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Highest Team Score in Test Matches

Highest team scores in Test match in an innings is made by Sri Lanka is 952 for 6 dec against India in August 1997 at Premadasa stadium in Colombo. Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama's 576 partnership helps Sri Lanka to create world records for the biggest total by a test team.

Sri Lanka breaks record 59-year old records of England declared on 903 for 7 against Australia at The Oval, London in 1938 Ashes series. England won the match by an innings and 579 runs, the biggest victory by any team against anyone till date.

Till now Sri Lanka and England only teams scores more than 900 runs in a single innings in Test cricket.

849 by England is the only total in 800s, made in a timeless test match at Sabina Park in Jamaica against West Indies back in April-1930.

Highest test score by country are:
Sri Lanka -- 952 for 6 dec against India in 1997 at Colombo (RPS).
England -- 903 for 7 dec against Australia in 1938 at the The Oval.
West Indies -- 790 for 3 dec against Pakistan in 1958 at Kingston.
Pakistan -- 765 for 6 dec against Sri Lanka on 2009 at Karachi.
Australia -- 758 for 8 dec against West Indies in 1955 at Kingston.
India -- 759 for 7 dec against England in 2016 at Chepauk, Chennai
South Africa -- 682 for 6 dec against England in 2003 at the Lord's.
New Zealand -- 690 against Pakistan in 2004 at Sharjah.
Bangladesh -- 638 against Sri Lanka in 2013 at Galle.
Zimbabwe -- 563 for 9 dec against West Indies in 2001 at Harare.

Following list of highest scores in Test Cricket (above 700).
Scores Team Against Venue Date
952/6d Sri Lanka India Colombo (RPS) 2 Aug 1997
903/7d England Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
849 England West Indies Kingston 3 Apr 1930
823/7 England Pakistan Multan 10 Oct 2024
790/3d West Indies Pakistan Kingston 26 Feb 1958
765/6d Pakistan Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
760/7d Sri Lanka India Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
759/7d India England Chennai 19 Dec 2016
758/8d Australia West Indies Kingston 11 Jun 1955
756/5d Sri Lanka South Africa Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
751/5d West Indies England St John's 10 Apr 2004
749/9d West Indies England Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
747 West Indies South Africa St John's 29 Apr 2005
735/6d Australia Zimbabwe Perth 9 Oct 2003
730/6d Sri Lanka Bangladesh Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
729/6d Australia England Lord's 27 Jun 1930
726/9d India Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 2 Dec 2009
713/3d Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004
710/7d England India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
708 Pakistan England The Oval 6 Aug 1987
707 India Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
705/7d India Australia Sydney 2 Jan 2004
701 Australia England The Oval 18 Aug 1934
See also:
• Highest Total in One-day Internationas (ODIs)
• Highest Total in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is)
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