Tests lost by a team after posting 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test
West Indies posted 449 for 9 in its first innings at Bridgetown against Australia in the first test of the ongoing test series of 2011-12 and lost the test as Australia posted a three wickets win. This provides the 38th occasion of a team losing a test after posting 400 plus run in the first innings of the test. As far West Indies is concerned, it is the fourth loss under this category of statistics
There are 27 occasions of a team scoring 400 plus runs in the second innings of a test match and yet end up on the losing side. West Indies has lost five tests under this category
The following table list out all such instances under the captioned two categories. Tests lost by West Indies are separately tabulated
| TESTS LOST BY A TEAM AFTER POSTING 400 PLUS RUNS IN THE FIRST INNINGS OF THE TEST | ||||||
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | Lost | 010 runs | v England | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | Australia | Lost | 006 wkts | v England | Melbourne | 01 Mar 1895 |
| 3 | England | lost | 005 wkts | v Australia | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 |
| 4 | England | lost | 007 wkts | v Australia | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1930 |
| 5 | England | lost | inns & 039 runs | v Australia | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 6 | Australia | lost | 008 wkts | v England | Sydney | 23 Feb 1933 |
| 7 | England | lost | 007 wkts | v Australia | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 |
| 8 | Australia | lost | 006 wkts | v South Africa | Melbourne | 06 Feb 1953 |
| 9 | Pakistan | lost | 008 wkts | v West Indies | Georgetown | 13 Mar 1958 |
| 10 | West Indies | lost | 007 wkts | v England | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 |
| 11 | India | lost | 002 wkts | v Australia | Perth | 16 Dec 1977 |
| 12 | Australia | lost | 018 runs | v England | Leeds | 16 Jul 1981 |
| 13 | Australia | lost | 010 wkts | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 30 Mar 1984 |
| 14 | India | lost | 008 wkts | v Australia | Bangalore | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 15 | England | Lost | 010 wkts | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 16 | Australia | Lost | 001 wkts | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 26 Mar 1999 |
| 17 | Bangladesh | Lost | 009 wkts | v India | Dhaka | 10 Nov 2000 |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | Lost | 007 wkts | v India | Delhi | 18 Nov 2000 |
| 19 | Pakistan | Lost | 006 wkts | v England | Karachi | 07 Dec 2000 |
| 20 | Australia | Lost | 171 runs | v India | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 21 | Australia | Lost | 006 wkts | v England | Leeds | 16 Aug 2001 |
| 22 | West Indies | Lost | 010 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 |
| 23 | South Africa | Lost | 009 wkts | v England | The Oval | 04 Sep 2003 |
| 24 | Australia | Lost | 004 wkts | v India | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 25 | New Zealand | Lost | 009 wkts | v England | Leeds | 03 Jun 2004 |
| 26 | New Zealand | Lost | 009 wkts | v Australia | Christchurch | 10 Mar 2005 |
| 27 | West Indies | Lost | 007 wkts | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Nov 2005 |
| 28 | South Africa | Lost | 008 wkts | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 |
| 29 | Bangladesh | Lost | 003 wkts | v Australia | Fatullah | 09 Apr 2006 |
| 30 | England | Lost | 006 wkts | v Australia | Adelaide | 01 Dec 2006 |
| 31 | India | Lost | 005 wkts | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2007 |
| 32 | Bangladesh | Lost | 009 wkts | v England | Dhaka | 20 Mar 2010 |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | Lost | 005 wkts | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Aug 2010 |
| 34 | Australia | Lost | 001 wkts | v India | Mohali | 01 Oct 2010 |
| 35 | Australia | Lost | 007 wkts | v India | Bangalore | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | Lost | inns & 014 runs | v England | Cardiff | 26 May 2011 |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | Lost | 007 wkts | v Pakistan | Bulawayo | 01 Sep 2011 |
| 38 | West Indies | Lost | 003 wkts | v Australia | Bridgetown | 07 Apr 2012 |
| TESTS LOST BY A TEAM AFTER POSTING 400 PLUS RUNS IN THE SECOND INNINGS OF THE TEST | ||||||
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | South Africa | Lost | 089 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1910 |
| 2 | Australia | Lost | 038 runs | v South Africa | Adelaide | 07 Jan 1911 |
| 3 | England | Lost | 119 runs | v Australia | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 |
| 4 | England | Lost | 081 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 5 | England | Lost | 071 runs | v South Africa | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
| 6 | Pakistan | Lost | 092 runs | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1972 |
| 7 | India | Lost | 201 runs | v West Indies | Mumbai | 23 Jan 1975 |
| 8 | England | Lost | 231 runs | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 |
| 9 | Australia | Lost | 059 runs | v India | Melbourne | 07 Feb 1981 |
| 10 | England | Lost | 210 runs | v Australia | Leeds | 08 Jun 1989 |
| 11 | India | Lost | 247 runs | v England | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | Lost | 016 runs | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 13 | Australia | Lost | 106 runs | v England | Adelaide | 26 Jan 1995 |
| 14 | England | Lost | inns & 025 runs | v Australia | The Oval | 23 Aug 2001 |
| 15 | West Indies | Lost | 118 runs | v Australia | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 16 | West Indies | Lost | 189 runs | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | Lost | 121 runs | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Mar 2004 |
| 18 | Pakistan | Lost | inns & 052 runs | v India | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 19 | West Indies | Lost | 210 runs | v England | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 20 | South Africa | Lost | 077 runs | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 |
| 21 | India | Lost | 168 runs | v Pakistan | Bangalore | 24 Mar 2005 |
| 22 | West Indies | Lost | 136 runs | v Pakistan | Kingston | 03 Jun 2005 |
| 23 | England | Lost | 022 runs | v Pakistan | Multan | 12 Nov 2005 |
| 24 | Pakistan | Lost | 167 runs | v England | Leeds | 04 Aug 2006 |
| 25 | Pakistan | Lost | Match awarded | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 2006 |
| 26 | India | Lost | 122 runs | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2008 |
| 27 | Bangladesh | Lost | 121 runs | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2010 |
| TESTS LOST BY WEST INDIES AFTER POSTING 400 PLUS RUNS IN THE FIRST INNINGS OF THE TEST | ||||||
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | West Indies | lost | 007 wkts | v England | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 |
| 2 | West Indies | lost | 010 wkts | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 |
| 3 | West Indies | lost | 007 wkts | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Nov 2005 |
| 4 | West Indies | lost | 003 wkts | v Australia | Bridgetown | 07 Apr 2012 |
| TESTS LOST BY WEST INDIES AFTER POSTING 400 PLUS RUNS IN THE SECOND INNINGS OF THE TEST | ||||||
| 1 | West Indies | lost | 118 runs | v Australia | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 2 | West Indies | lost | 189 runs | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 3 | West Indies | lost | 210 runs | v England | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 4 | West Indies | lost | 136 runs | v Pakistan | Kingston | 03 Jun 2005 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | lost | 121 runs | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2010 |