Sri Lanka set a plethora of records during their massive first innings total of 706 for seven declared against India in the first Test in Ahmedabad, on Thursday.
They obliterated England's record of 652 for seven declared to register the highest total against India in India.
Mahela Jayawardene, 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 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 |
The Oval |
1938 |
|
849 |
England |
v West Indies |
Kingston |
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 |
1958-59 |
|
631 |
West Indies |
Delhi |
1948-49 |
|
630-6d |
New Zealand |
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 (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 |
1958-59 |
|
250 |
SFAF Bacchus (WI) |
Kanpur |
1978-79 |
|
242* |
CH Lloyd (WI) |
Mumbai |
1974-75 |
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