In test cricket, teams have the chance to score runs as much as they want, but test cricket is not so easy, it gives you challenges to score runs. But there are some teams who have crossed those challenges and put up mammoth totals on the board. Here in this article, we are going to talk about such a team with the highest total in test cricket history. Teams with Highest Total in Test Cricket Team Score Opposition Ground Sri Lanka 952 India Colombo (RPS) England 903 Australia The Oval England 849 West Indies Kingston England 823 Pakistan Multan West Indies 790 Pakistan Kingston Sri Lanka (952 vs India,1997) Image Source: ESPN The first position on our list of teams with the highest in tests is held by Sri Lanka. It was the first Test of the two-match series. In this match Navjyot Singh Sidhu, Tendulkar, and Mohammad Azharuddin that went above a hundred. Sanath Jayasuriya, a man who has bashed India on several occasions, was back again in his unbelievable innings of 340. Roshan Mahanama was another to score a double century, while Aravinda de Silva was unbeaten with 126. Captain Arjun Ranatunga and Mahela Jayawardene also scored fifty as they batted for 271 overs. It is probably obvious that the game ended in a draw. Also Read | All Types of Cricket Shots | Unveiling the Batting Brilliance England (903 vs Australia,1938) Image Source: SportsTiger England is again on the list with their 903 against Australia in 1938, at Kennington Oval Way. This was a thriller between Wally Hammond's England and Don Bradman's Australia. England, who were mainly on the receiving end of the Bradman bashings, had their moment to turn the tables in the fifth Test. England was behind in the five-match series by 0-1 and needed to win the game. Len Hutton, surely one of the all-time greats in the game, was the hero for England. Innings by Hutton actually turned out to be 364 runs, making it a record for longest individual innings and the highest individual score. Maurice Leyland contributed 187, while Joe Hardstaff chipped in with 169, as England went on to post a humongous total of 903/7. The story behind this match goes like Hammond declared early for only because Bradman was ruled out of the match after an injury while fielding. England continued to destroy the Aussies without Bradman and bowled them out for 201 and 123 to win by an innings and 579 runs. England (849 vs West Indies,1930) Image Source: Cricnerds England is appearing another time on our list with their 849 runs against the West Indies in 1930 during their tour of the West Indies. In this match, England required a good first innings score in the fourth Test, and they achieved this total. The opening batsman, Andy Sandham, scored 325 runs while Les Ames scored 149 runs. The remaining four of the English top six registered their fifties, with which they batted for 258 overs. The match resulted in a draw. George Headly played one of the finest match-saving innings in the history of cricket, scoring 223 in the fourth inning. Also Read | Surprising Cricket Facts You Didn’t Know! Test Your Knowledge England (823 vs Pakistan, 2024) Image Source: ESPN England is on number four on our list, and they have made it into the list in recent times against Pakistan in Multan. In this match, the Pakistan team batted first on the batting track of Multan, and they managed to score 556 runs in their first inning. But England responded bravely as their opener started well, but the real damage was done by England’s former skipper Joe Root and Harry Brook. Joe Root scored brilliant 262 runs, and Brook just broke the records with his humongous inning of 317 in just 322 balls. At the end, England posted 823 runs on the board and won the match by one inning and 47 runs. West Indies (790 vs Pakistan,1958) Image Source: ESPN The fifth on the list of teams with the highest total is the West Indies, which scored 790 against Pakistan in the 1958 series at Kingston, Jamaica. Under one of the greatest stars of all time who was only into his fourth year in international cricket, the marvelous Gary Sobers. Pakistan, batting first, could only manage 328 runs in the first inning. In response, West Indies opening batsman Conrad Hunte made 260 while Sobers pounded a magnificent 365. The pair staged a mammoth partnership of 446 runs for the second wicket. Sobers went on to remain not out as the West Indies declared the innings at 790/3. The hosts won the Test by an innings and 174 runs after they bowled out the visitors at 288 in the third inning. Conclusion All said, these record-breaking performances for Test cricket reflect the sheer will, skills, and resilience of sides that have made history. Such high totals do not merely call for excellence from individual players but also perfect teamwork. The game goes on to evolve from their monumental scores to its rich legacy, then to realize even greater feats to date. Whether it's thrills for the fans or benchmarks for new ones, these teams have really epitomized the spirit of Test cricket.