Top 5 : Most Runs In A Test Match By Player

Last updated on October 21st, 2025 at 03:17 pm

To the record of the Most Runs In A Test Match by a player, Graham Gooch makes it first to the list while Shubman Gill finds himself second.

Mark Taylor has the appearance at third place, followed by the fastest 10000 Test runs players : Kumar Sangakkara at fourth place & Brian Lara at the fifth place.

Overall, 5 batters have aggregated 400+ runs in a Test till date, four of them a captain of the side.

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Most Runs In A Test Match Both Innings : Top 5, Who Has Scored The Most Runs In A Test Match ?

No.	Player	Runs	1st Inns	2nd Inns	Venue	Team	Vs	Year
1	G Gooch	456	333	123	Lord’s	ENG	IND	1990
2	S Gill	430	269	161	Birmingham	IND	ENG	2025
3	M Taylor	426	334*	92	Peshawar	AUS	PAK	1998
4	K Sangakkara	424	319	105	Chattogram	SL	BAN	2014
5	B Lara	400	400*	–	St John’s	WI	ENG	2004

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Graham Gooch 456 Runs : World Record For Most Runs In A Test Match, Graham Gooch 333 – 3rd Highest Score In Tests For England, When Did Graham Gooch Score 333 ? Former England Captain Graham Gooch Stats

Graham Gooch, one of the most prolific runs scorer of all times, in the First Class cricket & the List A cricket, holds the record for the most runs in a Test match by scoring 456 runs versus India, in 1990.

In the 1st Test match(at Lord’s) of the IND Vs ENG Test Series 1990, the former England captain had his highest Test score of – 333 in the 1st innings while 123 in the 2nd.

	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Position
1st Inns –	333	485	43	3	1st
2nd Inns –	123	113	13	4	1st

Also, the most runs in India Vs England Test series 1990 player claimed a wicket in the match & helped his team win by 247 runs.

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430 runs aggregated by Shubman Gill against England became the 2nd most in this record.

For India, Sunil Gavaskar held the record previously : 344 versus West Indies, at Port of Spain(1971).

The Indian skipper had the scores of 269(1st inns) & 161(2nd inns), in the 2nd Test(Birmingham) of the Ind Vs Eng Test series 2025. This lead India to a 336 runs win.

	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Position
1st Inns –	269	387	30	3	4th
2nd Inns –	161	162	13	8	4th

Also, he became just the second batter to register 150+ in both innings of a Test match after Allan Border(150* & 153) doing so against Pakistan, in 1980.

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Former Australian Left Handed Batsman Mark Taylor 334 : 3rd Most Runs A Test Match – Australia Vs Pakistan 1998, Mark Taylor Stats In Test Cricket

Arguably amongst the finest captains in cricket history, Mark Taylor stands 3rd in respect of the most runs in a Test match by a batsman.

The former Australian left-handed opener did that in the 2nd Test(at Peshawar) of Australia Vs Pakistan Test Series 1998.

He had a monumental Triple century in the 1st innings, eventually finishing on 334* as he declared the innings & 92 in the 2nd innings.

	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Position
1st Inns –	334*	564	32	1	1st
2nd Inns –	92	159	11	0	1st

The match was ended in a draw.

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Fastest 10000 Runs In Test Cricket Player Kumar Sangakkara Highest Score 319 : Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh 2014 Test Match, 424 Kumar Sangakkara Total Runs In The Match, 2006 : Kumar Sangakkara And Mahela Jayawardene 624 Runs Partnership Highest In Test Cricket History

In the 2nd Test match(at Chattogram) of Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Test Series 2014, the all time great cricketer Kumar Sangakkara had his highest Test score of 319 in the 1st innings while 105 in the 2nd innings.

A total of 424 runs Sangakkara had in this Test match – the 4th most runs in a Test match by an individual. Although, the match resulted in a draw.

	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Position
1st Inns –	319	482	32	8	3rd
2nd Inns –	105	144	11	2	3rd

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Highest Score In Test Cricket History Player Brian Lara Stats : 5th Most Runs In A Test Match Total, Most Hundreds In Test Cricket Player For West Indies Brian Lara 400 Most Runs In A Test Match Innings : West Indies Vs England Test Match 2004, Brian Lara 501Highest Score In First Class Cricket

In the 4th Test(at St John’s) against England in 2004, Brian Lara earned the distinction as the first & only player to score 400 in a Test match innings.

One of the greatest batsmen of all times, Lara surpassed – his previous highest score of 375 as well as the previous highest score in Test cricket overall, 380 by Mathew Hayden. The match ended with the result of a draw.

	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Position
1st Inns –	400*	582	43	4	3rd
2nd Inns –	—	—	—	—	—

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