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Test cricket is the oldest and is one of the most popular formats of cricket, played worldwide. Test cricket is one of the most prestigious and is the only sport in the world that is played over five days. Test cricket matches are played internationally under the auspices of the ICC (International Cricket Council) and Test cricket is often considered a complete test of a team's playing ability and endurance in both bowling and batting. Test matches are a five-day game, and both teams can bat twice and bowl twice; similarly, a bowler can bowl in two innings and similarly a batsman can also bat in two innings. But only ICC full-member countries can play Test cricket and now the number of full-member countries is 12. 

The 12 full-member countries are Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Ireland, and Afghanistan. In Test cricket, just as wickets determine the win or loss of the game, runs also determine the outcome of the game. But scoring runs in Tests is not that easy, so every run in a Test match is cheered by the fans and becomes a career achievement for a batsman. However, if you want to know more about the most runs in Test cricket, especially the top 10 scores in Test cricket of all time, then this post is for you. Keep reading;

Here are the top 10 test run scorers of all time:

Position	Name	Match	Runs	Highest Score
1	Sachin Tendulkar	200	15,921	248
2	Ricky Ponting	168	13,378	257
3	Jacques Kallis	166	13,289	224
4	Rahul Dravid	164	13,288	270
5	Alastair Cook	161	12,472	294
6	Kumar Sangakkara	134	12,400	319
7	Brian Lara	131	11,953	400
8	S. Chanderpaul	164	11,867	203
9	Mahela Jayawardene	149	11,814	374
10	Allan Border	156	11,174	205

Who has the most runs in test cricket?

With 15,921 runs and 51 centuries in 200 matches, Sachin Tendulkar of India is the most test runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman played 200 test matches between 15 November 1989 and 16 November 2013, where he played his debut test match on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored a record 51 centuries, 6 double-hundreds, and 68 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 248* runs against Bangladesh and Tendulkar is often considered one of the greatest test batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Tendulkar in the Test:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	200	50	Ave	HS
Sachin Tendulkar	India	200	329	15,921	51	6	68	53.79	248*

Who has the second most runs in test cricket?

With 13,378 runs and 41 centuries in 168 matches, Ricky Ponting of Australia is the second-most test runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman played 168 test matches between 8 December 1995 and 3 December 2012, where he played his debut test match on 8 December 1995 against Sri Lanka.  Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 41 centuries, 6 double-hundreds, and 62 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 257 runs against India and Ponting is often considered one of the greatest test batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Ponting in the Test:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	200	300	50	Ave	HS
Ricky Ponting	Australia	168	257	13,378	41	6	0	62	51.85	257

Who has the third most runs in test cricket?

With 13,289 runs and 45 centuries in 166 matches, Jacques Kallis of South Africa is the third-most test runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman played 166 test matches between 14 December 1995 and 25 December 2013, where he played his debut test match on 14 December 1995 against England. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 45 centuries, 2 double-hundreds, and 58 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 224 runs against Sri Lanka and Kallis is often considered one of the greatest test batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Kallis in the Test:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	200	300	50	Ave	HS
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	166	280	13,289	45	2	0	58	55.37	224

Who has the fourth-most runs in test cricket?

With 13,288 runs and 36 centuries in 164 matches, Rahul Dravid of India is the fourth-most test runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman played 164 test matches between 20 June 1996 and 24 January 2012, where he played his debut test match on 20 June 1996 against England. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 36 centuries, 5 double-hundreds, and 63 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 270 runs against Pakistan and Dravid is often considered one of the greatest test batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Dravid in the Test:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Innings	100	200	300	50	Ave	HS
Rahul Dravid	India	164	270	13,288	36	5	0	63	52.31	270

Who has the fifth-most runs in test cricket?

With 12,472 runs and 33 centuries in 161 matches, Alastair Cook of England is the fifth-most test runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman played 161 test matches between 1 March 2006 and 7 September 2018 where he played his debut test match on 1 March 2006 against India. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 33 centuries, 5 double-hundreds, and 57 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 294 runs against India and Cook is often considered one of the greatest test batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Cook in the Test:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	200	300	50	Ave	HS
Alastair Cook	England	161	294	12,472	33	5	0	57	45.35	294

Who has the sixth-most runs in test cricket?

With 12,400 runs and 38 centuries in 134 matches, Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka is the sixth-most test runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman played 134 test matches between 20 July 2000 and 20 August 2015, where he played his debut test match on 20 July 2000 against South Africa. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored one 300, 38 centuries, a record 11 double-hundreds, and 52 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 319 runs against Bangladesh and Sangakkara is often considered one of the greatest test batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Sangakkara in the Test:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	200	300	50	Ave	HS
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	134	233	12,400	38	11	1	52	57.41	319

Who has the seventh-most runs in test cricket?

With 11,953 runs and 34 centuries in 131 matches, Brian Lara of West Indies is the seventh-most test runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman played 131 test matches between 6 December 1990 and 19 April 2007, where he played his debut test match on 6 December 1990 against Pakistan. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 2 triple-hundreds, 9 double-hundreds, 34 centuries, and 48 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 400 runs against England and Lara is often considered one of the greatest test batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Lara in the Test:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	200	300	50	Ave	HS
Brian Lara	West Indies	131	232	11,953	34	9	2	48	52.89	400

Who has the eighth-most runs in test cricket?

With 11,867 runs and 30 centuries in 164 matches, Shivnarine Chanderpaul of West Indies is the eighth-most test runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman played 164 test matches between 17 March 1994 and 1 May 2015, where he played his debut test match on 17 March 1994 against England. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 30 centuries, 2 double-hundreds, and 66 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 203 runs against South Africa and Chanderpaul is often considered one of the greatest test batsmen of all time.  

Here are some significant records of Chanderpaul in the Test:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	200	300	50	Ave	HS
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	164	280	11,867	30	2	0	66	51.37	203

Who has the ninth-most runs in test cricket?

With 11,814 runs and 34 centuries in 149 matches, Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka is the ninth-most test run scorer of all time. This master-class batsman played 149 test matches between 2 August 1997 and 14 August 2014, where he played his debut test match on 2 August 1997 against India. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 34 centuries, 7 double-hundreds, 1 triple-hundred, and 50 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 374 runs against South Africa and Jayawardene is often considered one of the greatest test batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Jayawardene in the Test:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	200	300	50	Ave	HS
Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	149	252	11,814	34	7	1	50	49.85	374

Who has the tenth-most runs in test cricket?

With 11,174 runs and 27 centuries in 156 matches, Allan Border of Australia is the tenth-most test runs scorer of all time. This master-class batsman played 156 test matches between 29 December 1978 and 25 March 1994, where he played his debut test match on 29 December 1978 against England. Along with numerous records, this legend has scored 27 centuries, 2 double-hundreds, and 63 half-centuries in his career. His best batting figure in a match was 205 runs against New Zealand and Border is often considered one of the greatest test batsmen of all time.

Here are some significant records of Border in the Test:

Name	Country	Match	Innings	Runs	100	200	300	50	Ave	HS
Allan Borde	Australia	156	265	11,174	27	2	0	63	50.56	205

The Bottom Line

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