The oldest and longest type of International Cricket to exist is Test Cricket. The history of Test matches goes back to 1877. The first two teams which played a test match were England and Australia. This marks the beginning of the Test format in the history of Cricket.
A series of 5-day matches comprises Test Cricket. Each team's two innings score sums to find the total runs. The team that scored more runs wins the match if the other team has played both of their innings. There is a tie if they have an equal number of runs.
Winning a test match is a great deal if we keep in mind the format of the game. The game demands strength and class and, hence requires the players to be consistent. Any team that wins a test match registers itself in the record as the highest-scoring team of all time.
The article below talks about ten such historic wins in the history of Cricket.
1. England VS Australia
The team with the largest margin of victory by runs in test cricket in England. They faced Australia in Brisbane on 30 November 1928 and registered a win in the match by 675 runs. The team scored 521 runs in the first and 342 runs in the second inning. On the other hand, Australia made 122 runs in the first innings and 66 runs in the second innings. Patsy Hendren scored 169 runs.
2. Australia VS England
The second team on our list with the record of largest runs victory in Test is Australia. On 18 August 1934, the Australian Cricket Team faced England in a test match and won the game by 562 runs. Australia scored 701 runs in the first inning and 327 runs in the second. England scored 321 runs in the first innings and 145 runs in the second. Bill Ponsford scored 266 runs and was the highest scorer in the match.
3. Australia VS South Africa
On 17 February 1911, Australia faced South Africa in Melbourne. It was their historic test match in which they scored 328 runs in the first inning and 328 runs in the second. Conclusively, Australia won the Test by 530 runs. The rival team, South Africa, scored 205 runs in the first innings and 171 runs in the second innings. Warwick Armstrong scored 132 runs and was the highest scorer in the match.
4. South Africa VS Australia
The fourth team to make its way on our list is South Africa. In a test match on 30 March 2018 at Johannesburg, they faced Australia and defeated them. South Africa won the game by 492 runs, scoring 488 runs in the first innings and 344 runs in the second. Australian Cricket Team scored 221 runs in the first innings and 119 runs in the second. Vernon Philander took nine wickets and was the man of the match.
5. Australia VS Pakistan
The team with the fifth-largest margin of victory in a test match by runs is Australia. Defeating the Pakistan Cricket Team on 16 December 2004, they scored 491 runs. The team put 381 runs on the scoreboard in the first innings and 361 runs in the second. In their answer, Pakistan managed to smash only 179 runs in the first inning and 72 runs in the second. Justin Langer, from the Australian team, was the man of the match who scored 191 and 97 runs in both innings.
6. Sri Lanka VS Bangladesh
Sri Lanka faced Bangladesh in Chattogram on 3 January 2009, and this match occupies the sixth position on our list. The Srilankan Cricket Team won the test match and defeated Bangladesh by a margin of 465 runs. Their runs in the first innings were 384 and in the second were 447. Bangladesh scored 208 runs in the first inning and 158 runs in the second. Tillakaratne Dilshan, who scored 162 and 143 runs in both innings was the man of the match.
7. West Indies VS England
West Indies is the fourth last team to take its place on our list of Top 10 largest margin of victory by runs in test cricket. On 8 July 1976, they faced England in Manchester and defeated them by 425 runs. The West Indies scored 211 runs in the first innings and 411 runs in the second. Whereas England scored 71 runs in the first innings and 126 runs in the second. Andy Roberts took nine wickets in the game.
8. New Zealand VS Sri Lanka
The test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch on 26 December 2018 is the eighth on the list. The NZ team won the match by 423 runs. The scoreboard read 178 runs during the first innings and 585 runs during the second. Sri Lanka, in response, scored only 440 runs, 104 runs in the first innings, and 236 runs in the second. Tim Southee became the man of the match for scoring 68 runs and taking five wickets.
9. Australia VS England
The second last team to take its place on our list is Australia. In their test match against England in Lord's on 24 June 1948, they defeated the England team and won the game by 409 runs. The Australian team made a total of 810 runs, 350 in the first inning and 460 in the second. England, in response, scored 215 runs in the first innings and 186 runs in the second. Ray Lindwall took eight wickets in the match.
10. West Indies VS Australia
In a test match on 26 January 1980, West Indies faced Australia in Adelaide. West Indies defeated Australia and won the game by 408 runs. The team scored 328 runs in their first inning and 448 in the second. Australian team, in reply, scored 203 runs in the first innings and 165 runs in the second. Clive Lloyd, who scored 121 and 40 runs in both innings was the man of the match.
