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1. Highest individual score by a batsman in one day cricket (ODI)
3 years since I analyzed batsmen capable of scoring one day double century, Sachin Tendulkar on 24 Feb 2010 made the first ever one day double century off 147 balls and on 8 December 2011, Virender Sehwag toppled him, snatching the record of highest individual score by a batsman in one day cricket..
Debate : who holds record for second highest ODI score? Coventry was notout on 194 but Saeed Anwar took 10 balls fewer to make equal number of runs!
Even today, I agree, making 200 runs in a single 50 over match innings is a difficult ask, but like Tendulkar and Sehwag, modern day batsmen/bats have shown glimpses of this miracle happening, someday again soon. Today when over 400 runs can be made and also chased down (SA beat Aus chasing 434), why can't a batsman, preferably an opener or number 3, put his head down to the task, gets a little lucky and a little greedy to do what's only twice done?
Fact : ICC has set 70 yards as minimum boundary length on either side of a cricket field, but several grounds around the world are shortening their edges cause spectators appreciate fours and sixes more than ones & towes. if Tendulkar can do it in late thirties, someone in twenties can certainly reclaim the top position in following list.
Here are the batsman who have come close to it in the years gone by.
Note : Only scores of over 160 are in the list below. There have been 25 other batsman with a 150+ score in ODI cricket but they need to do more to enter following elite list!
Debate : who holds record for second highest ODI score? Coventry was notout on 194 but Saeed Anwar took 10 balls fewer to make equal number of runs!
Even today, I agree, making 200 runs in a single 50 over match innings is a difficult ask, but like Tendulkar and Sehwag, modern day batsmen/bats have shown glimpses of this miracle happening, someday again soon. Today when over 400 runs can be made and also chased down (SA beat Aus chasing 434), why can't a batsman, preferably an opener or number 3, put his head down to the task, gets a little lucky and a little greedy to do what's only twice done?
Fact : ICC has set 70 yards as minimum boundary length on either side of a cricket field, but several grounds around the world are shortening their edges cause spectators appreciate fours and sixes more than ones & towes. if Tendulkar can do it in late thirties, someone in twenties can certainly reclaim the top position in following list.
Here are the batsman who have come close to it in the years gone by.
Note : Only scores of over 160 are in the list below. There have been 25 other batsman with a 150+ score in ODI cricket but they need to do more to enter following elite list!
| Highest individual scores by a batsman in one day matches (ODI). | |||||||
| Batsman (Country) | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Versus | Venue | Date |
| Virender Sehwag (India) | 219 | 149 | 25 | 7 | West Indies | Indore | 8 Dec 2011 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 200* | 147 | 25 | 3 | South Africa | Gwalior | 24 Feb 2010 |
| Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) | 194 | 146 | 22 | 5 | India | Chennai | 21 May 1997 |
| Charls Coventry (Zimbabwe) | 194* | 156 | 16 | 7 | Bangladesh | Bulawayo | 16 Aug 2009 |
| Vivian Richards (West Indies) | 189* | 170 | 21 | 5 | England | Old Trafford | 31 May 1984 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 189 | 170 | 21 | 5 | India | Sharjah | 29 Oct 2000 |
| Gary Kirsten (South Africa) | 188* | 159 | 23 | 4 | UAE | Rawalpindi | 16 Feb 1996 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 186* | 150 | 20 | 3 | New Zealand | Hyderabad | 8 Nov 1999 |
| Shane Watson (Australia) | 185* | 96 | 15 | 15 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 11 Apr 2011 |
| MS Dhoni (India) | 183* | 145 | 15 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Jaipur | 31 Oct 2005 |
