Test cricket is considered to be the most difficult format of cricket. Here, not just strength, patience, technology, mental strength and understanding of situations matters. It is difficult to make a big score while playing in a Test match for five days. Today we will tell you about the top 5 biggest innings of Test cricket
5 largest innings in the history of Test cricket
Sri Lanka vs India (1997) & nbsp;
In the India vs Sri Lanka Test match played in Colombo, the Sri Lankan team did such a charisma, which has not been broken yet. Sri Lanka declared the innings by scoring 952 runs for 6 wickets in the first innings. This is the biggest score of any team in Test history so far. In this match, Sanath Jayasuriya played 340 runs and Roshan Mahanama played the best innings of 225 runs. This match between India vs Sri Lanka was a draw.
England vs. Australia (1938) & nbsp;
England’s name comes second in this list. In the Test match played at The Oval in 1938, England scored a score of 903/7 against Australia. After this, Australia’s team was reduced to 201 runs and the match ended by one innings and 579 runs.
England vs West Indies (1930)
On 3 April 1930, England scored 849 runs in the first innings in Kingston. This Test match was a draw but by making such a big innings, England had won their batting iron.
England vs Pakistan (2024)
On 7 October 2024, England scored 823/7 runs against Pakistan in Multan and won the match. The special thing is that England had achieved this score in just 150 overs, so that his aggressive batting can be gauged.
West Indies vs Pakistan (1958)
West Indies team is at number five in this list. On 26 February 1958, West Indies scored 790 runs against Pakistan in Kingston by losing just three wickets. It was also a memorable win which included Garfield Sobers’s double century.
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