What is India’s biggest victory margin in Test cricket?
India have bagged victories by huge margins against several teams in Test cricket.
The Indian Cricket Team is one of the dominant sides in Test cricket. They have a huge supremacy at home and beating them on their home soil in this format is a big challenge for many teams. Moreover, bagging a series victory in India is almost an impossible task for many top test-playing nations and only a few teams have achieved this triumph over the last three decades.
India played their first-ever test against England in June 1932 at Lord’s. They lost the one-off test by 158 runs. They bagged their first-ever test victory in 1952 against England. Both sides locked horns in a five-match test series, out of which, the first three ended in a draw.
England won the fourth test but India made a comeback by winning the fifth game, ending the series in a 1-1 draw. Vijay Hazare became the first-ever Indian captain to lead the team to a victory in test cricket.
After this victory, India never looked back and went on to achieve massive success in the longest format. They are among the oldest test-playing nations in the world, having played more than 100 Tests against Australia, England, and the West Indies. Over the years, India have bagged many memorable test victories and a few of them entered the record books for their massive margins.
India’s highest victory margin came against Afghanistan in 2026
India have bagged many victories by huge margins in test cricket. However, their biggest victory by margin of runs came against Afghanistan in June 2026. In the one-off test at MYS International Stadium in Chandigarh, India piled up a gigantic total of 564/8d in the first innings after opting to bat first.
Opener KL Rahul (100), who was appointed as test vice-captain just ahead of the match, hammered a century. Captain Shubman Gill (126), Rishabh Pant (81), Sai Sudharsan (81), and Washington Sundar (52) also made notable contributions, taking the scoreboard to a massive total.
Later, spinner Manav Sudhar picked a six-wicket haul to help India bowl out Afghanistan for 152 in the first innings. After enforcing a follow-on, India once again bowled out the visitors for a low total of 112 runs.
With a victory by an innings and 300 runs, India have scripted the record for their biggest test victory by margin of runs. Suthar, who picked a total of six wickets in his debut game, was adjudged Player of the Match.
What is India’s biggest victory in test cricket?
India’s biggest victory in test cricket came against Afghanistan. They defeated them by an innings and 300 runs in a test match in June 2026.
When did India won their first-ever test match?
India won their first-ever test match against England in 1952.
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