Indian team have recorded their biggest margin of victory in Test cricket today by defeating England on a 434-run margin in the third Test match at Rajkot with the help of brilliant double century from Yashasvi Jaiswal and all-round effort from Ravindra Jadeja respectively. Sarfaraz Khan in his debut Test made a mark for him by smashing two fifties.
In this article, we will look at the top ten biggest margin of victory in Test cricket and check where India stands among them.
Biggest victory in Test cricket (by runs):
- ENG - 675 runs vs AUS in Brisbane, 1928
- AUS - 562 runs vs ENG in The Oval, 1934
- BAN - 546 runs vs AFG in Mirpur, 2023
- AUS - 530 runs vs SA in Melbourne, 1911
- SA - 492 runs vs AUS in Johannesburg, 2018
- AUS - 491 runs vs PAK in Perth, 2004
- SL - 465 runs vs BAN in Chattogram, 2009
- IND - 434 runs vs ENG in Rajkot, 2024
- WI - 425 runs vs ENG in Manchester, 1976
- NZ - 423 runs vs SL in Christchurch, 2018
India has recorded the 8th biggest victory (by runs) in Test cricket.
Biggest margin of victory for India in Test cricket (by runs):
- 434 runs vs ENG in Rajkot, 2024
- 372 runs vs NZ in Mumbai-WS, 2021
- 337 runs vs SA in Delhi, 2015
- 321 runs vs NZ in Indore, 2016
- 320 runs vs AUS in Mohali, 2008
The top four out of the five biggest victories for India have been post-2015 since Kohli and Rohit took over the captaincy of team India in Test cricket.
