West Indies batsman Brian Lara has the highest individual score in Test cricket: he scored 400 not out against England in 2004 to surpass the innings of 380 by Matthew Hayden six months earlier. Lara had held the record before Hayden, with a score of 375 against England 10 years earlier.
Who holds the record for the most runs scored in a single Test match?
As of January 2022, the cricket player that holds the record for the highest individual score in international test match cricket is Brian Lara of the West Indies. The legendary batsman scored a record-breaking 400 not out against England in 2004.
Who scored 300 in ODI?
Don Bradman is international cricket history's only player to score 300+ runs in one day, accomplishing the feat on July 11, 1930.
Who is the most Test winning captain?
Graeme Smith- 53 Wins
He currently holds the record for most wins as captain in Test cricket. In 109 matches, he has won 53 Tests while losing 28 games and drawing 27 games. He is also the only test captain to play in excess of 100 test matches. (109 – 108 as captain for South Africa, and 1 for ICC).
Which team won most Test match?
As of March 2021, the most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 393 of their 830 Tests (47.24%).
18 related questions foundWho scored 300 runs in test?
1- Brian Lara and Chris Gayle (West Indies), Donald Bradman (Australia), and Virender Sehwag (India) are the only batsmen to score 300 plus score more than once in the test matches. 2- The highest score (400) in the test match is achieved by the great Brian Lara.
What is the lowest Test score in cricket?
On December 19, 2020, the Indian cricket team suffered the ignominy of being restricted to its lowest ever total in Test cricket, collapsing to 36/9 in the second innings against Australia on the third morning of the first Day/Night Test at Adelaide Oval.
Who took 5 wickets in IPL?
HIGHLIGHTS. Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah took his first five-wicket haul in the Indian Premier League as he destroyed Kolkata Knight Riders at the DY Patil Stadium on Monday. These are now his best bowling figures in T20 cricket. Jasprit Bumrah's previous best in the IPL was 4 for 14.
Who took 19 wickets in a Test match?
Jim Laker will always be remembered for his bowling in the Test match at Old Trafford in 1956, when he took 19 Australian wickets for 90, 9 for 37 in the first innings and 10 for 53 in the second. No other bowler has taken more than seventeen wickets in a first-class match, let alone in a Test match.
Who took 500 wickets in Test cricket?
MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN (SRI LANKA) – 87 TESTS
Sri Lankan legendary off-spinner and the holder of the most Test wickets Muralitharan tops the list to reach 500 wickets with an average of 22.89. He got to this milestone in 87 Tests. He was the first Sri Lankan to take 100 wickets in Test cricket.
Who Scored fastest 50 in Test cricket?
Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq leads the list for the fastest fifty in Test cricket, with his record 21-ball half-century against Australia in an Abu Dhabi Test in 2014.
Who is the No 1 captain in test?
#1 Graeme Smith, South Africa - 53 wins
Graeme Smith is easily one of the greatest Test captains in the history of cricket. In a captaincy career spanning 11 years, he led the side a record 109 times.
Who has taken the most wickets in a single Test match?
India's Neetu David holds the distinction of taking the highest number of wickets in Test innings - 8 wickets against England at Jamshedpur in 1995. In the same match where Jim Laker captured all wickets in the innings, he captured 19 wickets in the match, the most wickets ever captured by a bowler in a Test match.
