These are the highest individual scores in Test cricket history—some innings that made cricket fans go wow.
| SL No | Player | Runs | Mins | BF | 4s | 6s | SR | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BC Lara (WI) | 400* | 778 | 582 | 43 | 4 | 68.72 | 1 | England | St John's | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 2 | ML Hayden (AUS) | 380 | 622 | 437 | 38 | 11 | 86.95 | 1 | Zimbabwe | W.A.C.A | 9 Oct 2003 |
| 3 | BC Lara (WI) | 375 | 766 | 538 | 45 | 0 | 69.7 | 1 | England | St John's | 16 Apr 1994 |
| 4 | DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 374 | 752 | 572 | 43 | 1 | 65.38 | 2 | South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 5 | PWA Mulder (SA) | 367* | 410 | 334 | 49 | 4 | 109.88 | 1 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 6 Jul 2025 |
| 6 | GS Sobers (WI) | 365* | 614 | - | 38 | 0 | - | 2 | Pakistan | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 |
| 7 | L Hutton (ENG) | 364 | 797 | 847 | 35 | 0 | 42.97 | 1 | Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 |
| 8 | ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 340 | 799 | 578 | 36 | 2 | 58.82 | 2 | India | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 |
| 9 | Hanif Mohammad (PAK) | 337 | 970 | - | 24 | 0 | - | 3 | West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 |
| 10 | WR Hammond (ENG) | 336* | 318 | - | 34 | 10 | - | 2 | New Zealand | Auckland | 31 Mar 1933 |
| 11 | DA Warner (AUS) | 335* | 554 | 418 | 39 | 1 | 80.14 | 1 | Pakistan | Adelaide | 29 Nov 2019 |
| 12 | MA Taylor (AUS) | 334* | 720 | 564 | 32 | 1 | 59.21 | 1 | Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 13 | DG Bradman (AUS) | 334 | 383 | 448 | 46 | 0 | 74.55 | 1 | England | Leeds | 11 Jul 1930 |
| 14 | GA Gooch (ENG) | 333 | 628 | 485 | 43 | 3 | 68.65 | 1 | India | Lord's | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 15 | CH Gayle (WI) | 333 | 653 | 437 | 34 | 9 | 76.2 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Galle | 15 Nov 2010 |
| 16 | MJ Clarke (AUS) | 329* | 609 | 468 | 39 | 1 | 70.29 | 2 | India | Sydney | 3 Jan 2012 |
| 17 | Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) | 329 | 579 | 436 | 38 | 9 | 75.45 | 1 | New Zealand | Lahore | 1 May 2002 |
| 18 | A Sandham (ENG) | 325 | 600 | 640 | 28 | 0 | 50.78 | 1 | West Indies | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 |
| 19 | V Sehwag (IND) | 319 | 530 | 304 | 42 | 5 | 104.93 | 2 | South Africa | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 20 | KC Sangakkara (SL) | 319 | 551 | 482 | 32 | 8 | 66.18 | 1 | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 4 Feb 2014 |
| 21 | CH Gayle (WI) | 317 | 630 | 483 | 37 | 3 | 65.63 | 2 | South Africa | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 |
| 22 | HC Brook (ENG) | 317 | 418 | 322 | 29 | 3 | 98.44 | 2 | Pakistan | Multan | 7 Oct 2024 |
| 23 | Younis Khan (PAK) | 313 | 760 | 568 | 27 | 4 | 55.1 | 2 | Sri Lanka | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 |
| 24 | HM Amla (SA) | 311* | 790 | 529 | 35 | 0 | 58.79 | 2 | England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 |
| 25 | RB Simpson (AUS) | 311 | 762 | 743 | 23 | 1 | 41.85 | 1 | England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |