Test cricket Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC). A match consists of four innings (two per team) and is scheduled to last fo ...

is the oldest form of

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played at international level. A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing full member nations of the

International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ...

(ICC).

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

became a full-member in 2000 after playing their first Test match against

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. They have played a total of 131 matches.

Key

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the

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and the

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. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for

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only, and are correct .

Team records

Overall Record

Team wins, losses, draws and ties

, Bangladesh played 136 Test matches resulting in 16 victories, 102 defeats and 18 draws for an overall winning percentage of 11.76.

First Test series wins

First Test match wins

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

and

in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at R. Premadasa Stadium in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

, the hosts posted a first innings total of 6/952d. This broke the longstanding record of 7/903d which

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at

The Oval The Oval, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, located in the borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since ...

. The first Test of the 2012–13 series against the

saw Bangladesh set their highest innings total of 638.

Highest successful run chases

Bangladesh's highest successful run chase in Test cricket came in the 2nd Test of the 2009 Series at

Grenada Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...

. Bangladesh reached the target of 215 runs with four wickets in hand

Fewest runs in an innings

The lowest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the second Test of England's tour of

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in March 1955. Trailing England by 46, New Zealand was bowled out in their second innings for 26 runs. The lowest score in Test history for Bangladesh is 43 scored in their first innings against West Indies in the first Test of the Bangladesh in the West Indies in 2018.

Most runs conceded in an innings

The highest innings total scored against Bangladesh is by

when they scored 730/6d in the first Test of the Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh in 2014 at

Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS; bn, শের-ই-বাংলা জাতীয় ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম), also called Mirpur Stadium, is an International cricket ground in Mirpur, a few kilo ...

Fewest runs conceded in an innings

The lowest innings total scored against Bangladesh is 111 by

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in the second Test of West Indies tour of Bangladesh in 2018

Result records

A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two

innings An innings is one of the divisions of a cricket match during which one team takes its turn to bat. Innings also means the period in which an individual player bats (acts as either striker or nonstriker). Innings, in cricket, and rounders, is bot ...

. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by

wickets In cricket, the term wicket has several meanings: * It is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch. The fielding team's players can hit the wicket with the ball in a number of ways to get a batsman out. * ...

, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Greatest win margins (by wickets)

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

Greatest loss margins (by wickets)

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

Individual records

Batting records

Most career runs

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is the basic means of

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in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the

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with his

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and with his partner runs the length of of the pitch.

Most runs in each batting position

Most runs against each team

Highest individual score

Highest individual score against each team

Highest individual score – progression of record

Highest career average

A batsman's

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is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.

Highest average in each batting position

Most half-centuries

A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.

Most centuries

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is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.

Most double centuries

double century In cricket, a century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings by a batsman. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century ...

is a score of 200 or more runs in a single innings.

Most Sixes

Most Fours

Most runs in a series

Most ducks

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refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.

Glenn McGrath Glenn Donald McGrath (; born 9 February 1970) is an Australian former international cricketer who played international cricket for 14 years. He was a fast-medium pace bowler (cricket), bowler and is considered one of the greatest international ...

has scored the equal third-highest number of ducks in Test cricket behind

Courtney Walsh Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ (born 30 October 1962) is a former Jamaican cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. He is a fast bowler and considered one of the all-time greats, best ...

with 43 and

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with 36.

Bowling records

Most career wickets

A bowler takes the

wicket In cricket, the term wicket has several meanings: * It is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch. The fielding team's players can hit the wicket with the ball in a number of ways to get a batsman out. ...

of a batsman when the form of dismissal is

bowled In cricket, the term bowled has several meanings. First, is the act of propelling the ball towards the wicket defended by a batsman. Second, it is a method of dismissing a batsman, by hitting the wicket with a ball delivered by the bowler. (Th ...

caught Caught is a method of dismissing a batsman in cricket. A batsman is out caught if the batsman hits the ball, from a legitimate delivery, with the bat, and the ball is caught by the bowler or a fielder before it hits the ground. If the ball h ...

