Highest Individual Score in Test

Highest Individual Score in Test is the ultimate benchmark of a batter's explosive power, physical endurance, and unwavering concentration over long durations. This prestigious record is held by the West Indian legend Brian Lara.

In 2004, Lara scored a monumental 400 not out against England, becoming the first and only player in the history of Test cricket to reach the 400-run milestone in a single innings. He is followed by Australia's Matthew Hayden, who scored 380. As of April 2026, while the modern game has become faster, Lara’s 22-year-old record remains the "Everest" of batting. The closest challenge from a modern player was David Warner’s 335* in 2019. This statistic is more than a number; it represents a marathon of the spirit, often requiring a batter to remain at the crease for over 12 hours of high-stakes play.

RANK 1

Brian Lara

400

Runs

11953

RANK 2

Matthew Hayden

380

Runs

8625

RANK 3

Mahela Jayawardene

374

Runs

11814

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Brian Lara	131	232	11953	19753	400	52.88	60.51	6	1559	88	48	34
2	Matthew Hayden	103	184	8625	14349	380	50.73	60.1	14	1049	82	29	30
3	Mahela Jayawardene	149	252	11814	22959	374	49.84	51.45	15	1387	61	50	34
4	Wiaan Mulder SA	24	40	1253	2167	367	35.8	57.82	5	152	17	1	3
5	Sanath Jayasuriya	110	188	6973	10698	340	40.07	65.18	14	910	59	31	14
6	David Warner AUS	112	205	8786	12517	335	44.59	70.19	8	1036	69	37	26
7	Mark Taylor	104	186	7525	18140	334	43.49	41.48	13	727	9	40	19
8	Graham Gooch	118	215	8900	18075	333	42.58	49.23	6	1079	25	46	20
9	Chris Gayle WI	103	182	7214	11970	333	42.18	60.26	11	1046	98	37	15
10	Michael Clarke	115	198	8643	15456	329	49.1	55.92	22	978	39	27	28
11	Kumar Sangakkara	134	233	12400	22882	319	57.4	54.19	17	1491	51	52	38
12	Virender Sehwag	104	180	8586	10441	319	49.34	82.23	6	1233	91	32	23
13	Younis Khan	118	213	10099	19375	313	52.05	52.12	19	1082	70	33	34
14	Hashim Amla	124	215	9282	18573	311	46.64	49.97	16	1170	14	41	28
15	Karun Nair	10	15	579	896	303	41.35	64.62	1	70	4	1	1
16	Azhar Ali	97	180	7142	17033	302	42.26	41.93	11	694	22	35	19
17	Brendon McCullum	101	176	6453	9989	302	38.64	64.6	9	776	107	31	12
18	Martin Crowe	77	131	5444	12190	299	45.36	44.65	11	659	27	18	17
19	Alastair Cook	161	291	12472	26562	294	45.35	46.95	16	1442	11	57	33
20	Sir Viv Richards	121	182	8540	0	291	50.23	0	12	0	84	45	24
21	Ross Taylor NZ	112	196	7683	12957	290	44.66	59.29	24	932	55	35	19
22	VVS Laxman	134	225	8781	17785	281	45.97	49.37	34	1135	5	56	17
23	Javed Miandad	124	189	8832	0	280	52.57	0	21	0	48	43	23
24	AB de Villiers	114	191	8765	16077	278	50.66	54.51	18	1024	64	46	22
25	Graeme Smith	117	205	9265	15525	277	48.25	59.67	13	1165	24	38	27
26	Zaheer Abbas	78	124	5062	0	274	44.79	0	11	0	22	20	12
27	Graeme Pollock	23	41	2256	0	274	60.97	0	4	0	11	11	7
28	Adam Voges	20	31	1485	2667	269	61.87	55.68	7	186	5	4	5
29	Graham Yallop	39	70	2756	0	268	41.13	0	3	276	1	9	8
30	Aravinda de Silva	93	159	6361	0	267	42.97	0	11	0	48	22	20
31	Zak Crawley ENG	64	117	3586	5475	267	31.18	65.49	2	499	13	21	5
32	Dave Houghton	22	36	1464	3221	266	43.05	45.45	2	168	12	4	4
33	Tom Latham NZ	91	164	6261	13064	264	39.62	47.92	6	705	22	31	16
34	Joe Root ENG	163	298	13943	24242	262	51.07	57.51	25	1492	46	66	41
35	Dennis Amiss	50	88	3612	0	262	46.3	0	10	427	3	11	11
36	Marlon Samuels	71	127	3917	8219	260	32.64	47.65	7	537	32	24	7
37	Ryan Rickelton SA	15	27	897	1697	259	37.37	52.85	3	106	7	1	2