| Sourav Ganguly (India) | 183 | 158 | 17 | 7 | Sri Lanka | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| Vivian Richards (West Indies) | 181 | 125 | 16 | 7 | Sri Lanka | Karachi | 13 Oct 1987 |
| Mathew Hayden (Australia) | 181* | 166 | 11 | 10 | New Zealand | Hamilton | 20 Feb 2007 |
| Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabwe) | 178* | 167 | 17 | 4 | Kenya | Harare | 18 Oct 2009 |
| Paul Stirling (Ireland) | 177 | 134 | 21 | 5 | Canada | Toronto | 7 Sep 2010 |
| Kapil Dev (India) | 175* | 138 | 16 | 6 | Zimbabwe | Tunbridge | 18 Jun 1983 |
| Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) | 175 | 111 | 21 | 7 | Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 175 | 141 | 19 | 4 | Australia | Hyderabad | 5 Nov 2009 |
| Virendra Sehwag (India) | 175 | 140 | 14 | 5 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 19 Feb 2011 |
| Mark Waugh (Australia) | 173 | 148 | 16 | 3 | West Indies | Melbourne | 9 Feb 2001 |
| Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe) | 172* | 151 | 18 | 3 | Namibia | Harare | 10 Feb 2003 |
| Adam Gilchrist (Australia) | 172 | 126 | 13 | 3 | Zimbabwe | Hobart | 16 Jan 2004 |
| Lou Vincent (New Zealand) | 172 | 120 | 16 | 9 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 24 Aug 2005 |
| Glenn Turner (New Zeland) | 171* | 201 | 16 | 2 | East Africa | Edgbaston | 7 Jun 1975 |
| Dave Callaghan (South Africa) | 169* | 143 | 19 | 4 | New Zealand | Centurion | 11 Dec 1994 |
| Brian Lara (West Indies) | 169 | 129 | 15 | 4 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 16 Oct 1995 |
| Robin Smith (England) | 167* | 163 | 17 | 3 | Australia | Edgbaston | 21 May 1993 |
| Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) | 166 | 135 | 12 | 10 | Ireland | Aberdeen | 1 Jul 2008 |
| Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 164 | 105 | 13 | 9 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 163* | 133 | 16 | 5 | New Zealand | Christchurch | 8 Mar 2009 |
| Shane Watson (Australia) | 161* | 150 | 12 | 4 | England | Melbourne | 16 Jan 2011 |
| Andrew Hudson (South Africa) | 161 | 132 | 13 | 4 | Netherlands | Rawalpindi | 5 Mar 1996 |
| James Marshall (New Zealand) | 161 | 141 | 11 | 4 | Ireland | Abderdeen | 1 Jul 2008 |
| Imran Nazir (Pakistan) | 160 | 121 | 14 | 8 | Zimbabwe | Kingston | 21 Mar 2007 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) | 160 | 124 | 20 | 3 | India | Rajkot | 15 Dec 2009 |
| Dinesh Mongia (India) | 159 | 147 | 17 | 1 | Zimbabwe | Guwahati | 19 Mar 2002 |
Virender Sehwag now has broken Sachin Tendulkar's record who was first batsman ever to score a one day double century but who are the other batsman who held it before Sehwag & Tendulkar? Saeed Anwar was leader between 1997 to 2009 until Charls Coventry equaled him. John Edrich's 82 was the highest score in the first ever ODI, which was then broken by DL Amiss who made first hundered in 50 over cricket = 103 in 1972. Roy Fredericks broke that record inside a year with his 105, which was then broken by English David Lloyd's 116 not out against Pakistan another year later in 1974.
Glenn Turner of New Zealand owned the record with his 171* against East Africa for 8 year, since 1975 to 1983 when Kapil Dev made 175* against Zimbabwe. Vivian Richards then held the record for 12 years, from 31 May 1984 to 21 May 1997 when Saeed Anwar hit 194 against Indians at Chennai as you seen in the above list.
Internationally - Yuvraj's hundred stood at 8th position.
Yuvraj was injured, and hence, had Gautam Gambhir as runner (trick?). Otherwise, I'm sure this Punjab Left hander could have scored the first double century in one day Internationals as well.
Questions poured in at itsonlycricket answers, asking for lists of exceptionally quick 100s ever made in one day international cricket.. I've done one better, and included the list fastest century ever made by all test playing nations, cause I firmly believe this record is also going to change frequently due to the kind of bats batsmen use these days and the evolution of Twenty20 games.
