Most Runs in a 3-Match Test Series
| Player | Innings | Runs | High Score | Avg | 100/50 | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch (ENG) | 6 | 752 | 333 | 125.33 | 3/2 | India in England, 1990 |
| Brian Lara (WI) | 6 | 688 | 221 | 114.66 | 3/1 | West Indies in Sri Lanka, 2001 |
| Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) | 5 | 665 | 192 | 133.00 | 4/1 | West Indies in Pakistan, 2006 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 5 | 610 | 243 | 152.50 | 3/1 | Sri Lanka in India, 2017 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 6 | 592 | 253 | 98.66 | 3/0 | New Zealand in Australia, 2015 |
| Zaheer Abbas (PAK) | 5 | 583 | 235* | 194.33 | 2/1 | India in Pakistan, 1978 |
| Michael Clarke (AUS) | 5 | 576 | 259* | 144.00 | 2/0 | South Africa in Australia, 2012 |
| Seymour Nurse (WI) | 5 | 558 | 258 | 111.60 | 2/1 | West Indies in New Zealand, 1969 |
| Saleem Malik (PAK) | 6 | 557 | 237 | 92.83 | 2/1 | Australia in Pakistan, 1994 |
| Younis Khan (PAK) | 5 | 553 | 199 | 110.60 | 2/2 | India in Pakistan, 2006 |
Explore “Bilateral Cricket Series” Records
Most Runs in a Bilateral Test Series
Most Runs in a 2-Match Test Series
Most Runs in a 3-Match Test Series
Most Runs in a 4-Match Test Series
Most Runs in a 5-Match Test Series
Most Runs in a Debut Test Series
Most Wickets in a Bilateral Test Series
Most Sixes in a Bilateral Test Series
Most Sixes by a Team in a Bilateral Test Series
Most 5-Wicket Hauls in a Bilateral Test Series
Indian Batters with Most Runs in a Bilateral Test Series
Most Runs in a Bilateral ODI Series
Key Insights – Top Run-Scorers in a 3-Match Test Series
Overall & Away Records
Graham Gooch holds the record for the most runs in a three-match Test series, having scored 752 runs in six innings against India in the 1990 home series. Gooch’s 752 runs are also the most by a captain in a series of three Tests.
Brian Lara’s tally of 688 runs on the 2001 Sri Lanka tour is the highest by a batter in an away Test series of three matches. Lara also has a 798-run series in his career, a performance that places him high on the all-time list of most runs in a bilateral Test series.
Consistent Run-Scoring
Ricky Ponting (vs WI, 2003 & SA, 2005/06), David Warner (vs SA, 2014 & NZ, 2015), and Younis Khan (vs IND, 2005 & 2006) have aggregated 500 or more runs in two series of three Tests each. Younis achieved it against the same opposition twice, while Warner did so as an opener.
Mohammad Yousuf’s 665-run tally against West Indies in 2006 included four centuries, the most by a batter in a three-match Test series. These are the second-most hundreds by a batter in any Test series.
Double Century & Batting Average Records
Kumar Sangakkara has the highest batting average in a three-Test series, scoring 428 runs at 428.00 in three innings against Bangladesh in 2007.
Sangakkara’s tally included two double centuries, the joint most by a batter in a three-match Test series, along with Michael Clarke (vs SA, 2012) and Virat Kohli (vs SL, 2017). Clarke and Kohli achieved the feat as captains.
Wicketkeeper & Highest Individual Score
England’s Leonard Hutton has smashed the highest individual score in a three-match Test series, aggregating 364 runs in the first innings against Australia in the 1938 Oval Test.
Adam Gilchrist has aggregated the most runs as a wicketkeeper in a three-Test series, scoring 473 runs in five innings on the 2002 South Africa tour.