38	Ben Stokes ENG	120	216	7216	12348	258	34.85	58.43	9	828	136	37	14
39	Ricky Ponting	168	287	13378	22782	257	51.85	58.72	29	1509	73	62	41
40	Wasim Akram	104	147	2898	0	257	22.64	0	19	0	57	7	3
41	Virat Kohli IND	123	210	9230	16608	254	46.85	55.57	13	1027	30	31	30
42	Kane Williamson NZ	108	192	9461	18198	251	54.68	51.98	19	1056	28	38	33
43	Sachin Tendulkar	200	329	15921	0	248	53.78	54.09	33	2058	69	68	51
44	Geoff Boycott	108	193	8114	0	246	47.72	0	23	0	8	42	22
45	Hashmatullah Shahidi AFG	10	19	757	1596	246	54.07	47.43	5	85	1	2	2
46	Kusal Mendis SL	73	135	4757	8116	245	36.87	58.61	6	572	52	22	10
47	Shoaib Malik	35	60	1898	4155	245	35.14	45.67	6	239	17	8	3
48	Dimuth Karunaratne SL	99	189	7172	13913	244	39.4	51.54	7	760	12	39	16
49	Mayank Agarwal	21	36	1488	2782	243	41.33	53.48	0	189	28	6	4
50	Clive Lloyd	110	175	7515	0	242	46.67	0	14	0	70	39	19
51	Rachin Ravindra NZ	20	37	1526	2364	240	47.68	64.55	5	170	20	5	4
52	Steven Smith AUS	123	220	10763	19966	239	56.05	53.9	28	1172	67	44	37
53	Sourav Ganguly	113	188	7212	14070	239	42.17	51.25	17	900	57	35	16
54	Saleem Malik	103	154	5768	0	237	43.69	0	22	0	7	29	15
55	Sunil Gavaskar	125	214	10122	15327	236	51.12	66.04	16	1016	26	45	34
56	Taufeeq Umar	44	83	2963	6626	236	37.98	44.71	5	404	4	14	7
57	Ian Bell	118	205	7727	15622	235	42.69	49.46	24	919	39	46	22
58	Rahmat Shah AFG	11	21	970	1820	234	46.19	53.29	0	117	6	5	3
59	Carl Hooper	102	173	5762	11462	233	36.46	50.27	15	633	63	27	13
60	Usman Khawaja AUS	88	159	6229	12757	232	42.95	48.82	14	664	28	28	16
61	Mudassar Nazar	76	116	4114	0	231	38.09	0	8	0	1	17	10
62	Herschelle Gibbs	90	154	6167	12270	228	41.95	50.26	7	887	47	26	14
63	Kevin Pietersen	104	181	8181	13255	227	47.28	61.72	8	985	81	35	23
64	Devon Conway NZ	32	60	2533	4701	227	43.67	53.88	2	320	15	13	7
65	Gordon Greenidge	108	185	7558	0	226	44.72	0	16	0	67	34	19
66	Jonathan Trott	52	93	3835	8128	226	44.08	47.18	6	451	0	19	9
67	Neil McKenzie	58	94	3253	7744	226	37.39	42	7	409	22	16	5
68	Roshan Mahanama	52	89	2576	0	225	29.27	0	1	0	2	11	4
69	Jacques Kallis	166	280	13289	28903	224	55.37	45.97	40	1488	97	58	45
70	MS Dhoni	90	144	4876	8249	224	38.09	59.11	16	544	78	33	6
71	Mohammad Hafeez	55	105	3652	6520	224	37.64	56.01	8	455	28	12	10
72	Mohammad Yousuf	90	156	7530	14372	223	52.29	52.39	12	957	51	33	24
73	Jacques Rudolph	48	83	2622	5984	222	35.43	43.81	9	362	7	11	6
74	Rob Key	15	26	775	1639	221	31	47.28	1	97	2	3	1
75	Mushfiqur Rahim BAN	100	184	6510	13416	219	38.75	48.52	16	747	38	28	13
76	Marcus Trescothick	76	143	5825	10685	219	43.79	54.51	10	831	42	29	14
77	Darren Bravo WI	56	102	3538	7886	218	36.47	44.86	5	404	41	17	8
78	Sanjay Manjrekar	37	61	2043	5282	218	37.14	38.67	6	220	1	9	4
79	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	71	130	4609	7473	217	37.77	61.67	8	556	28	31	5
80	Dean Jones	52	89	3631	7427	216	46.55	48.88	11	361	10	14	11
81	Keith Fletcher	59	96	3272	0	216	39.9	0	14	0	6	19	7
82	David Gower	117	204	8231	16268	215	44.25	50.59	18	979	10	39	18
83	Marnus Labuschagne AUS	63	114	4694	8987	215	44.7	52.23	9	524	15	25	11
84	Abid Ali	16	26	1180	2445	215	49.16	48.26	2	148	5	3	4
85	Mithali Raj	12	19	699	0	214	43.68	39.9	3	86	0	4	1
86	David Lloyd	9	15	552	1342	214	42.46	41.13	2	54	0	0	1
87	Kim Hughes	70	124	4415	0	213	37.41	0	6	444	27	22	9
88	Ellyse Perry AUS-W	15	24	1006	2156	213	59.17	46.66	7	129	2	5	2
89	Kraigg Brathwaite WI	100	193	5950	14571	212	32.51	40.83	10	594	17	31	12
90	Rohit Sharma IND	67	116	4301	7538	212	40.57	57.05	10	473	88	18	12