It’s been a decade since the pink ball debuted in Test cricket. The pink ball is slightly different from the red one, with bowlers finding a bit more help in terms of swing and seam.
Despite the challenge of playing under lights and bowling-friendly conditions, batting sides have managed to get an edge over their opponents. To win a Test, a team needs to post a mammoth total, and that’s what they did.
In this article, we’ll look at the top 10 highest team totals registered in pink-ball Test matches.
| Team | Total | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 589/3d | Pakistan | Adelaide | 29 Nov 2019 |
| Pakistan | 579/3d | West Indies | Dubai (DICS) | 13 Oct 2016 |
| England | 514/8d | West Indies | Birmingham | 17 Aug 2017 |
| Australia | 511/7d | West Indies | Adelaide | 8 Dec 2022 |
| Australia | 511 | England | Brisbane | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka | 482 | Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 6 Oct 2017 |
| Australia | 473/9d | England | Adelaide | 16 Dec 2021 |
| Pakistan | 450 | Australia | Brisbane | 15 Dec 2016 |
| Australia | 442/8d | England | Adelaide | 2 Dec 2017 |
| Australia | 429 | Pakistan | Brisbane | 15 Dec 2016 |
Dive into Team Totals & Aggregate Records
Highest Match Aggregates by Both Teams in a Test Match
Lowest Match Aggregates by Both Teams in a Test Match
Highest Team Aggregates in a Test Match
Lowest Team Aggregates in a Test Match
Highest Innings Totals in Test Cricket
Highest First Innings Totals in Test Cricket
Highest First Innings Aggregates by Both Teams in a Test Match
Highest Innings Totals for Each Team in Test Cricket
Highest Team Totals in Pink-Ball (Day-Night) Test Matches
Lowest Innings Totals in Test History
Lowest First Innings Totals in Test Cricket
Lowest Innings Totals for Each Team in Test Cricket
Highest Successful Run Chases in Test Cricket
Key Insights
589/3d: Australia’s total against Pakistan in the 2019 Adelaide day/night Test, which is the highest by a team in pink-ball Tests.
500: Thus far, three teams have registered at least one 500-plus total in a pink-ball Test.
450: Pakistan’s total while chasing a target of 490 against Australia in the 2016 Brisbane Test. This is the highest team score in a losing cause in a day/night affair.
6.41: This is the highest run rate in a pink-ball Test innings. Australia scored 199 runs at a run rate of 6.41 before declaring their innings against the West Indies in 2022.
5: England are the only team to accumulate runs at a run rate of 5 or more in both innings of a day/night Test. They had a run rate of 5.57 in the first innings and 5.06 in the second against New Zealand in the 2023 Mount Maunganui Test.
187: This is the highest target chased by a team in a day/night Test. Australia chased down the 187-run target set by New Zealand in the first-ever pink-ball Test in 2015. You can find here the overall list of the highest successful run chases in Test cricket.
