Take a look at the highest team totals across all three formats of the game in international cricket.
Highest team totals in Test cricket
952/6d - SRI LANKA v India, Colombo, 2nd August 1997
When India travelled to Sri Lanka in 1997, bowlers toiled for all five days of the Test, taking a combined 14 wickets. India declared on 537/8, with Sri Lanka doing the same on 952/6.
There were six centuries scored across the two innings, with Sanath Jayasuriya scoring 340, Roshan Mahanama scored 225 and Aravinda de Silva scoring 126, with Jayasuriya and Mahanama's 576 the second-highest stand in Test cricket.
903/7d - ENGLAND v Australia, The Oval, 20th August 1938
Back in the days of timeless Tests, England posted an outstanding 903/7, with Len Hutton setting the tone with 364 off 847 balls, spending 13 hours at the crease.
Maurice Leyland scored 187 with Joe Hardstaff posting an unbeaten 169. An injured Don Bradman missed both innings, with the tourists losing by an innings and 579 runs.
849 - West Indies v ENGLAND, Kingston, 3rd April 1930
A 325 from Andy Sandham and a 149 from Les Ames saw England post a first-innings score of 849 in another timeless Test against the West Indies in 1930. The hosts responded with 286 before England declared on 272/9 in their second innings, posting a modest target of 836.
Despite being a timeless Test, the match resulted in a draw after seven days' play.
823/7d - Pakistan v ENGLAND, Multan, 7th October 2024
Played on an absolute road, Pakistan posted a first-innings score of 556 before England took control of the Test, with Joe Root and Harry Brook's record-breaking partnership of 454 the highest fourth-wicket stand in Test history, and the fourth highest for any wicket.
Roots eventually fell for 262 with Brook departing on 317 as England went on to win by an innings and 47 runs.
790/3d - WEST INDIES v Pakistan, Kingston, 26th February 1958
After posting 328 in the first innings, Garry Sobers came to the crease with the West Indies on 87/1, completely taking control of the match opposite Conrad Hunte.
Hunte was run out on 260 with Sobers unbeaten on 365, going on to win by an innings and 174 runs.
Highest team totals in ODIs
498/4 - Netherlands v ENGLAND, Amstelveen, 17th June 2022
While it might 'only' have been against the Netherlands, you can only beat what's in front of you and England did it in style in 2022. Batting first, Jason Roy went for 1, but Phil Salt, Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler stepped up with 122, 125 and 162* respectively.
481/6 - ENGLAND v Australia, Nottingham, 19th June 2018
England's white ball prowess continued in 2018, with Jason Roy (82), Jonny Bairstow (139) and Alex Hales (147) getting England to 310/1 against Australia. Although they finished their innings on 481/6, it was more than enough to beat Australia, winning by 242 runs.
444/3 - ENGLAND v Pakistan, Nottingham, 30th August 2016
After their humiliating exit at the 2015 World Cup, England's white ball strategy underwent a significant overhaul. One year later, they broke the record for the highest ODI score with 444 against Pakistan, with Alex Hales (171), Joe Root (85) and Jos Buttler (90*) all shining.
443/9 - Netherlands v SRI LANKA, Amstelveen, 4th July 2006
As he so often did, Sanath Jayasuriya took centre stage for Sri Lanka when they pummelled the Netherlands in 2006, smashing 157 off 104 balls with Tillakaratne Dilshan adding 117 off 78 balls, posting the highest ODI score at the time.
439/2 - SOUTH AFRICA v West Indies, Johannesburg, 18th January 2015
Hashim Amla, Rilee Rossouw and AB de Villiers did all the damage for South Africa when hosting the West Indies in 2015. The trio scored 153*, 128 and 149, going on to win by 148 runs.
Highest team totals in T20Is
344/4 - ZIMBABWE v Gambia, Nairobi, 23rd October 2024
The sizeable disparity between Zimbabwe and Gambia was on full display in October 2024 as Tadiwanashe Marumani smashed 62 runs off 19 balls, with skipper Sikandar Raza adding 133 off just 43 balls.
314/3 - NEPAL v Mongolia, Hangzhou, 27th September, 2023
While Kushal Malla top scored with 137 off 50 balls, Dipendra Singh Airee stole the show in just 10 deliveries, scoring 52 runs thanks to eight sixes.
304/2 - ENGLAND v South Africa, Manchester, 12th September 2025
The highest score in a T20I between two developed nations saw England post 304, with Phil Salt's unbeaten 141 almost beating South Africa on his own. Opening partner Jos Buttler added 83 off just 30 balls, with Harry Brook helping the side over the line with 41*.
297/6 - INDIA v Bangladesh, Hyderabad, 12th October 2024
Opener Sanju Samson led the way for India when facing Bangladesh in 2024, scoring 111 off 47 balls. Captain Suyakumar Yadav added 75 off 35, with Riyan Parag and Hardik Pandya adding quick-fire scores of 34 and 47.
286/5 - ZIMBABWE v Seychelles, Nairobi, 19th October 2024
Zimbabwe had far too much for the Seychelles when meeting in 2024, as Brian Bennett scored 91 off 35 and Tadiwanashe Marumani added 86 off 37.
