What is the highest individual score in Test cricket?

The highest individual score in Tests is 400, made by Brian Lara.

Who has the biggest individual innings?

The top scores belong to Brian Lara (400), Matthew Hayden (380), Mahela Jayawardene (374) and Wiaan Mulder (367).

Is this a single innings, not a career total?

Yes. It ranks each batter’s highest score in a single Test innings.

Highest Individual Score in Test Cricket

Rank	Player	Runs	Balls	S/R	4s	6s
1	Brian Lara	400	19753	60.51	1559	88
2	Matthew Hayden	380	14349	60.10	1049	82
3	Mahela Jayawardene	374	22959	51.45	1387	61
4	Wiaan Mulder	367	2167	57.82	152	17
5	Sanath Jayasuriya	340	10698	65.18	910	59
6	Hanif Mohammad	337	1206	324.63	203	1
7	Wally Hammond	336*	7491	96.77	490	20
8	David Warner	335	12517	70.19	1036	69
9	Donald Bradman	334	0	-	0	6
10	Mark Taylor	334	18140	41.48	727	9
11	Chris Gayle	333	11970	60.26	1046	98
12	Graham Gooch	333	18075	49.23	1079	25
13	Michael Clarke	329	15456	55.92	978	39
14	Inzamam-ul-Haq	329	16345	54.02	1105	48
15	Andrew Sandham	325	733	119.92	37	0
16	Virender Sehwag	319	10441	82.23	1233	91
17	Kumar Sangakkara	319	22882	54.19	1491	51
18	Harry Brook	317	3910	86.82	369	55
19	Younis Khan	313	19375	52.12	1082	70
20	Bob Simpson	311	0	-	0	2
21	Hashim Amla	311	18573	49.97	1170	14
22	John Edrich	310	0	-	0	11
23	Robert Cowper	307	2281	90.36	133	0
24	Karun Nair	303	896	64.62	70	4
25	Azhar Ali	302	17033	41.93	694	22
26	Brendon McCullum	302	9989	64.60	776	107
27	Martin Crowe	299	12190	44.65	659	27
28	Alastair Cook	294	26562	46.95	1442	11
29	Ramnaresh Sarwan	291	12484	46.79	747	14
30	Sir Viv Richards	291	0	-	0	84
31	Ross Taylor	290	12957	59.29	932	55
32	Reginald Foster	287	0	-	56	1
33	VVS Laxman	281	17785	49.37	1135	5
34	Javed Miandad	280	0	-	0	48
35	Denis Compton	278	2230	260.40	440	3
36	AB de Villiers	278	16077	54.51	1024	64
37	Graeme Smith	277	15525	59.67	1165	24
38	Daryll Cullinan	275	9300	48.96	548	25
39	Gary Kirsten	275	16783	43.43	922	12
40	Graeme Pollock	274	0	-	0	11
41	Zaheer Abbas	274	0	-	0	22
42	Stephen Fleming	274	15652	45.82	917	26
43	George Headley	270*	416	526.44	125	0
44	Rahul Dravid	270	31258	42.51	1655	21
45	Adam Voges	269	2667	55.68	186	5
46	Shubman Gill	269	4800	61.85	333	47
47	Graham Yallop	268	0	-	276	1
48	Zak Crawley	267	5475	65.49	499	13
49	Aravinda de Silva	267	0	-	0	48
50	Dave Houghton	266	3221	45.45	168	12
51	William Ponsford	266	3118	68.06	136	0
52	Tom Latham	264	13390	48.17	722	22
53	Dennis Amiss	262	0	-	427	3
54	Joe Root	262	24534	57.52	1509	46
55	Frank Worrell	261	699	552.22	301	6
56	Conrad Hunte	260	2461	131.86	215	2
57	Marlon Samuels	260	8219	47.65	537	32
58	Ryan Rickelton	259	1697	52.85	106	7
59	Glenn Turner	259	0	-	0	0
60	Ben Stokes	258	12374	58.41	830	136
61	Wasim Akram	257	0	-	0	57
62	Ricky Ponting	257	22782	58.72	1509	73
63	Rohan Kanhai	256	0	-	0	0
64	Ken Barrington	256	4242	160.44	429	20
65	Derrick McGlew	255*	3	81,333.33	154	2
66	Virat Kohli	254	16608	55.57	1027	30
67	Kane Williamson	251	18306	51.97	1063	28
68	Doug Walters	250	0	-	0	23
69	Justin Langer	250	14192	54.22	912	40
70	Marvan Atapattu	249	0	-	685	4
71	Sachin Tendulkar	248	0	54.09	2058	69
72	Greg Chappell	247	0	-	755	16
73	Hashmatullah Shahidi	246	1687	47.18	92	1
74	Geoff Boycott	246	0	-	0	8
75	Shoaib Malik	245	4155	45.67	239	17
76	Kusal Mendis	245	8140	58.53	573	52
77	Dimuth Karunaratne	244	13913	51.54	760	12
78	Edward Paynter	243	1288	119.57	127	4
79	Mayank Agarwal	243	2782	53.48	189	28
80	Clive Lloyd	242	0	-	0	70
81	Rachin Ravindra	240	2901	64.28	216	24
82	Sourav Ganguly	239	14070	51.25	900	57
83	Steven Smith	239	20237	53.96	1172	67
84	Saleem Malik	237	0	-	0	7
85	Eric Rowan	236	4	49,125.00	33	0
86	Taufeeq Umar	236	6626	44.71	404	4
87	Sunil Gavaskar	236	15327	66.04	1016	26
88	Ian Bell	235	15622	49.46	919	39
89	Rahmat Shah	234	1971	52.91	126	8
90	Sidney Barnes	234	1729	62.00	93	2
91	Amir Jangoo	233	444	61.26	23	3
92	Carl Hooper	233	11462	50.27	633	63
93	Stanley McCabe	232	3217	85.42	198	3
94	Andrew Flower	232	10636	45.07	543	20
95	Usman Khawaja	232	12757	48.82	664	28
96	Dudley Nourse	231	0	-	137	5
97	Mudassar Nazar	231	0	-	0	1
98	Thilan Samaraweera	231	11641	46.92	633	7
99	Bert Sutcliffe	230*	162	1,683.33	157	16
100	Herschelle Gibbs	228	12270	50.26	887	47

Highest Individual Score in Test Cricket

The highest individual score in Test cricket is 400, by Brian Lara. He is followed by Matthew Hayden (380), Mahela Jayawardene (374) and Wiaan Mulder (367).

The biggest Test innings are monuments of concentration, a batter occupying the crease for a day or more. The table lists the biggest individual innings with each batter’s best score. Last updated 9 September, 2026.

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