Hello friends, Test cricket is considered a game of patience but sometimes batsmen target a single bowler and score a lot of runs in that over, In this article, we are discussing such batsmen, and we will know who are the top-10 batsmen who have scored the most runs in an over in a Test match –
Top-10 batsmen scoring the most runs in a single over in a Test match
1. Jasprit Bumrah – 35 Runs Against Stuart Broad
India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is the first batsman to score the most runs in an over in a Test match.
Bumrah scored the maximum 35 runs in the over of England fast bowler Stuart Broad.
Batsman – Jasprit Bumrah
Team – India
Runs – 35 runs
Over – 4, 4WD, 6NB, 4, 4, 4, 6, 1
Bowler – Stuart Broad (England)
Year – 2022
Venue – Edgbaston, Birmingham
Jasprit Bumrah, batting in the lower order in the Birmingham Test match played during India’s tour of England in the year 2022, scored a total of 35 runs in the over of England fast bowler Stuart Broad.
In Broad’s over in which 35 runs were scored, Bumrah had hit 5 fours and 2 sixes and scored a total of 33 runs by taking 1 run off the last ball.
Broad had bowled 1 wide ball and 1 no ball in this over, due to which a total of 8 balls were scored in this over, due to which a total of 35 runs including 2 extra runs were scored in this over.
2. Brian Lara – 28 Runs against Robin Pieterson
The second batsman to score the most runs in an over in a Test match is former West Indies batsman Brian Lara, who scored 28 runs in an over off South African spin bowler Robin Pietersen.
Batsman – Brian Lara
Team – West Indies
Runs – 28 runs
Over – 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 4
Bowler – Robin Pieterson (South Africa)
Year – 2003-20004
Venue – Johannesburg
Brian Lara scored a total of 28 runs while batting in the over of South African spin bowler Robin Pietersen during the Test match played in the tour of South Africa in 2003-04.
Lara scored a total of 28 runs including 4 fours and 2 sixes, sending all 6 balls of Peterson’s over outside the boundary line.
3. George Bailey – 28 Runs against James Anderson
Former Australia batsman George Bailey is the third batsman to score the most runs in an over of a Test match, Bailey scored a total of 28 runs while batting in the over of England fast bowler James Anderson.
Batsman – George Bailey
Team – Australia
Runs – 28 runs
Over – 4, 6, 2, 4, 6, 6
Bowler – James Anderson (England)
Year – 2013-2014
Venue – Perth
In the year 2013-14, during a Test match played in the Australia tour of the England team, Australian batsman George Bailey scored a total of 28 runs while batting in an over of England fast bowler James Anderson.
In this over of Anderson, Bailey scored a total of 28 runs with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes, and 1 deuce.
4. Keshav Maharaj – 28 Runs against Joe Root
South Africa’s lower-order batsman Keshav Maharaj is the fourth batsman to score the most runs in a single over in Test cricket, Keshav Maharaj scored a total of 28 runs while batting in England’s bowler Joe Root’s over.
Batsman – Keshav Maharaj
Team – South Africa
Runs – 28 runs
Over – 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4B
Bowler- Joe Root (England)
Year – 2019-2020
Venue -Port Elizabeth
Keshav Maharaj scored these 28 runs while playing against England during the Test match played at the Port Elizabeth ground in the South African team’s tour of England in the year 2019-20.
Maharaj, the bowler bowling for England, hit a total of 3 fours and 2 sixes in Root’s over, as well as got 1 more four in the form of a bye on the last ball, in this way Root’s total was 28 runs in this over. .
5. Shahid Afridi – 27 Runs against Harbhajan Singh
Pakistan team’s former explosive batsman and all-rounder Shahid Afridi is the fifth-ranked batsman in this list, Afridi had scored a total of 27 runs in India’s bowler Harbhajan Singh’s over.
Batsman – Shahid Afridi
Team – Pakistan
Runs – 27 runs
Over – 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 1
Bowler – Harbhajan Singh (India)
Year – 2005-2006
Venue – Lahore
During the Lahore Test match played during India’s tour of Pakistan in the year 2005-06, Pakistan batsman Shahid Afridi hit 27 runs in the over of Indian team spin bowler Harbhajan Singh.
In this over of Harbhajan, Afridi scored a total of 27 runs with the help of 4 sixes and 1 double, and 1 single run.
6. Harry Brook – 27 Runs against Zahid Mahmood
England batsman Harry Brook is the sixth batsman in this list, Harry Brook scored a total of 27 runs in the over of Pakistan bowler Zahid Mahmood while batting in a fast manner.
Batsman – Harry Brook
Team – England
Runs – 27 runs
Over – 6, 4, 4, 4, 6, 3
Bowler – Zahid Mahmood (Pakistan)
Year – 2022-2023
Venue – Rawalpindi
England batsman Harry Brook scored a total of 27 runs while batting in the over of Pakistani bowler Zahid Mahmood during the Test match played in Rawalpindi during the England team’s tour of Pakistan.
