Teams posting 350 plus runs in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow-on
Zimbabwe posted a total of 365 in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow on in the just concluded test against Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi to provide the 54th occasion of a team posting a total of 350 plus runs in its third innings after being asked to follow on in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Eng | 437 | 181.4 | 3 | Aus | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | Aus | 408 | 121.0 | 3 | Eng | Sydney | 13 Dec 1897 |
| 3 | Aus | 372/7d | 78.0 | 3 | SAF | Jo’burg | 11 Oct 1902 |
| 4 | SAF | 401 | 122.1 | 3 | Aus | Sydney | 03 Mar 1911 |
| 5 | SAF | 472/8d | 195.0 | 3 | Aus | Jo’burg | 12 Nov 1921 |
| 6 | SAF | 390 | 143.4 | 3 | Eng | Bir’ham | 14 Jun 1924 |
| 7 | Aus | 427/6d | 184.0 | 3 | Eng | Not’ham | 10 Jun 1938 |
| 8 | SAF | 353 | 114.2×8 | 3 | Eng | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 |
| 9 | Eng | 551 | 226.2 | 3 | SAF | Not’ham | 07 Jun 1947 |
| 10 | Win | 367 | 148.2 | 3 | Eng | Not’ham | 04 Jul 1957 |
| 11 | Pak | 657/8d | 319.0 | 3 | Win | B’town | 17 Jan 1958 |
| 12 | Eng | 497/5 | 184.0 | 3 | Ind | Kanpur | 01 Dec 1961 |
| 13 | Ind | 422 | 143.1 | 3 | Win | Trinidad | 04 Apr 1962 |
| 14 | Ind | 463/5d | 154.4 | 3 | NZl | Mum-BS | 12 Mar 1965 |
| 15 | NZl | 413 | 175.4 | 3 | Eng | Bir’ham | 27 May 1965 |
| 16 | SAF | 367 | 166.3 | 3 | Aus | C Town | 31 Dec 1966 |
| 17 | Ind | 510 | 209.2 | 3 | Eng | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
| 18 | Win | 391/9d | 135.0 | 3 | Eng | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |
| 19 | NZl | 367/6 | 118.4×8 | 3 | Win | Ch’church | 13 Mar 1969 |
| 20 | Win | 385/5 | 136.0 | 3 | Ind | Kingston | 18 Feb 1971 |
| 21 | Eng | 538 | 233.5 | 3 | Aus | The Oval | 28 Aug 1975 |
| 22 | NZl | 360 | 92.4×8 | 3 | Pak | Lahore | 09 Oct 1976 |
| 23 | Aus | 413 | 151.3 | 3 | Ind | Delhi | 13 Oct 1979 |
| 24 | Eng | 356 | 87.3 | 3 | Aus | Leeds | 16 Jul 1981 |
| 25 | Ind | 369 | 111.5 | 3 | Eng | Lord’s | 10 Jun 1982 |
| 26 | Ind | 371/6 | 156.0 | 3 | Pak | Lahore | 17 Oct 1984 |
| 27 | Eng | 477/4d | 154.0 | 3 | Ind | The Oval | 23 Aug 1990 |
| 28 | Win | 385 | 132.5 | 3 | Eng | The Oval | 08 Aug 1991 |
| 29 | NZl | 361 | 119.0 | 3 | Srl | Col-SSC | 06 Dec 1992 |
| 30 | Eng | 365 | 165.5 | 3 | Aus | Lord’s | 17 Jun 1993 |
| 31 | Pak | 537 | 152.1 | 3 | Aus | R’pindi | 05 Oct 1994 |
| 32 | Eng | 369/9 | 171.0 | 3 | SAF | Man’ter | 02 Jul 1998 |
| 33 | SAF | 572/7 | 209.2 | 3 | Eng | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 34 | Zim | 370 | 178.3 | 3 | NZl | Harare | 19 Sep 2000 |
| 35 | Zim | 503/6 | 161.0 | 3 | Ind | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2000 |
| 36 | Ind | 657/7d | 178.0 | 3 | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 37 | Zim | 391 | 171.5 | 3 | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 38 | SAF | 452 | 141.5 | 3 | Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 2002 |
| 39 | Eng | 529/5d | 191.0 | 3 | Srl | Lord’s | 16 May 2002 |
| 40 | Eng | 387 | 120.4 | 3 | Aus | Mel’rne | 26 Dec 2002 |
| 41 | Eng | 422/5 | 137.0 | 3 | Win | St John’s | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 42 | Aus | 387 | 124.0 | 3 | Eng | Not’ham | 25 Aug 2005 |
| 43 | Srl | 537/9 | 199.0 | 3 | Eng | Lord’s | 11 May 2006 |
| 44 | SAF | 393/3d | 167.0 | 3 | Eng | Lord’s | 10 Jul 2008 |
| 45 | Ind | 476/4 | 180.0 | 3 | NZl | Napier | 26 Mar 2009 |
| 46 | NZl | 407 | 134.5 | 3 | Aus | Wel’ton | 19 Mar 2010 |
