Cricket Scoring Records: Highest Individual Scores and Team Totals in History
Explore cricket's greatest scoring records — highest individual innings in Tests, ODIs and T20s, highest team totals, fastest centuries, and most runs in a career.
Cricket's record books contain some of sport's most extraordinary individual and team achievements. From Don Bradman's career average that no one has come close to matching, to Sachin Tendulkar's 100 international centuries, cricket's scoring records reflect generations of excellence.
Highest Individual Innings in Test Cricket
| Score | Batsman | For | vs | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400* | Brian Lara | West Indies | England | 2004 |
| 380 | Matthew Hayden | Australia | Zimbabwe | 2003 |
| 375 | Brian Lara | West Indies | England | 1994 |
| 374 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | South Africa | 2006 |
| 365* | Garfield Sobers | West Indies | Pakistan | 1958 |
Highest Individual Innings in ODIs
| Score | Batsman | For | vs | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264 | Rohit Sharma | India | Sri Lanka | 2014 |
| 237* | Martin Guptill | New Zealand | West Indies | 2015 |
| 219 | Virender Sehwag | India | West Indies | 2011 |
| 215 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | Zimbabwe | 2015 |
| 209 | Rohit Sharma | India | Australia | 2013 |
Highest Individual Innings in T20Is
| Score | Batsman | For | vs | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172* | Aaron Finch | Australia | Zimbabwe | 2018 |
| 162* | Hazratullah Zazai | Afghanistan | Ireland | 2019 |
| 156 | Aaron Finch | Australia | England | 2013 |
| 145* | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | Sri Lanka | 2015 |
Highest Team Totals
| Format | Total | Team | vs | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 952/6 dec | Sri Lanka | India | 1997 |
| ODI | 498/4 | England | Netherlands | 2022 |
| T20I | 314/3 | Nepal | Mongolia | 2023 |
Most International Centuries
| Batsman | Test Centuries | ODI Centuries | Total International |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | 51 | 49 | 100 |
| Ricky Ponting | 41 | 30 | 71 |
| Virat Kohli | 29 | 50 | 79+ |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 38 | 25 | 63 |
| Hashim Amla | 28 | 27 | 55 |
Most Career Test Runs
- Sachin Tendulkar (India): 15,921 Test runs — the highest in history
- Ricky Ponting (Australia): 13,378 Test runs
- Jacques Kallis (South Africa): 13,289 Test runs — also 292 Test wickets making him cricket's greatest all-rounder
- Rahul Dravid (India): 13,288 Test runs
- Alastair Cook (England): 12,472 Test runs — England's highest ever Test scorer
Fastest Centuries in International Cricket
- AB de Villiers vs West Indies, 2015: 100 off 31 balls — the fastest ODI century in history
- Brian Lara vs Bangladesh, 1999: 100 off 45 balls (List A cricket)
- Shahid Afridi vs Sri Lanka, 1996: 100 off 37 balls — held the ODI record for 18 years
- Chris Gayle vs Zimbabwe, 2015 World Cup: 100 off 50 balls but from a double century innings
Frequently asked questions
Who holds the record for the highest Test innings?
Brian Lara holds the record for the highest individual innings in Test cricket: 400 not out for West Indies against England in Antigua in 2004. He also held the previous record with 375 against England in 1994, which Matthew Hayden briefly broke with 380 in 2003 before Lara reclaimed the record.
Has Sachin Tendulkar really scored 100 international centuries?
Yes. Sachin Tendulkar is the only cricketer in history to score 100 international centuries — 51 in Test cricket and 49 in ODIs. He reached the milestone in his 462nd international innings, against Bangladesh in the 2012 Asia Cup.
What is the highest team total in ODI cricket?
England scored 498/4 vs the Netherlands in a 2022 ODI — the highest team total in ODI history. The innings featured centuries from multiple batsmen and was notable for its extraordinary power-hitting in the death overs.
What is Don Bradman's batting average and why is it special?
Don Bradman's Test batting average is 99.94 — the highest career batting average in Test cricket history, by a substantial margin. The next highest career averages are in the 60s. Statistical models have shown that Bradman's dominance relative to his peers is unmatched by any athlete in any sport.