Currently, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan holds the record of fastest century in one day cricket match.. Afridi reached his fifty off 18 balls.
| Fastest century by a batsman in one day Internationals | |||||||
| Batsman (Country) | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Versus | Venue | Mon/Yr |
| Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 102 | 37 | 6 | 11 | Sri Lanka | Nairobi | Oct 1996 |
| Mark Boucher (South Africa) | 147* | 44 | 8 | 10 | Zimbabwe | P'stroom | Sept 2006 |
| Brian Lara (West Indies) | 117 | 45 | 18 | 4 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Oct 1999 |
| Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 102 | 45 | 10 | 9 | India | Kanpur | April 2005 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 134 | 48 | 11 | 11 | Pakistan | Singapore | April 1996 |
| Kevin O'Brien (Ireland) | 113 | 50 | 13 | 6 | England | Bengaluru | March 2011 |
| Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 124 | 53 | 17 | 4 | Bangladesh | Dambulla | June 2010 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 130 | 55 | 16 | 6 | Bangladesh | Karachi | June 2008 |
| AB de Villiers (South Africa) | 102* | 58 | 11 | 3 | India | Ahmedabad | Feb 2010 |
| Virendra Sehwag (India) | 125* | 60 | 14 | 6 | New Zealand | Hamilton | Mar 2009 |
| Md Azharuddin (India) | 108 | 62 | 10 | 3 | New Zealand | Baroda | Dec 1988 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (Bdesh) | 104 | 63 | 8 | 4 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | Aug 2009 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 157 | 64 | 23 | 1 | Holland | Amstelveen | July 2006 |
| Yuvraj Singh (India) | 138* | 64 | 16 | 6 | England | Rajkot | Nov 2008 |
| Mathew Hayden (Australia) | 101 | 66 | 14 | 4 | South Africa | St Kitts | Mar 2007 |
| Suresh Raina (India) | 101 | 66 | 7 | 5 | Hong Kong | Karachi | June 2008 |
| Virendra Sehwag (India) | 146 | 66 | 17 | 6 | Sri Lanka | Rajkot | Dec 2009 |
| Basit Ali (Pakistan) | 127* | 67 | 12 | 5 | West Indies | Sharjah | Nov 1993 |
| Jim Davison (Canada) | 111 | 67 | 6 | 7 | West Indies | Centurion | Feb 2003 |
| Adam Gilchrist (Australia) | 122 | 67 | 13 | 4 | Sri Lanka | Brisbane | Feb 2006 |
| Craig McMillan (NZ) | 117 | 67 | 13 | 5 | Australia | Hamilton | Feb 2007 |
| Yusuf Pathan (India) | 105 | 68 | 8 | 8 | South Africa | Centurion | Jan 2011 |
| Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan) | 139* | 68 | 10 | 9 | India | Lahore | Oct 1997 |
| Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) | 100* | 68 | 2 | 8 | Zimbabwe | Harare | Nov 2002 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (Bdesh) | 105* | 68 | 14 | 3 | Zimbabwe | Mirpur | Oct 2009 |
| Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 109 | 68 | 8 | 7 | Sri Lanka | Dambulla | Jun 2010 |
| Fastest century by an Indian batsman in ODIs | |||||||
| Virendra Sehwag | 125* | 60 | 14 | 6 | New Zealand | Hamilton | Mar 2009 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 108 | 62 | 10 | 3 | New Zealand | Baroda | Dec 1998 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 138* | 64 | 16 | 6 | England | Rajkot | Nov 2008 |
| Fastest century by an Australian batsman in ODIs | |||||||
| Mathew Hayden | 101 | 66 | 14 | 4 | South Africa | St Kitts | Mar 2007 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 122 | 67 | 13 | 4 | Sri Lanka | Brisbane | Feb 2006 |
| Shane Watson | 185* | 69 | 15 | 15 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | Apr 2011 |
| Fastest century by an England batsman in ODIs | |||||||
| Kevin Pietersen | 100* | 69 | 7 | 4 | South Africa | East London | Feb 2005 |
| Marcus Trescothick | 100 | 76 | 16 | 0 | Bangladesh | The Oval | June 2005 |
