Graham Gooch (England) set the WORLD RECORD for the highest number of runs in a single Test match, scoring an impressive 456 runs against India at Lord’s in 1990.
This remarkable achievement featured a triple century (333 runs) in the first innings and a century (123 runs) in the second, positioning him as one of only two players in the history of Test cricket to accomplish both a triple century and a century in the same match.
The other player to reach this milestone is Kumar Sangakkara from Sri Lanka. England ultimately triumphed in the match by a margin of 247 runs.
Most Test Runs In A Match
| Rank | Year | Players | Opposition | Runs |
| 1 | 1990 | Graham Gooch (England) | India | 456 |
| 2 | 2025 | Shubman Gill (India) | England | 430 |
| 3 | 1998 | Mark Taylor (Australia) | Pakistan | 426 |
| 4 | 2014 | Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | Bangladesh | 424 |
| 5 | 2004 | Brian Lara (West Indies) | England | 400* |
| 6 | 2003 | Matthew Hayden (Australia) | Zimbabwe | 380 |
| 7 | 1974 | Greg Chappell (Australia) | New Zealand | 380 |
| 8 | 1994 | Brian Lara (West Indies) | England | 375 |
| 9 | 1930 | Andy Sandham (England) | West Indies | 375 |
| 10 | 2006 | Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) | South Africa | 374 |
| 11 | 2025 | Wiaan Mulder (South Africa) | Zimbabwe | 367* |
| 12 | 1958 | Gary Sobers (West Indies) | Pakistan | 365* |
| 13 | 1938 | Sir Len Hutton (England) | Australia | 364 |
| 14 | 2003 | Graeme Smith (South Africa) | England | 362 |
| 15 | 1958 | Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan) | West Indies | 354 |
| 16 | 2005 | Younis Khan (Pakistan) | India | 351 |
| 17 | 2001 | Brian Lara (West Indies) | Sri Lanka | 351 |
| 18 | 1969 | Doug Walters (Australia) | West Indies | 345 |
| 19 | 1971 | Sunil Gavaskar (India) | West Indies | 344 |
| 20 | 2003 | Stephan Fleming (New Zealand) | Sri Lanka | 343 |
| 21 | 2001 | Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) | South Africa | 341 |
| 22 | 1997 | Sanath Jayasuria (Sri Lanka) | India | 340 |
| 23 | 2001 | VVS Laxman (India) | Australia | 340 |
| 24 | 1933 | Wally Hammond (England) | New Zealand | 336* |
| 25 | 2019 | David Warner (Australia) | Pakistan | 335* |
| 26 | 1930 | Donald Bradman (Australia) | England | 334 |
| 27 | 2010 | Chris Gayle (West Indies) | Sri Lanka | 333 |
| 28 | 2007 | Sourav Ganguly (India) | Pakistan | 330 |
| 29 | 2012 | Michael Clarke (Australia) | India | 329* |
| 30 | 2002 | Inzamam-Ul-Haq (Pakistan) | New Zealand | 329 |
| 31 | 1991 | Martin Crowe (New Zealand) | Sri Lanka | 329 |
| 32 | 2015 | Ross Taylor (New Zealand) | Australia | 326 |
| 33 | 2016 | Joe Root (England) | Pakistan | 325 |
| 34 | 1934 | Donald Bradman (Australia) | England | 321 |
| 35 | 2008 | Virender Sehwag (India) | South Africa | 319 |
| 36 | 2024 | Harry Brook (England) | Pakistan | 317 |
| 37 | 2005 | Chris Gayle (West Indies) | South Africa | 317 |
| 38 | 1957 | Peter May (England) | West Indies | 315 |
| 39 | 1964 | Bob Simpson (Australia) | England | 315 |
| 40 | 1972 | Lawrence Rowe (West Indies) | New Zealand | 314 |
| 41 | 2009 | Younis Khan (Pakistan) | Sri Lanka | 313 |
| 42 | 2012 | Hashim Amla (South Africa) | England | 311* |
| 43 | 2015 | Kane Williamson (New Zealand) | Sri Lanka | 311 |
| 44 | 1965 | John Edrich (England) | New Zealand | 310* |
| 45 | 2014 | Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) | India | 310 |
| 46 | 2004 | Virender Sehwag (India) | Pakistan | 309 |
| 47 | 1947 | Bruce Mitchell (South Africa) | England | 309 |
| 48 | 2022 | Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) | West Indies | 308 |
| 49 | 1966 | Bob Cowper (Australia) | England | 307 |
| 50 | 1903 | Tip Foster (England) | Australia | 306 |
| 51 | 2003 | Rahul Dravid (India) | Australia | 305 |
| 52 | 2009 | Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) | Bangladesh | 305 |
| 53 | 1934 | Sir Donald Bradman (Australia) | England | 304 |
| 54 | 2016 | Azhar Ali (Pakistan) | West Indies | 304 |
| 55 | 2016 | Karun Nair (India) | England | 303* |
| 56 | 1980 | Allan Border (Australia) | Pakistan | 303 |
| 57 | 2010 | AB De Villiers (South Africa) | Pakistan | 303 |
| 58 | 2019 | Rohit Sharma (India) | South Africa | 303 |
| 59 | 1925 | Herbert Sutcliffe (England) | Australia | 303 |
| 60 | 1974 | Lawrence Rowe (West Indies) | England | 302 |
| 61 | 2010 | Alastair Cook (England) | Australia | 302 |
| 62 | 2004 | Sachin Tendulkar (India) | Australia | 301* |
| 63 | 2002 | Matthew Hayden (Australia) | England | 300 |
| 64 | 1932 | Sir Donald Bradman (Australia) | South Africa | 299* |