Graham Gooch to Shubman Gill – Most Runs in a Test Match in History

Scoring a century in Test cricket is a prestigious milestone — but scoring huge runs in both innings of the same match? That’s a hallmark of greatness. Only a select few have dominated all five days of a Test match with double hundreds and beyond.

Let’s explore the top 15 highest run aggregates in a single Test match, including an Indian record recently shattered by Shubman Gill.

🔝 Top 15: Most Runs in a Single Test Match (Ranked)

Rank	Player	Country	Match Details	Scores	Total Runs
1	Graham Gooch	England	vs India, Lord’s, 1990	333 & 123	456
2	Shubman Gill	India	vs England, Edgbaston, 2025	269 & 161	430
3	Mark Taylor	Australia	vs Pakistan, Peshawar, 1998	334* & 92	426
4	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	vs Bangladesh, Chittagong, 2014	319 & 105	424
5	Brian Lara	West Indies	vs England, St Johns, 2024	400*	400
6	GS Chappel	Australia	vs New Zealand, Wellington, 01 Mar, 1974	247* & 133	380
7	A Sandham	England	vs West Indies, Kingston, 03 Apr 1930	325 & 50	375
8	Brian Lara	West Indies	vs England, St John’s, 16 Apr 1994	375	375
9	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	vs South Africa, Colombo, 27 Jul 2006	374	374
10	GS Sobers	West Indies	vs Pakistan, Kingston, 1958	365*	365
11	L Hutton	England	vs Australia, The Oval, 20 Aug 1938	364	364
12	Graeme Smith	South Africa	England, Birmingham, 24 Jul 2003	277 & 85	362
13	Hanif Mohammad	Pakistan	vs West Indies, Bridgetown, 1958	17 & 354	354
14	Brian Lara	West Indies	vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2001	221 & 130	351
15	Younis Khan	Pakistan	vs India, Bengaluru, 2005	267 & 84*	351

🌟 Shubman Gill’s Record-Breaking Performance

In July 2025, Shubman Gill etched his name in cricketing folklore by scoring 269 in the first innings and following it up with a majestic 161 in the second at Edgbaston.

🏏 Total Runs: 430
🏆 Record: Highest by an Indian in a single Test match
🌍 World Rank: 2nd highest in Test history
🔥 Remarkable: First batter ever with both 250+ and 150+ scores in one Test

🧠 Why This Feat is So Rare

Scoring over 300 in a match requires:
– Tremendous physical and mental endurance
– Adaptability to pitch deterioration and bowling variation
– Concentration over 5 days
– The ability to reset mentally between innings

Only the elite of the elite manage to produce such double-blow performances.

🏁 Final Thoughts

From Gooch’s historic 456 to Gill’s modern masterpiece, these records are timeless monuments to batting greatness. In an age of fast-paced cricket, such monumental Test performances prove that red-ball cricket still reigns supreme for pure cricketing excellence.

As future stars emerge, who will challenge the top spot? Only time — and the red cherry — will tell.

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