| Paul Collingwood | 112* | 77 | 10 | 5 | Bangladesh | Nottingham | June 2005 |
| Fastest century by a South African batsman in ODIs | |||||||
| Mark Boucher | 147* | 44 | 8 | 10 | Zimbabwe | P'fstroom | Sept 2006 |
| AB de Villiers | 102* | 59 | 11 | 3 | India | Ahmedabad | Feb 2010 |
| AB de Villiers | 121 | 75 | 14 | 0 | England | Cape Town | Nov 2009 |
| Fastest century by a Pakistan batsman in ODIs | |||||||
| Shahid Afridi | 102 | 37 | 6 | 11 | Sri Lanka | Nairobi | Oct 1996 |
| Shahid Afridi | 102 | 45 | 10 | 9 | India | Kanpur | April 2005 |
| Shahid Afridi | 124 | 57 | 17 | 4 | Bangladesh | Dambulla | June 2010 |
| Fastest century by a Sri Lankan batsman in ODIs | |||||||
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 134 | 48 | 11 | 11 | Pakistan | Singapore | Apr 1996 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 130 | 55 | 16 | 6 | Bangladesh | Karachi | June 2008 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 157* | 64 | 23 | 1 | Holland | Amstelveen | July 2006 |
| Fastest century by a West Indies batsman in ODIs | |||||||
| Brian Lara | 117 | 45 | 18 | 4 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Oct 1999 |
| Chris Gayle | 112* | 69 | 17 | 2 | Zimbabwe | Harare | Nov 2003 |
| Chris Gayle | 110 | 70 | 14 | 6 | Canada | King City | Aug 2008 |
| Fastest century by a New Zealand batsman in ODIs | |||||||
| Craig McMillan | 117 | 67 | 13 | 5 | Australia | Hamilton | Feb 2007 |
| Kane Williamson | 100 | 69 | 11 | 1 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | Oct 2011 |
| Jacob Oram | 101* | 71 | 6 | 4 | Australia | Perth | Jan 2007 |
| Fastest century by a Bangladesh batsman in ODIs | |||||||
| Shakib Al Hasan | 104 | 64 | 8 | 4 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | Aug 2009 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 105* | 68 | 14 | 3 | Zimbabwe | Mirpur | Oct 2009 |
Note : Balls = is the number of balls that batsman played to complete century.. not of the whole innings, which is mentioned as Runs.
| Fastest fifty by a batsman in one day Internationals | |||||||
| Batsman (Country) | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Versus | Venue | Mon/Yr |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 76 | 17 | 8 | 5 | Pakistan | Singapore | Apr 1996 |
| Simon O'Donnell (Australia) | 74 | 18 | 4 | 6 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah | May 1990 |
| Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 55* | 18 | 4 | 6 | Holland | Colombo | Sept 2002 |
| Mark Boucher (South Africa) | 51* | 19 | 2 | 6 | Kenya | Cape Town | Oct 2001 |
| Justin Kemp (South Africa) | 53* | 19 | 2 | 5 | Zimbabwe | Durban | Feb 2005 |
| Brendon McCullum (NZ) | 80* | 19 | 9 | 6 | Bangladesh | Queenstown | Dec 2007 |
| Ross Taylor (New Zealand) | 59* | 19 | 4 | 5 | Ireland | Aberdeen | Jul 2008 |
| David Hussey (Australia) | 52 | 19 | 4 | 4 | West Indies | St Kitts | Jul 2008 |
| Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 65 | 19 | 5 | 5 | New Zealand | Christchurch | Jan 2011 |
| Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 77 | 20 | 5 | 6 | South Africa | Durban | Feb 2007 |
| Brendon McCullum (NZ) | 52 | 20 | 1 | 5 | Canada | St Lucia | Mar 2007 |
| Darren Sammy (West Indies) | 58* | 20 | 2 | 6 | South Africa | Antigua | May 2010 |
Interesting note : Record for most sixes in an innings belongs to Xavier Marshall of West Indies for his 12 sixes in innings of 157 not out against Canada in August 2008.. Sanath Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi have hit 11 sixes in one innings whereas MS Dhoni, Mark Boucher, Mathew Hayden and Brendon McCullum of New Zealand have hit 10 sixes in one innings.
