Top 5 highest team totals by Pakistan in test cricket

The Pakistan cricket team made their debut in test cricket in October 1952.

Pakistan have been playing test cricket since 1952 and regularly undergo ups and downs in this format. But on their best days, they have thoroughly dominated their opposition.

Pakistan have recorded some tall totals in test cricket. They have scored 600 runs or more 15 times in test cricket and hold the record for the fifth-highest test total of all time.

Scoring big totals gives you an edge over your opposition, and posting over 600 runs bats the opposition out of the game, putting your side out of the threat of a loss. In this article, we will talk about the top five highest totals made by the Pakistan cricket team in test cricket.

List of the top five highest team totals by Pakistan in test cricket:

5. 674/6 vs India, Faisalabad, 1984

The Pakistani batters made hay against arch-rivals India in 1984 in the Faisalabad test. India posted a big first-inning total of 500 runs in 163 overs.

In reply, Pakistan out-batted India, stretching their innings for two and a half days and scored 674/6 in 224.5 overs. The game ended with a draw. Qasim Umar (224) slammed a brilliant double century, while Mudassar Nazar missed his double ton by just one run, and Saleem Malik scored an unbeaten 102.

4. 679/7d vs India, Lahore, 2006

The 2006 Lahore test between India and Pakistan was a run feast that ended in a draw. It started with Pakistan scoring a massive total in the first innings. They batted for almost two days and declared at 679/7 in 143.3 overs.

Younis Khan (199), Mohammad Yousuf (173), Shahid Afridi (103 off 80), and Kamran Akmal (102* off 81) scored centuries to help the team reach a massive total. 

India also replied strongly with the third-highest opening stand in test cricket of 410 runs. Virender Sehwag made 254 off 247 balls while Dravid was unbeaten at 128.

3. 699/5 vs India, Lahore, 1989

The third highest total for Pakistan in test cricket is 699/5, which came against India, and it is the fourth-highest total conceded by India in tests. This happened in Lahore in December 1989 in a drawn test.

India made 509 in the first innings with Sanjay Manjrekar scoring 218 not out. In reply to this big total, Pakistan batted for 203.4 overs and scored 699/5.

Aamer Malik (113) and Javed Miandad (145) scored centuries, and Shoaib Mohammad made a brilliant double century (203*). The match was drawn.

2. 708 vs England, The Oval, 1987

Pakistan crossed the 700-run mark in test matches for the first time in 1987 at the Oval against England. They made a tremendous batting display, with Saleem Malik (102) and captain Imran Khan (118*) scoring hundreds.

But the tone was set by Javed Miandad’s epic knock of 260. Mudassar Nazar (73) and Ijaz Ahmed (69) also made contributions. England made 232 and 315/4 as the game concluded in a draw.

1. 765/6d vs Sri Lanka, Karachi, 2009

Pakistan’s highest total and the fifth-highest total in test cricket is 765, which came against Sri Lanka in Karachi in February 2009. This was the game when Younis Khan became only the third Pakistani batter to score a triple ton in test cricket.

It was a run fest as Sri Lanka declared their first innings at 644/7 with Mahela Jayawardene (240) and Thilan Samaraweera (231) scoring a double century each.

In response, Pakistan captain Younis Khan took the charge and went on to score 313 runs. Kamran Akmal supported him with 158 not out, while Shoaib Malik (56) and Yasir Arafat (50*) also played well. Pakistan declared at 765/5 in 248.5 overs. Sri Lanka were 144/5 when the game was drawn.

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