Teams posting 350 plus runs in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow-on

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.

NoTeamScoreOversIOppGroundStart Date
1Eng437181.43AusSydney14 Dec 1894
2Aus408121.03EngSydney13 Dec 1897
3Aus372/7d78.03SAFJo’burg11 Oct 1902
4SAF401122.13AusSydney03 Mar 1911
5SAF472/8d195.03AusJo’burg12 Nov 1921
6SAF390143.43EngBir’ham14 Jun 1924
7Aus427/6d184.03EngNot’ham10 Jun 1938
8SAF353114.2×83EngDurban20 Jan 1939
9Eng551226.23SAFNot’ham07 Jun 1947
10Win367148.23EngNot’ham04 Jul 1957
11Pak657/8d319.03WinB’town17 Jan 1958
12Eng497/5184.03IndKanpur01 Dec 1961
13Ind422143.13WinTrinidad04 Apr 1962
14Ind463/5d154.43NZlMum-BS12 Mar 1965
15NZl413175.43EngBir’ham27 May 1965
16SAF367166.33AusC Town31 Dec 1966
17Ind510209.23EngLeeds08 Jun 1967
18Win391/9d135.03EngKingston08 Feb 1968
19NZl367/6118.4×83WinCh’church13 Mar 1969
20Win385/5136.03IndKingston18 Feb 1971
21Eng538233.53AusThe Oval28 Aug 1975
22NZl36092.4×83PakLahore09 Oct 1976
23Aus413151.33IndDelhi13 Oct 1979
24Eng35687.33AusLeeds16 Jul 1981
25Ind369111.53EngLord’s10 Jun 1982
26Ind371/6156.03PakLahore17 Oct 1984
27Eng477/4d154.03IndThe Oval23 Aug 1990
28Win385132.53EngThe Oval08 Aug 1991
29NZl361119.03SrlCol-SSC06 Dec 1992
30Eng365165.53AusLord’s17 Jun 1993
31Pak537152.13AusR’pindi05 Oct 1994
32Eng369/9171.03SAFMan’ter02 Jul 1998
33SAF572/7209.23EngDurban26 Dec 1999
34Zim370178.33NZlHarare19 Sep 2000
35Zim503/6161.03IndNagpur25 Nov 2000
36Ind657/7d178.03AusKolkata11 Mar 2001
37Zim391171.53SAFHarare07 Sep 2001
38SAF452141.53AusSydney02 Jan 2002
39Eng529/5d191.03SrlLord’s16 May 2002
40Eng387120.43AusMel’rne26 Dec 2002
41Eng422/5137.03WinSt John’s10 Apr 2004
42Aus387124.03EngNot’ham25 Aug 2005
43Srl537/9199.03EngLord’s11 May 2006
44SAF393/3d167.03EngLord’s10 Jul 2008
45Ind476/4180.03NZlNapier26 Mar 2009
46NZl407134.53AusWel’ton19 Mar 2010
47Ban382110.23EngLord’s27 May 2010
48Win463126.33IndKolkata14 Nov 2011
49Eng406154.33IndAhm’bad15 Nov 2012
50Win507162.13NZlDunedin03 Dec 2013
51Srl407154.03NZlCh’church26 Dec 2014
52Srl475128.23EngCh-le-St27 May 2016
53Srl386116.53IndCol-SSC03 Aug 2017
54Zim365148.53AfgA Dhabi10 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.

NoTeamScoreOversIOppGroundStart Date
1Pak657/8d319.03WinB’town17 Jan 1958
2Ind657/7d178.03AusKolkata11 Mar 2001
        
3SAF572/7209.23EngDurban26 Dec 1999
4Eng551226.23SAFNot’ham07 Jun 1947
5Eng538233.53AusThe Oval28 Aug 1975
6Srl537/9199.03EngLord’s11 May 2006
7Pak537152.13AusR’pindi05 Oct 1994
8Eng529/5d191.03SrlLord’s16 May 2002
9Ind510209.23EngLeeds08 Jun 1967
10Win507162.13NZlDunedin03 Dec 2013
11Zim503/6161.03IndNagpur25 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.

NoTeamScoreOversIOppGroundStart Date
1Zim503/6161.03IndNagpur25 Nov 2000
2Zim391171.53SAFHarare07 Sep 2001
3Zim370178.33NZlHarare19 Sep 2000
4Zim365148.53AfgA Dhabi10 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.

NoTeamScoreOversIOppGroundStart Date
1Pak657/8d319.03WinB’town17 Jan 1958
2Ind657/7d178.03AusKolkata11 Mar 2001
        
3Eng529/5d191.03SrlLord’s16 May 2002
4Eng477/4d154.03IndThe Oval23 Aug 1990
5SAF472/8d195.03AusJo’burg12 Nov 1921
6Ind463/5d154.43NZlMum-BS12 Mar 1965
7Aus427/6d184.03EngNot’ham10 Jun 1938
8SAF393/3d167.03EngLord’s10 Jul 2008
9Win391/9d135.03EngKingston08 Feb 1968
10Aus372/7d078.03SAFJo’burg11 Oct 1902
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