| 47 | Ban | 382 | 110.2 | 3 | Eng | Lord’s | 27 May 2010 |
| 48 | Win | 463 | 126.3 | 3 | Ind | Kolkata | 14 Nov 2011 |
| 49 | Eng | 406 | 154.3 | 3 | Ind | Ahm’bad | 15 Nov 2012 |
| 50 | Win | 507 | 162.1 | 3 | NZl | Dunedin | 03 Dec 2013 |
| 51 | Srl | 407 | 154.0 | 3 | NZl | Ch’church | 26 Dec 2014 |
| 52 | Srl | 475 | 128.2 | 3 | Eng | Ch-le-St | 27 May 2016 |
| 53 | Srl | 386 | 116.5 | 3 | Ind | Col-SSC | 03 Aug 2017 |
| 54 | Zim | 365 | 148.5 | 3 | Afg | A Dhabi | 10 Mar 2021 |
The following table lists the eleven occasions of a team posting 500 plus runs in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow on. The list includes two occasions of team posting identical scores of 657d for 8 and 657 for 7d. The first occasion was by Pakistan against West Indies at Bridgetown in Jan 1958 and the second occasion was by India against Australia at Kolkata in Mar 2001. These two tests have got their own importance in the annals of test cricket, When Pakistan posted 657 for 8 in the third innings of the test, its opening batsman scored 337. This innings is also the longest test innings – 16 hours and 53 minutes. India’s total of 657 for 7d was built on VVS Laxman’s 281 and R Dravid’s 180 and their 376 runs partnership for the fifth wicket. India won this test by 171 runs to provide the second occasion of a team winning a test after being asked to follow on.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Pak | 657/8d | 319.0 | 3 | Win | B’town | 17 Jan 1958 |
| 2 | Ind | 657/7d | 178.0 | 3 | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 3 | SAF | 572/7 | 209.2 | 3 | Eng | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 4 | Eng | 551 | 226.2 | 3 | SAF | Not’ham | 07 Jun 1947 |
| 5 | Eng | 538 | 233.5 | 3 | Aus | The Oval | 28 Aug 1975 |
| 6 | Srl | 537/9 | 199.0 | 3 | Eng | Lord’s | 11 May 2006 |
| 7 | Pak | 537 | 152.1 | 3 | Aus | R’pindi | 05 Oct 1994 |
| 8 | Eng | 529/5d | 191.0 | 3 | Srl | Lord’s | 16 May 2002 |
| 9 | Ind | 510 | 209.2 | 3 | Eng | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
| 10 | Win | 507 | 162.1 | 3 | NZl | Dunedin | 03 Dec 2013 |
| 11 | Zim | 503/6 | 161.0 | 3 | Ind | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2000 |
Zimbabwe has posted 350 plus runs on four occasions in the third innings of a test after follow on. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Zim | 503/6 | 161.0 | 3 | Ind | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2000 |
| 2 | Zim | 391 | 171.5 | 3 | SAF | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 3 | Zim | 370 | 178.3 | 3 | NZl | Harare | 19 Sep 2000 |
| 4 | Zim | 365 | 148.5 | 3 | Afg | A Dhabi | 10 Mar 2021 |
The following are the ten occasions when a team has declared the third innings of a test closed after it was asked to follow on. It includes two scores of 650 plus runs.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Pak | 657/8d | 319.0 | 3 | Win | B’town | 17 Jan 1958 |
| 2 | Ind | 657/7d | 178.0 | 3 | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 3 | Eng | 529/5d | 191.0 | 3 | Srl | Lord’s | 16 May 2002 |
| 4 | Eng | 477/4d | 154.0 | 3 | Ind | The Oval | 23 Aug 1990 |
| 5 | SAF | 472/8d | 195.0 | 3 | Aus | Jo’burg | 12 Nov 1921 |
| 6 | Ind | 463/5d | 154.4 | 3 | NZl | Mum-BS | 12 Mar 1965 |
| 7 | Aus | 427/6d | 184.0 | 3 | Eng | Not’ham | 10 Jun 1938 |
| 8 | SAF | 393/3d | 167.0 | 3 | Eng | Lord’s | 10 Jul 2008 |
| 9 | Win | 391/9d | 135.0 | 3 | Eng | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |
| 10 | Aus | 372/7d | 078.0 | 3 | SAF | Jo’burg | 11 Oct 1902 |