Teams posting totals of 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test match

Teams posting totals of 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test match

Zimbabwe and Afghanistan posted the team totals of 586 and 699 in the just concluded test at Bulawayo to  provide the 30th occasion of teams posting 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoNoTeamScoreInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
11Australia656/8d01v EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
 2England61102v AustraliaManchester23 Jul 1964
        
21Australia650/6d01v West IndiesBridgetown5 May 1965
 2West Indies57302v AustraliaBridgetown5 May 1965
        
31West Indies530/5d01v IndiaEden Gardens26 Dec 1987
 2India56502v West IndiesEden Gardens26 Dec 1987
        
41India50901v PakistanLahore01 Dec 1989
 2Pakistan699/502v IndiaLahore01 Dec 1989
        
51Australia503/9d01v West IndiesSydney02 Jan 1993
 2West Indies60602v AustraliaSydney02 Jan 1993
        
61West Indies593/5d01v EnglandSt John’s16 Apr 1994
 2England59302v West IndiesSt John’s16 Apr 1994
        
71India52101v EnglandNottingham04 Jul 1996
 2England56402v IndiaNottingham04 Jul 1996
        
81India537/8d01v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)02 Aug 1997
 2Sri Lanka952/6d02v IndiaColombo (RPS)02 Aug 1997
        
91Australia599/4d01v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
 2Pakistan580/9d02v AustraliaPeshawar15 Oct 1998
        
101India513/9d01v West IndiesSt John’s10 May 2002
 2West Indies629/9d02v IndiaSt John’s10 May 2002
        
111England51501v IndiaThe Oval5 Sep 2002
 2India50802v EnglandThe Oval5 Sep 2002
        
121Australia55601v IndiaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
 2India52302v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
        
131South Africa588/6d01v West IndiesSt John’s29 Apr 2005
 2West Indies74702v South AfricaSt John’s29 Apr 2005
        
141Pakistan58801v IndiaFaisalabad21 Jan 2006
 2India60302v PakistanFaisalabad21 Jan 2006
        
151England551/6d01v AustraliaAdelaide01 Dec 2006
 2Australia51302v EnglandAdelaide01 Dec 2006
        
161India62601v PakistanBengaluru08 Dec 2007
 2Pakistan53702v IndiaBengaluru08 Dec 2007
        
171India52601v AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 2008
 2Australia56302v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2008
        
181South Africa54001v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
 2India62702v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
        
191Sri Lanka644/7d01v PakistanKarachi21 Feb 2009
 2Pakistan765/6d02v Sri LankaKarachi21 Feb 2009
        
201England546/6d01v West IndiesPort of Spain06 Mar 2009
 2West Indies54402v EnglandPort of Spain06 Mar 2009
        
211South Africa543/6d01v West IndiesBasseterre18 Jun 2010
 2West Indies54602v South AfricaBasseterre18 Jun 2010
        
221West Indies527/4d01v BangladeshMirpur13 Nov 2012
 2Bangladesh55602v West IndiesMirpur13 Nov 2012
        
231Pakistan523/8d01v EnglandAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
 2England598/9d02v PakistanAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
        
241Australia559/9d01v New ZealandW.A.C.A13 Nov 2015
 2New Zealand62402v AustraliaW.A.C.A13 Nov 2015
        
251England629/6d01v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2016
 2South Africa627/7d02v EnglandCape Town02 Jan 2016
        
261Bangladesh51301v Sri LankaChattogram31 Jan 2018
 2Sri Lanka713/9d02v BangladeshChattogram31 Jan 2018
        
271New Zealand55301v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 2022
 2England53902v New ZealandNottingham10 Jun 2022
        
281England65701v PakistanRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
 2Pakistan57902v EnglandRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
        
291Pakistan55601v EnglandMultan07 Oct 2024
 2England823/7d02v PakistanMultan07 Oct 2024
        
301Zimbabwe58601v AfghanistanBulawayo26 Dec 2024
 2Afghanistan69902v ZimbabweBulawayo26 Dec 2024

The test cricket has witnessed three occasions of both the teams posting 600 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoNoTeamScoreInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
11Australia656/8d01v EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
 2England61102v AustraliaManchester23 Jul 1964
        
21Sri Lanka644/7d01v PakistanKarachi21 Feb 2009
 2Pakistan765/6d02v Sri LankaKarachi21 Feb 2009
        
31England629/6d01v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2016
 2South Africa627/7d02v EnglandCape Town02 Jan 2016
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