Teams losing a test by an innings margin after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings

Teams losing a test by an innings margin after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings

England lost the Mumbai test against India by an innings and 36 runs posting exact 400 runs after it had won the toss and batted first to provide the third occasion of a team losing a test by an innings margin after it had won the toss and batted first to post 400 plus runs in the first innings of the test – also its first innings. All the three occasions are listed below

Add to this list, the occasions of a team losing a test by an innings margin after it had lost the toss and batted in the second innings of the test – its first innings – to post 400 plus runs,  we get two more occasions. Both the occasions are listed below

No Team Total Result Margin Toss Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
1 England 405-10 lost inns & 39 runs won 1st Aus The Oval 16 Aug 1930
2 England 400-10 lost inns & 36 runs won 1st Ind Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
3 Sri Lanka 400-10 lost inns & 14 runs won 1st Eng Cardiff 26 May 2011
                   
No Team Total Result Margin Toss Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 407-10 lost inns & 52 runs lost 2nd Ind Multan 28 Mar 2004
2 England 432-10 lost inns & 25 runs lost 2nd Aus The Oval 23 Aug 2001

 

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