3. Ricky Ponting's test century list : year by year
Ricky Ponting is the greatest batsman produced by Australian cricket, ever. I know there are many oldies who would argue as Bradman was the best but I firmly believe Sir Don played in an era when cricket wasn't as rutheless and demanding as it is now in morden day when Ponting has mesmerised world wide audiences..
TV replays have made batsmen's life difficult, finding chunk in their armour series after series while Bradman played against just 4 country in his whole career whereas Ricky has centuries against all 9 other test playing nations.
Thinking along those lines, I realised a list of all test century made by Ricky Ponting will be an interesting read, seeing how Aussie run machine has gone through his career. so, here it is :-
Ricky Ponting's highest test score is 257 at Melbourne cricket ground back in December 2003, against India. His second best individual score is 242 as you can see in following table but interestingly, both of these biggest innings by Tasmania tiger came in back to back matches but didn't fetch a win for his team.. Indians managed to draw that 3rd test after winning that Adelaide match, coming from behind, chasing down 233 in 4th innings, the exact score that Rahul Dravid made in 1st innings to inspire visitors. Overall, Ricky has 5 double century besides getting out in 190s twice and 6 times in 90s.
Ricky Ponting's first test century was against England at Leeds in 1997 Ashes series and so far, Aussie legend has scored 18 century away from home. Ricky scored no century in year 2007, 2004 and 1998 but his most prolific year have been 2006 in which he made no less than 7 century in a calender year.
It's no secret that Ponting enjoys fast bowling rather than spinners as his most runs have come against South Africans but has a solitary century against spin heavy Sri Lankans. Ricky Ponting has batted at number 3 for 9 consecutive years now and all his hundreds have come either at no.3 position or no.6 where he started his career before being promoted up the order.
Ricky is a fast scorer, so I noticed his slowest test century as the one he made against West Indies back in March 1999. Ricky, with a strike rate of less than 36 runs per hundred balls, was giving support to captain Steve Waugh who made 199 in that game but Windies managed to win the match, by 1 wkt.
TV replays have made batsmen's life difficult, finding chunk in their armour series after series while Bradman played against just 4 country in his whole career whereas Ricky has centuries against all 9 other test playing nations.
Thinking along those lines, I realised a list of all test century made by Ricky Ponting will be an interesting read, seeing how Aussie run machine has gone through his career. so, here it is :-
Ricky Ponting's highest test score is 257 at Melbourne cricket ground back in December 2003, against India. His second best individual score is 242 as you can see in following table but interestingly, both of these biggest innings by Tasmania tiger came in back to back matches but didn't fetch a win for his team.. Indians managed to draw that 3rd test after winning that Adelaide match, coming from behind, chasing down 233 in 4th innings, the exact score that Rahul Dravid made in 1st innings to inspire visitors. Overall, Ricky has 5 double century besides getting out in 190s twice and 6 times in 90s.
Ricky Ponting's first test century was against England at Leeds in 1997 Ashes series and so far, Aussie legend has scored 18 century away from home. Ricky scored no century in year 2007, 2004 and 1998 but his most prolific year have been 2006 in which he made no less than 7 century in a calender year.
It's no secret that Ponting enjoys fast bowling rather than spinners as his most runs have come against South Africans but has a solitary century against spin heavy Sri Lankans. Ricky Ponting has batted at number 3 for 9 consecutive years now and all his hundreds have come either at no.3 position or no.6 where he started his career before being promoted up the order.
