Highest Run Rates in a Test Innings
| Team | Score | Overs Batted | Run Rate Per Over | Against | Venue | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 285/9d | 34.4 | 8.22 | Bangladesh | Kanpur | 27 Sep 2024 |
| Australia | 241/2d | 32.0 | 7.53 | Pakistan | Sydney | 3 Jan 2017 |
| England | 264/7d | 35.5 | 7.36 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 1 Dec 2022 |
| South Africa | 340/3d | 50.0 | 6.80 | Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 4 Mar 2005 |
| England | 657/10 | 101.0 | 6.50 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 1 Dec 2022 |
| England | 524/4d | 82.4 | 6.33 | Ireland | Lord’s | 1 Jun 2023 |
| Australia | 264/4d | 42.0 | 6.28 | New Zealand | Brisbane | 5 Nov 2015 |
| Australia | 251/6d | 40.0 | 6.27 | India | Sydney | 6 Jan 2015 |
| England | 237/6d | 38.4 | 6.12 | West Indies | Port of Spain | 6 Mar 2009 |
| England | 299/5 | 50.0 | 5.98 | New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2022 |
Key Insights
India have recorded the highest run rate in a Test innings (minimum 200 runs). They scored at 8.22 runs per over to declare their first innings on 285 for 9 in the rain-hit Kanpur Test in 2024.
England are the only team to have a run rate of five or more in more than 25 innings. About 65 per cent of those innings have come since 2022. Australia are the other side with more than 10 innings of five-plus run rates.
England’s run rate of 6.50 against Pakistan in the 2022 Rawalpindi Test is the highest in the first innings of a match. They aggregated 657 all out in 101 overs. England’s 6.50 is also the highest run rate by an overseas team in the first innings of a Test in Pakistan.
England’s 657 saw their top three batters scoring hundreds. This was the 15th instance of the top three batters scoring centuries in a single Test innings.
Australia have registered the quickest scoring third innings of a Test. They achieved a run rate of 7.53 while declaring on 241 for 2 against Pakistan in the 2017 Sydney Test.
In the fourth innings, England again top the chart. They chased a 299-run target while maintaining a run rate of 5.98 against New Zealand in the 2022 Nottingham Test.
England are the only team to record a five-plus run rate in multiple fourth Test innings. Explore the highest successful run chases in Test cricket here.
England are also the lone side to score at five runs per over in both innings of a Test four times, with three of those instances against New Zealand.