leg before wicket Leg before wicket (lbw) is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed in the sport of cricket. Following an appeal by the fielding side, the umpire may rule a batter out lbw if the ball would have struck the wicket but was instead in ...

stumped Stumped is a method of dismissing a batsman in cricket, which involves the wicket-keeper putting down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground. (The batsman leaves his ground when he has moved down the pitch beyond the popping crease ...

hit wicket Hit wicket is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. This method of dismissal is governed by Law 35 of the Laws of Cricket. The striker is out "hit wicket" if, after the bowler has entered his delivery stride and while the ball is in pla ...

. If the batsman is dismissed by

run out Run out is a method of dismissal in cricket, governed by Law 38 of the Laws of Cricket. A run out usually occurs when the batsmen are attempting to run between the wickets, and the fielding team succeed in getting the ball to one wicket befo ...

obstructing the field Obstructing the field is one of the ten methods of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. Either batsman can be given out if he wilfully attempts to obstruct or distract the fielding side by word or action. It is Law 37 of the Laws of c ...

, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or

timed out Timed out is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. It occurs when an incoming batsman is not ready to play within three minutes of the previous batsman being out. It is very rare to be out in such a fashion, and has never occurred in an ...

the bowler does not receive credit.

Most wickets against each team

Best figures in an innings

Bowling figures In cricket, a bowling analysis (sometimes shortened to just analysis, especially in the phrase innings analysis, and also referred to as bowling figures) usually refers to a notation summarising a bowler's performance in terms of overs bowled, h ...

refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.

Best bowling figures against each team

Best figures in a match

A bowler's bowling figures in a match are the sum of the wickets taken and the runs conceded over both innings.

Best career average

A bowler's

bowling average In cricket, a player's bowling average is the number of runs they have conceded per wicket taken. The lower the bowling average is, the better the bowler is performing. It is one of a number of statistics used to compare bowlers, commonly use ...

is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken.

Best career economy rate

A bowler's

economy rate In cricket, a bowler's economy rate is the average number of runs they have conceded per over bowled. In most circumstances, the lower the economy rate is, the better the bowler is performing. It is one of a number of statistics used to compare ...

is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.

Best career strike rate

A bowler's

strike rate Strike rate refers to two different statistics in the sport of cricket. Batting strike rate is a measure of how quickly a batter achieves the primary goal of batting, namely scoring runs, measured in runs per 100 balls; higher is better. Bowling ...

is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

five-wicket haul In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batsman. Takin ...

refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.

Most ten-wicket hauls in a match

ten-wicket haul In cricket, a ten-wicket haul occurs when a bowler takes ten wickets in either a single innings or across both innings of a two-innings match. The phrase ten wickets in a match is also used. Taking ten wickets in a match at Lord's earns the bowle ...

refers to a bowler taking ten or more wickets in a match over two innings.

Worst figures in an innings

Worst figures in a match

Most wickets in a series

Hat-trick

, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an

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bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's

, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only

attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count. In

history there have been just 44 hat-tricks, the first achieved by

Fred Spofforth Frederick Robert Spofforth (9 September 1853 – 4 June 1926), also known as "The Demon Bowler", was arguably the Australian cricket team's finest pace bowler of the nineteenth century. He was the first bowler to take 50 Test wickets, and the fi ...

for

against

in 1879. In 1912, Australian

Jimmy Matthews Thomas James Matthews (3 April 1884 – 14 October 1943) was an Australian Test cricketer. Bowling leg breaks, he is the only player to have taken two hat-tricks in the same Test match. International cricket career "Possibly the best all-rou ...

achieved the feat twice in one game against

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. The only other players to achieve two hat-tricks are Australia's

Hugh Trumble Hugh Trumble (19 May 1867 – 14 August 1938) was an Australian cricketer who played 32 Test matches as a bowling all-rounder between 1890 and 1904. He captained the Australian team in two Tests, winning both. Trumble took 141 wic ...

