Sri Lanka [ Images ] set a plethora of records during their massive first innings total of 706 for seven declared against India [ Images ] in the first Test in Ahmedabad [ Images ], on Thursday.
They obliterated England's [ Images ] record of 652 for seven declared to register the highest total against India in India.
Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ], who scored his sixth double century in Tests with a sparking knock of 275, registered the highest individual innings against India in India, going past Younis Khan's [ Images ] 267.
Following are the details:
Highest totals in Test cricket
|
Score |
Team |
Opposition |
Venue |
Season |
|
952-6d |
Sri Lanka |
v India |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997-98 |
|
903-7d |
England |
v Australia [ Images ] |
The Oval |
1938 |
|
849 |
England |
v West Indies [ Images ] |
Kingston [ Images ] |
1929-30 |
|
790-3d |
West Indies |
v Pakistan |
Kingston |
1957-58 |
|
765-6d |
Pakistan |
v Sri Lanka |
Karachi |
2008-09 |
|
760-7d |
Sri Lanka |
v India |
Ahmedabad |
2009-10 |
Highest totals against India in India
|
Total |
Team |
Venue |
Season |
|
760-7d |
Sri Lanka |
Ahmedabad |
2009-10 |
|
652-7d |
England |
Chennai |
1984-85 |
|
644-8d |
West Indies |
Delhi [ Images ] |
1958-59 |
|
631 |
West Indies |
Delhi |
1948-49 |
|
630-6d |
New Zealand [ Images ] |
Mohali |
2003-04 |
Highest individual innings against India
|
Runs |
Batsman |
Venue |
Season |
|
340 |
ST Jayasuriya (SL) |
Colombo (RPS) |
1997-98 |
|
333 |
GA Gooch (Eng) |
Lord's |
1990 |
|
280* |
Javed Miandad [ Images ] (Pak) |
Hyderabad (Pak) |
1982-83 |
|
275 |
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
Ahmedabad |
2009-10 |
|
267 |
Younis Khan (Pak) |
Bangalore |
2004-05 |
Highest individual innings against India in India
|
Runs |
Player |
Venue |
Season |
|
275 |
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
Ahmedabad |
2009-10 |
|
267 |
Younis Khan (Pak) |
Bangalore |
2004-05 |
|
256 |
RB Kanhai (WI) |
Kolkata [ Images ] |
1958-59 |
|
250 |
SFAF Bacchus (WI) |
Kanpur |
1978-79 |
|
242* |
CH Lloyd (WI) |
Mumbai [ Images ] |
1974-75 |
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