanv New Zealand329–329Lahore
29Michael ClarkeAustraliav India329–329Sydney
30Ross TaylorNew Zealandv Australia29036326Perth
Table Showing: Top 30 batsmen with the most runs in a test match

FAQs

1. Which batsmen scored the most runs in a test match?

Graham Gooch of England scored 456 runs against India at Lord’s. This is the highest runs a player has scored in a single test match. He scored 333 in the first innings and 123 runs in the second innings.

2. Which player scored the most runs against Australia in a test match?

Sir Leonard Hutton of England scored 364 runs against Australia in a single inning of a test match at The Oval.

3. Which player features the list of most runs in a test match more than 2 times?

Brian Lara of West Indies features the list of most runs in a test match 3 times, the most by anyone. He had scored 400, 375 & 351 against England and Sri Lanka respectively.

4. Which is the only Zimbabwe player to feature in the list?

Andy Flower is the only Zimbabwe player to feature in the list of most runs in a test match. He scored a total of 341 runs in total, 142 and 199 in the first and second innings in a match against South Africa at Harare

Similar Posts