Rival teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka posted the team totals of 513 and 713 for 9 declared in the first and second innings of the just concluded Chittagong test between the two teams to provide the 38th occasion of rival teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated 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 | 163.0 | 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 | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Aug 1997 |
| Sri Lanka | 952/6d | 271.0 | 2 | v India | Colombo (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 | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| Pakistan | 537 | 168.1 | 2 | v India | Bengaluru | 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 | 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 | |
| 33 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 513 | 129.5 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Chittagong | 31 Jan 2018 |
| Sri Lanka | 713/9d | 199.3 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 31 Jan 2018 |
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka posted the team totals of 513 and 713 for 9 declared in the first and second innings of the just concluded Chittagong test between the two teams to provide the second occasion of rival teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test in the Sri Lanka-Bangladesh test series. Both the occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 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 | |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 513 | 129.5 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Chittagong | 31 Jan 2018 |
| Sri Lanka | 713/9d | 199.3 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 31 Jan 2018 |