Harry Brook hit a total of 3 fours and 2 sixes in Mahmood’s over, as well as taking 3 runs on the last ball, scoring a total of 27 runs.
7. Craig McMillan – 26 Runs against Younis Khan
The seventh batsman in this list is New Zealand batsman Craig McMillan, McMillan scored a total of 26 runs in the over of Pakistan’s part-time bowler Younis Khan.
Batsman – Craig McMillan
Team – New Zealand
Runs – 26 runs
Over – 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 4
Bowler – Younis Khan (Pakistan)
Year – 2000-2001
Venue – Hamilton
This New Zealand team batsman Craig McMillan scored 26 runs in an over of part-time spin bowler Younis Khan bowling for Pakistan during the third Test match played in Hamilton in the Pakistan team’s tour of New Zealand in the year 2000-01.
In this over of Younis, Craig McMillan scored a total of 26 runs hitting a total of 5 fours and 1 six.
8. Brian Lara – 26 Runs against Danish Kaneria
The eighth batsman in this list is Brian Lara, the former great batsman of West Indies, Lara scored 26 runs while batting fast in the over of Pakistan bowler Danish Kaneria.
Batsman – Brian Lara
Team – West Indies
Runs – 26 runs
Over – 4, 0, 6, 6, 6, 4
Bowler – Danish Kaneria (Pakistan)
Year – 2006-2007
Venue – Multan
This great left-handed batsman of the West Indies team had hit a total of 26 runs in the over of Pakistan’s spin bowler Danesh Kaneria in the second Test match of the series played in Multan in the West Indies tour of Pakistan in the year 2006-07.
Brian Lara scored a total of 26 runs in this over of Kaneria with 2 fours and 3 sixes.
9. Mitchell Johnson – 26 Runs against Paul Harris
The ninth batsman in this list is Australian batsman Mitchell Johnson, who scored 26 runs while batting in the over of South African bowler Paul Harris.
Batsman – Mitchell Johnson
Team – Australia
Runs – 26 runs
Over – 4, 4, 6, 0, 6, 6
Bowler – Paul Harris (South Africa)
Year – 2008-2009
Venue – Johannesburg
Australia’s lower-order batsman Mitchell Johnson gave away 26 runs in a blistering over by South African bowler Paul Harris in the first Test match of the series at the Johannesburg ground in the Australian team’s tour of South Africa in 2008-09.
Johnson scored a total of 26 runs in this over of South African bowler Paul Harris with 2 fours and 3 sixes.
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10. Brendon McCullum – 26 Runs against Suranga Lakmal
Former New Zealand team explosive batsman Brendon McCullum is at number eleven in this list, Brendon McCullum scored a total of 26 runs in the over of Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal.
Batsman – Brendon McCullum
Team – New Zealand
Runs – 26 runs
Over – 4, 6, 6, 0, 4, 6
Bowler – Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka)
Year – 2014-2015
Venue – Christchurch
This New Zealand explosive batsman scored 26 runs in Sri Lanka’s right-arm fast bowler Suranga Lakmal’s over while batting during the first Test match of the series played in Christchurch during the Sri Lanka team’s tour of New Zealand in 2014-15.
Braden McCullum scored a total of 26 runs in Lakmal’s over, hitting 3 fours and 2 sixes.
11. Hardik Pandya – 26 Runs against Malinda Pushpakumara
The tenth batsman in this list is India’s all-rounder, Hardik Pandya, Hardik Pandya scored a total of 26 runs in the over of Sri Lankan bowler Malinda Pushpakumara, which is the tenth most expensive over in Test cricket.
Batsman – Hardik Pandya
Team – India
Runs – 26 runs
Over – 4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 0
Bowler – Malinda Pushpakumara (Sri Lanka)
Year – 2017
Venue – Pallekele
Hardik Pandya scored 26 runs in the over of Sri Lankan bowler Malinda Pushpakumara during the Test match played during the Indian team’s tour of Sri Lanka in the year 2017.
In the third test match of the series in Pallekele city of Sri Lanka, Hardik Pandya scored a total of 26 runs in Malinda Pushpakumara’s over hitting 2 fours and 3 sixes.
Summary – Top-10 batsmen with scored the most runs in an over in Test cricket
- Jasprit Bumrah – 35 runs
- Brian Lara – 28 runs
- George Bailey – 28 runs
- Keshav Maharaj – 28 runs
- Shahid Afridi – 27 runs
- Harry Brook – 27 runs
- Craig McMillan – 26 runs
- Brian Lara – 26 runs
- Mitchell Johnson – 26 runs
- Brendon McCullum – 26 runs
- Hardik Pandya – 26 runs
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