Ricky is a fast scorer, so I noticed his slowest test century as the one he made against West Indies back in March 1999. Ricky, with a strike rate of less than 36 runs per hundred balls, was giving support to captain Steve Waugh who made 199 in that game but Windies managed to win the match, by 1 wkt.
| List of all century made by Ricky Ponting in Test Match cricket. | |||||||
| Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Pos | Versus | Venue | Date |
| 209 | 354 | 25 | 0 | 3 | Pakistan | Hobart | 14 Jan 2010 |
| 150 | 224 | 14 | 1 | 3 | England | Cardiff | 8 Jul 2009 |
| 101 | 126 | 10 | 1 | 3 | South Africa | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 123 | 243 | 13 | 0 | 3 | India | Bangalore | 9 Oct 2008 |
| 158 | 224 | 16 | 1 | 3 | West Indies | Kingston | 22 May 2008 |
| 140 | 266 | 10 | 0 | 3 | India | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2008 |
| 142 | 245 | 12 | 0 | 3 | England | Adelaide | 1 Dec 2006 |
| 196 | 319 | 24 | 0 | 3 | England | Brisbane | 23 Nov 2006 |
| 118* | 253 | 13 | 0 | 3 | Bangladesh | Fatullah | 9 Apr 2006 |
| 103 | 225 | 11 | 0 | 3 | South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 116 | 187 | 12 | 2 | 3 | South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 120 | 174 | 12 | 1 | 3 | South Africa | Sydney | 2 Jan 2006 |
| 143* | 159 | 16 | 0 | 3 | South Africa | Sydney | 2 Jan 2006 |
| 117 | 198 | 13 | 0 | 3 | South Africa | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2005 |
| 149 | 213 | 15 | 0 | 3 | West Indies | Brisbane | 3 Nov 2005 |
| 104* | 158 | 8 | 0 | 3 | West Indies | Brisbane | 3 Nov 2005 |
| 156 | 275 | 16 | 1 | 3 | England | Old Trafford | 11 Aug 2005 |
| 105 | 110 | 13 | 4 | 3 | New Zealand | Auckland | 26 Mar 2005 |
| 207 | 332 | 30 | 0 | 3 | Pakistan | Sydney | 2 Jan 2005 |
| 257 | 458 | 25 | 0 | 3 | India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 242 | 352 | 31 | 0 | 3 | India | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 169 | 249 | 23 | 2 | 3 | Zimbabwe | Sydney | 17 Oct 2003 |
| 113 | 204 | 8 | 1 | 3 | West Indies | Barbados | 1 May 2003 |
| 206 | 362 | 24 | 1 | 3 | West Indies | Trinidad | 19 Apr 2003 |
| 117 | 195 | 18 | 0 | 3 | West Indies | Georgetown | 10 Apr 2003 |
| 154 | 269 | 9 | 0 | 3 | England | Adelaide | 21 Nov 2002 |
| 123 | 195 | 12 | 2 | 3 | England | Brisbane | 7 Nov 2002 |
| 150 | 266 | 14 | 3 | 3 | Pakistan | Sharjah | 19 Oct 2002 |
| 141 | 163 | 23 | 0 | 3 | Pakistan | Colombo | 3 Oct 2002 |
| 100* | 160 | 16 | 1 | 3 | South Africa | Cape Town | 8 Mar 2002 |
| 157* | 218 | 20 | 1 | 3 | New Zealand | Hobart | 22 Nov 2001 |
| 144 | 154 | 20 | 3 | 3 | England | Leeds | 16 Aug 2001 |
| 141* | 183 | 17 | 1 | 6 | India | Sydney | 2 Jan 2000 |
| 125 | 198 | 15 | 0 | 6 | India | Adelaide | 10 Dec 1999 |
| 197 | 288 | 22 | 0 | 6 | Pakistan | Perth | 26 Nov 1999 |
| 105* | 171 | 11 | 0 | 6 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 30 Sep 1999 |
| 104 | 290 | 10 | 0 | 6 | West Indies | Bridgetown | 26 Mar 1999 |
| 105 | 208 | 14 | 0 | 6 | South Africa | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1997 |
| 127 | 202 | 16 | 1 | 6 | England | Leeds | 24 Jul 1997 |
4. Highest individual score by a batsman in test match cricket .
6 months since Hayden's hurricane against Zimbabweans, at same Venue (Recreation ground in Antigua) and against same opposition (England), Brain Lara snatched back his phenomenal record, scoring the first and only 400 in test match cricket till today.
Drawback : Not that Brain Lara's record can't be broken today, but modern day batters have lost the patience with loads of ODI & T20 cricket played around the world and also the teams have become more result oriented than in Lara's days whose best test match score didn't fetch a win for his team (England earned a draw!).
