Teams losing a test after scoring 500 plus runs in the first or second innings of a test – Bangladesh posts the highest ever score to lose a test
Bangladesh posted 595 for 8 declared in its first innings against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Wellington and lost the test to provide the 15th occasion of a team losing a test after posting 500 plus runs in the first innings or second innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | 586 | 172.3 | lost | v England | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | South Africa | 506 | 153.0 | lost | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1910 |
| 3 | England | 519 | 215.1 | lost | v Australia | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 |
| 4 | Australia | 520 | 133.4×8 | lost | v South Africa | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1953 |
| 5 | West Indies | 526/7d | 133.0 | lost | v England | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 574/8d | 124.6×8 | lost | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1972 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 547/8d | 170.0 | lost | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 8 | Australia | 556 | 127.0 | lost | v India | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 538 | 141.4 | lost | v England | Leeds | 04 Aug 2006 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 504 | 129.5 | lost | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 2006 |
| 11 | England | 551/6d | 168.0 | lost | v Australia | Adelaide | 01 Dec 2006 |
| 12 | India | 532 | 138.2 | lost | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2008 |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 556 | 148.3 | lost | v West Indies | Dhaka | 13 Nov 2012 |
| 14 | New Zealand | 523 | 131.2 | lost | v England | Lord’s | 21 May 2015 |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 595/8d | 152.0 | lost | v New Zealand | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
It also provides the second such occasion of Bangladesh losing a test after posting 500 plus runs in the first or second innings of a test. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 556 | 148.3 | lost | v West Indies | Dhaka | 13 Nov 2012 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 595/8d | 152.0 | lost | v New Zealand | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
Bangladesh’s 595 for 8 declared represents the highest team total ever scored in the annals of test cricket when a team has lost a test after posting 500 plus runs in the first innings of a test. The previous best was Australia’s 586 against England at Sydney in Dec 1894. Thus it took 123 years to break the record in this category of statistics
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 595/8d | 152.0 | lost | v New Zealand | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 2 | Australia | 586 | 172.3 | lost | v England | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 |