Rival teams scoring 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test

Rival teams scoring 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test

Bangladesh and New Zealand posted 595 for 8 declared and 539 in the first innings and second innings of the test respectively in the just concluded Wellington test to provide  the 37th occasion of rival teams posting 500 plus runs in the  first and second innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 538 235.3 1 v England Leeds 26 Jul 1951
  England 505 224.5 2 v South Africa Leeds 26 Jul 1951
               
2 West Indies 681/8d 198.4 1 v England Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
  England 537 221.2 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
               
3 Australia 668 235.5 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 14 May 1955
  West Indies 510 157.1 2 v Australia Bridgetown 14 May 1955
               
4 Australia 656/8d 255.5 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  England 611 293.1 2 v Australia Manchester 23 Jul 1964
               
5 Australia 650/6d 189.0 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 05 May 1965
  West Indies 573 212.0 2 v Australia Bridgetown 05 May 1965
               
6 Pakistan 600/7d 165.3 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
  England 545 225.4 2 v Pakistan The Oval 22 Aug 1974
               
7 India 500 162.0 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
  Pakistan 674/6 224.5 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
               
8 West Indies 530/5d 151.5 1 v India Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
  India 565 172.2 2 v West Indies Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
               
9 India 509 178.2 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Dec 1989
  Pakistan 699/5 203.4 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
               
10 Australia 503/9d 171.4 1 v West Indies Sydney 02 Jan 1993
  West Indies 606 184.4 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1993
               
11 West Indies 593/5d 180.2 1 v England St John’s 16 Apr 1994
  England 593 206.1 2 v West Indies St John’s 16 Apr 1994
               
12 India 521 167.0 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
  England 564 198.5 2 v India Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
               
13 India 537/8d 167.3 1 v Sri Lanka Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
  Sri Lanka 952/6d 271.0 2 v India Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
               
14 Australia 599/4d 174.0 1 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
  Pakistan 580/9d 172.1 2 v Australia Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
               
15 India 513/9d 196.0 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
  West Indies 629/9d 248.0 2 v India St John’s 10 May 2002
               
16 England 515 155.4 1 v India The Oval 05 Sep 2002
  India 508 170.0 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
               
17 Australia 556 127.0 1 v India Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
  India 523 161.5 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
               
18 South Africa 588/6d 163.0 1 v West Indies St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  West Indies 747 235.2 2 v South Africa St John’s 29 Apr 2005
               
19 Pakistan 588 136.2 1 v India Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
  India 603 165.4 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
               
20 New Zealand 593/8d 165.0 1 v South Africa Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
  South Africa 512 188.0 2 v New Zealand Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
               
21 England 515 123.0 1 v Pakistan Leeds 04 Aug 2006
  Pakistan 538 141.4 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
               
22 England 551/6d 168.0 1 v Australia Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
  Australia 513 165.3 2 v England Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
               
23 India 626 150.2 1 v Pakistan Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
  Pakistan 537 168.1 2 v India Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
               
24 India 526 152.5 1 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
  Australia 563 181.0 2 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
               
25 South Africa 540 152.5 1 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  India 627 155.1 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
               
26 India 613/7d 161.0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
  Australia 577 179.3 2 v India Delhi 29 Oct 2008
               
27 Sri Lanka 644/7d 155.2 1 v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  Pakistan 765/6d 248.5 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
               
28 England 600/6d 153.2 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
  West Indies 749/9d 194.4 2 v England Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
               
29 England 546/6d 158.5 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
  West Indies 544 178.4 2 v England Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
               
30 South Africa 543/6d 147.0 1 v West Indies Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
  West Indies 546 181.1 2 v South Africa Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
               
31 Sri Lanka 642/4d 159.4 1 v India Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
  India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
               
32 West Indies 527/4d 144.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
  Bangladesh 556 148.3 2 v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
               
33 Sri Lanka 570/4d 135.0 1 v Bangladesh Galle 08 Mar 2013
  Bangladesh 638 196.0 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2013
               
34 Pakistan 523/8d 151.1 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
  England 598/9d 206.0 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
               
35 Australia 559/9d 133.0 1 v New Zealand Perth 13 Nov 2015
  New Zealand 624 153.5 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 2015
               
36 England 629/6d 125.5 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
  South Africa 627/7d 211.0 2 v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
               
37 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 1 v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  New Zealand 539 148.2 2 v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2017

New Zealand has been involved in three such occasions. All the three occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 593/8d 165.0 1 v South Africa Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
  South Africa 512 188.0 2 v New Zealand Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
               
2 Australia 559/9d 133.0 1 v New Zealand Perth 13 Nov 2015
  New Zealand 624 153.5 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 2015
               
3 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 1 v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  New Zealand 539 148.2 2 v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2017

Bangladesh has been involved in three such occasions. All the three occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies 527/4d 144.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
  Bangladesh 556 148.3 2 v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
               
2 Sri Lanka 570/4d 135.0 1 v Bangladesh Galle 08 Mar 2013
  Bangladesh 638 196.0 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2013
               
3 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 1 v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  New Zealand 539 148.2 2 v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2017

There are only five occasions of rival teams posting 600 plus runs in the first and second innings of the test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 656/8d 255.5 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  England 611 293.1 2 v Australia Manchester 23 Jul 1964
               
2 Sri Lanka 644/7d 155.2 1 v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  Pakistan 765/6d 248.5 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
               
3 England 600/6d 153.2 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
  West Indies 749/9d 194.4 2 v England Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
               
4 Sri Lanka 642/4d 159.4 1 v India Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
  India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
               
5 England 629/6d 125.5 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
  South Africa 627/7d 211.0 2 v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
               
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