Capables : Virendra Sehwag of India and Chris Gayle of West Indies who like to play their shots when most batsman like to defend in test cricket.
Note : Double centuries may won a batsman a test match for his country, but not a place in elite list below, which comprises only 300s.
Note : There have been 10 countries to play test cricket. Highest scores by batsman from West Indies, Australia, Sri Lanka, England, Pakistan, India feature in list below. Now among remaining teams, the highest test score by a New Zealand batsman is by Martin Crowe = 299 against Sri Lanka at Wellington in January 1991, best test score by a South African batsman is by
| Highest Individual scores by a batsman in test matches | |||||||
| Batsman (Country) | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Versus | Venue | Mon/Yr |
| Brian Lara (WI) | 400* | 582 | 43 | 4 | England | Antigua | Apr 2004 |
| Mathew Hayden (Aus) | 380 | 437 | 38 | 11 | Zimbabwe | Perth | Oct 2003 |
| Brian Lara (WI) | 375 | 538 | 45 | 0 | England | Antigua | Apr 1994 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 374 | 572 | 43 | 1 | South Africa | Colombo | Jul 2006 |
| Gary Sobers (WI) | 365* | --- | 38 | 0 | Pakistan | Jamaica | Feb 1958 |
| Len Hutton (Eng) | 364 | 847 | 35 | 0 | Australia | The Oval | Aug 1938 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 340 | 578 | 36 | 2 | India | Colombo | Aug 1997 |
| Hanif Mohammad (Pak) | 337 | --- | 24 | 0 | West Indies | Bridgetown | Jan 1958 |
| Wally Hammond (Eng) | 336* | --- | 34 | 10 | New Zealand | Auckland | Mar 1933 |
| Mark Taylor (Aus) | 334* | 564 | 32 | 1 | Pakistan | Peshawar | Oct 1998 |
| Don Bradman (Aus) | 334 | 448 | 46 | 0 | England | Leeds | Jul 1930 |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 333 | 437 | 34 | 9 | Sri Lanka | Galle | Nov 2010 |
| Graham Gooch (Eng) | 333 | 485 | 43 | 3 | India | Lords | Jul 1990 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) | 329 | 436 | 38 | 9 | New Zealand | Lahore | May 2002 |
| Adam Sandham (Eng) | 325 | 640 | 28 | 0 | West Indies | Jamaica | Apr 1930 |
| Virendra Sehwag (Ind) | 319 | 304 | 42 | 5 | South Africa | Chennai | Mar 2008 |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 317 | 483 | 37 | 3 | South Africa | Antigua | Apr 2005 |
| Younus Khan (Pak) | 313 | 568 | 27 | 4 | Sri Lanka | Karachi | Feb 2009 |
| Bob Simpson (Aus) | 311 | 740 | 23 | 1 | England | Manchester | Jul 1964 |
| John Edrich (Eng) | 310* | 450 | 52 | 5 | New Zealand | Leeds | Jul 1965 |
| Virendra Sehwag (Ind) | 309 | 375 | 39 | 6 | Pakistan | Multan | Mar 2004 |
| Bob Cooper (Aus) | 307 | 589 | 20 | 1 | England | Melbourne | Feb 1966 |
| Don Bradman (Aus) | 304 | 473 | 43 | 2 | England | Leeds | Jul 1934 |
| Lawrence Rowe (WI) | 302 | 430 | 36 | 1 | England | Bridgetown | Mar 1974 |
Record Holders :
Highest test score was first owned by CG Bannerman who made 165 in that first ever test match between England and Australia in year 1877. Then, WL Murdoch of Australia broke the record in 1884 with his 211 and in process became the first batsman to score a double century in test cricket. Robert Foster took away the record with his 287 against Australia in 1903, before it was broken by A Sandham's first ever triple century = 325. WR Hammond, L Hutton and Gary Sobers held the record for highest test match score before Brain Lara broke Gary Sober's 36 years old record in 1994 with his 375 before making 400, taking record back from Mathew Hayden who held it for just 6 months!
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