, against England in 1902 and 1904,

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, in separate games against

in 1999, and England's

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Wicket-keeping records

The

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is a specialist fielder who stands behind the

stumps In cricket, the stumps are the three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket. '' Stumping'' or ''being stumped'' is a method of dismissing a batsman. The umpire ''calling stumps'' means the play is over for the day. Part of ...

being guarded by the batsman on

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and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.

Most career dismissals

A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways,

. A fair catch is taken when the

is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's

or glove holding the bat, Laws 5.6.2.2 and 5.6.2.3 state that the hand or the glove holding the bat shall be regarded as the ball striking or touching the bat. while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.

Most career catches

Most career stumpings

Most dismissals in an innings

Most dismissals in a match

Most dismissals in a series

Fielding records

Most career catches

Most catches in a match

Most catches in a series

All-round records

1000 runs and 100 wickets

A total of 71 players have achieved the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in their Test career.

Other records

Most career matches

Most matches as captain

Youngest players

Oldest players on debut

Oldest players

Partnership records

In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the

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batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.

Highest partnerships by wicket

A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the

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batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.

Highest partnerships by runs

Umpiring records

Most matches umpired

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in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the ''

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''. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a

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has access to video replays, and a

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looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.

Aleem Dar Aleem Dar PP ( Punjabi, ur, ; born 6 June 1968) is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former cricketer. He is a member of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires. He won the David Shepherd Trophy three years in a row from 2009 to 2011, after being nomina ...

of Pakistan holds the record for the most Test matches umpired with 132, . The current active Dar set the record in December 2019 overtaking

Steve Bucknor Stephen Anthony Bucknor, OJ (born 31 May 1946) is a Jamaican former international cricket umpire. Bucknor umpired in a record 128 Test matches between 1989 and 2009, and also umpired in 181 One Day Internationals during this period, including ...

from the West Indies mark of 128 matches. They are followed by South Africa's

Rudi Koertzen Rudolf Eric Koertzen (; 26 March 1949 – 9 August 2022) was a South African international cricket umpire. A cricket enthusiast since his youth, he played league cricket while working as a clerk for South African Railways. He began umpiring in ...

who officiated in 108. The most experienced Bangladeshi is

Sharfuddoula Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid (born 16 October 1976), also known as Sharfuddoula Saikat, is an international cricket umpire and a former first-class player from Bangladesh. Playing career In 1994 Sharfuddoula played three matches for Bangladesh at ...

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References

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Key

Team records

Overall Record

Team wins, losses, draws and ties

First Test series wins

First Test match wins

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

Highest successful run chases

Fewest runs in an innings

Most runs conceded in an innings

Fewest runs conceded in an innings

Result records

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Greatest win margins (by runs)

Greatest win margins (by wickets)

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

Greatest loss margins (by wickets)

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

Individual records

Batting records

Most career runs

Most runs in each batting position

Most runs against each team

Highest individual score

Highest individual score against each team

Highest individual score – progression of record

Highest career average

Highest average in each batting position

Most half-centuries

Most centuries

Most double centuries

Most Sixes

Most Fours

Most runs in a series

Most ducks

Bowling records

Most career wickets

Most wickets against each team

Best figures in an innings

Best bowling figures against each team

Best figures in a match

Best career average

Best career economy rate

Best career strike rate

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

Most ten-wicket hauls in a match

Worst figures in an innings

Worst figures in a match

Most wickets in a series

Hat-trick

Wicket-keeping records

Most career dismissals

Most career catches

Most career stumpings

Most dismissals in an innings

Most dismissals in a match

Most dismissals in a series

Fielding records

Most career catches

Most catches in a match

Most catches in a series

All-round records

1000 runs and 100 wickets

Other records

Most career matches

Most matches as captain

Youngest players

Oldest players on debut

Oldest players

Partnership records

Highest partnerships by wicket

Highest partnerships by runs

Umpiring records

Most matches umpired

See also