Top 5 Highest Run Scorers In A Test Match: Shubman Gill Enters Elite List with Historic Knock. Shubman Gill will forever be remembered in the record books for hitting the second-most amount of runs in a single Test match, with 430 runs at the expense of England in July 2025. His effort not only won India the contest at Edgbaston but also secured his status as one of the best to do it.
5 Players Who Scored the Most Runs in a Test
- Graham Gooch (ENG) – 456 vs. India, July 1990
- Shubman Gill (IND) – 430 vs. England, July 2025
- Mark Taylor (AUS) – 426 vs Pakistan, October 1998
- Kumar Sangakkara (SL) – 424 vs Bangladesh, February 2014
- Brian Lara (WI) – 400 vs. England, April 2004
The highest run getter in a single Test match is none other than Graham Gooch of England. He scored an incredible 456 runs in July 1990 against India, and that record is intact. Gooch’s excellent innings consisted of scores of 333 and 123 in each inning of the match.
Next is India test skipper Shubman Gill, with 430 runs and a double century in the first innings, plus a century in the second innings. He also became the second batsman to score 150+ in both innings of test cricket. Gill created a lasting impression on many former players.
In third place is Mark Taylor of Australia, scoring 426 runs against Pakistan in October 1998. He amassed an amazing 334*and was followed by a very strong second innings to put himself into this category.
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Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara is fourth in the list who scored 424 runs against Bangladesh in February 2014. Sangakkara was always noted for his methodical, consistent play and was very elegant in his style. His performance remains one of the best batting performances in subcontinental conditions.
Completing the top five is the iconic Brian Lara, who scored 400 not out against England in April 2004—the highest individual score made by an individual in a single Test innings, but not across both innings.
