Most Runs Test Match: Rawalpindi Test: PAK vs ENG – The first Test match in Rawalpindi set the world record for the most runs in a 5-day Test. 1768 runs were scored in Rawalpindi with England registering a 74-run win on Monday. The highest record for most runs in a Test match still belongs to South Africa and England afer 1981 runs were scored in Kingsmead in 1939. However, the match was played on for 9 days. Follow PAK vs ENG Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Most runs in a Test match:
- 1981 Runs – South Africa vs England at Kingsmead in 1939
- 1815 Runs – West Indies vs England at Sabina Park in 1930
- 1768 Runs – Pakistan vs England at Rawalpindi in 2022
Most runs in a Test match
| Match | Ground | Home Side | Away Side | Runs | Wkts | Result | |
| 1 | 03/03/1939 | Kingsmead | South Africa (530 & 481) | England (316 & 5/654) | 1981 | 35 | Match drawn |
| 2 | 03/04/1930 | Sabina Park | West Indies (286 & 5/408) | England (849 & 9/272 dec) | 1815 | 34 | Match drawn |
| 3 | 05/12/2022 | Rawalpindi | Pakistan (579 & 268) | England (657 & 264/7 dec) | 1768 | 37 | England win by 74 runs |
| 4 | 24/01/1969 | Adelaide Oval | Australia (533 & 9/339) | West Indies (276 & 616) | 1764 | 39 | Match drawn |
| 5 | 14/01/1921 | Adelaide Oval | Australia (354 & 582) | England (447 & 370) | 1753 | 40 | Australia won by 119 runs |
Most Runs in a Test match: Batters set the stage on fire in Rawalpindi – The match started on a bright note for England, as many as four centuries were hit on day one. England finished day one on a record 506, which is the fifth highest on day one of a Test match. The Ben Stokes-led finished on a humongous 657. Babar Azam-led side responded fittingly by posting 579.
While the Test match seemed to be heading toward a draw, England attacked in the third innings and boldly declared on 264 setting Pakistan a target of 353. Bowlers had a torrid time in the middle as the pitch had nothing in for bowlers.
ENG vs PAK: Records broken in the Rawalpindi Test
England are now the first team to score 500 runs on the opening day of a Test. The record had previously belonged to Australia, who had scored 494 runs against South Africa in Sydney in 1910.
— England fell just three runs short of the record for most runs scored in any given day of a Test hosted in Asia; Sri Lanka, who scored 509 runs on Day 2 against Bangladesh at Colombo’s P Sara Oval, still holds that record.
— The 506 runs scored by England stand at the fifth spot in the record for most runs collected on any given day of a Test.
— The score of 506/4, however, is the highest score by an away team across any given day of a Test
– Two 200-plus stands registered by Pak and ENG opening batters also happened first ever in Test cricket.
Most Runs Test match: England, Pakistan set WORLD Record in Rawalpindi 1st Test, Batsmen make merry on Flat pitch with 1768 runs in 1 match – Check out
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