Australia top list of teams with most 500+ Test innings totals; stats current to 24 August 2026
Australia have recorded the most 500-plus innings totals in Test cricket, compiling 153 such scores as of 24 August, 2026. The figure appears in a Khel Now compilation of the top 10 teams with the most 500+ Test innings.
Batters have increasingly dominated the modern era, making 400-500 plus totals more frequent, a trend the Khel Now piece links in part to changes brought by T20 cricket. Test cricket began in 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground when Australia faced England, and it took seven years for a side to surpass 500 in a Test innings. Australia were the first team to record a 500-plus innings, doing so at The Oval in 1884.
At the lower end of the top 10, Zimbabwe have produced 500-plus totals on six occasions. The article states Zimbabwe won two Test matches out of five occasions, and the rest of the four ended in a draw; their highest Test score is listed as 586/10 against Afghanistan at Bulawayo in 2024. Bangladesh, who made their Test debut in 2000 against India, registered their first 500-plus innings in 2012 against West Indies at Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Mirpur and have reached 500+ on 13 occasions; Khel Now records Bangladesh as having won six Tests out of those 12 games and lost twice, with a highest Test total of 638 against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2013.
Sri Lanka are credited with 42 500-plus innings since their Test debut in 1982, with their first such total being 547 against Australia at SSC Colombo in 1992, a match they lost. The piece notes Sri Lanka have won 29 and lost one of the Tests in which they scored above 500, and lists their highest-ever Test total as 952/6d against India in 1997. New Zealand appear with 47 500-plus innings, their first coming in 1954 against South Africa; Khel Now reports New Zealand won 25 of the Tests in which they passed 500 and lost two, and records their highest Test total as 715 against Bangladesh in 2019.
Pakistan and South Africa are both shown with 57 500-plus innings. The article records Pakistan as having won 26 and lost four of those Tests, and notes Pakistan’s first 500-plus innings came against New Zealand in 1995 at Gaddafi Stadium. South Africa are listed as having won 35 and lost one of the Tests when they exceeded 500, with their first 500-plus innings recorded against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Stadium in 1910 and a highest Test total of 682 against England at Lord’s in 2003.
West Indies and India occupy the next positions in the ranking. West Indies have 67 500-plus innings, with a first such innings against England and a highest team total of 790 against Pakistan in 1958; the article states they won 28 and lost one of the Tests in which they scored 500-plus. India are recorded as having breached 500 on 92 occasions, with Khel Now listing India as winning 42 out of 91 Tests and losing two when they passed 500; India’s first 500-plus total is given as occurring against New Zealand at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi in 1955 and their highest Test total as 759 against England in 2016.
England and Australia complete the top of the list. England have crossed 500 on 116 occasions, with Khel Now reporting 57 wins out of 115 such matches and only two losses; their first 500 came against Australia in 1897 and their highest team total is recorded as 903 versus Australia in 1938. Australia lead the chart with 153 500-plus innings, winning 105 and losing three of those Tests, their first 500-plus innings recorded against England in 1884 and a highest team total of 758 against West Indies in 1955.
The article records the highest team total in Test cricket as Sri Lanka’s 952/6d against India at Colombo in 1997 and notes that all statistics are updated till 24th August, 2026. The piece is credited to Ankitjit Singh, identified as a journalism graduate from Delhi University with over three years of reporting, writing and editing experience.