Teams losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings which is the second innings of the test

Teams losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings which is the second innings of the test

Pakistan posted a total of 400 in the just concluded test against England at Birmingham in its first innings which was the second innings of the test and lost the test by 141 runs to provide the 31st occasion of a team losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings which is the second innings of the test. All such occasions are listed below.

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 506 153.0 2 lost v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
2 Australia 465 119.5 2 lost v South Africa Adelaide 07 Jan 1911
3 England 447 132.1 2 lost v Australia Adelaide 14 Jan 1921
4 England 479 138.0×8 2 lost v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
5 England 419/9d 163.2 2 lost v South Africa Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
6 Pakistan 574/8d 124.6×8 2 lost v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
7 India 406 181.1 2 lost v West Indies Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
8 England 435 129.5 2 lost v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1976
9 Australia 419 156.3 2 lost v India Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
10 England 430 121.5 2 lost v Australia Leeds 08 Jun 1989
11 India 454 114.1 2 lost v England Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
12 Sri Lanka 547/8d 170.0 2 lost v Australia Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992
13 Australia 419 121.5 2 lost v England Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
14 England 432 118.2 2 lost v Australia The Oval 23 Aug 2001
15 West Indies 408 119.0 2 lost v Australia Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
16 West Indies 410 133.5 2 lost v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
17 Sri Lanka 407 127.1 2 lost v Australia Colombo (SSC) 24 Mar 2004
18 Pakistan 407 126.3 2 lost v India Multan 28 Mar 2004
19 West Indies 416 116.4 2 lost v England Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
20 South Africa 419 118.1 2 lost v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
21 India 449 128.4 2 lost v Pakistan Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
22 West Indies 404 112.0 2 lost v Pakistan Kingston 03 Jun 2005
23 England 418 110.4 2 lost v Pakistan Multan 12 Nov 2005
24 Pakistan 538 141.4 2 lost v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
25 Pakistan 504 129.5 2 lost v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
26 India 532 138.2 2 lost v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2008
27 Bangladesh 408 097.3 2 lost v New Zealand Hamilton 15 Feb 2010
28 Bangladesh 556 148.3 2 lost v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
29 India 444 116.4 2 lost v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
30 New Zealand 523 131.2 2 lost v England Lord’s 21 May 2015
31 Pakistan 400 136.0 2 lost v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

Pakistan’s loss at Birmingham provides the fifth occasion of it losing test under the captioned circumstance. It also provides its third loss against England. All the five occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 574/8d 124.6×8 2 lost v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
2 Pakistan 407 126.3 2 lost v India Multan 28 Mar 2004
3 Pakistan 538 141.4 2 lost v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
4 Pakistan 504 129.5 2 lost v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
5 Pakistan 400 136.0 2 lost v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

Pakistan’s loss at Birmingham provides the eighth occasions of a team losing a test against England after a team has posted 400 plus runs in its first innings which is the second innings of a test. All the eight occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 454 114.1 2 lost v England Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
2 Australia 419 121.5 2 lost v England Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
3 West Indies 416 116.4 2 lost v England Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
4 South Africa 419 118.1 2 lost v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
5 Pakistan 538 141.4 2 lost v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
6 Pakistan 504 129.5 2 lost v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
7 New Zealand 523 131.2 2 lost v England Lord’s 21 May 2015
8 Pakistan 400 136.0 2 lost v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

 

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