Team Highest Innings Totals

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Highest totals

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	644/7d	189.4	3.39	1	v West Indies	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
India	566/8d	142.2	3.97	1	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
New Zealand	543/3d	268.0	2.02	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
Pakistan	540	163.3	3.30	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	18 Mar 1977	Test # 801
Australia	485	118.3x8	3.07	2	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
Australia	448/6d	166.0	2.69	3	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
England	448	171.4	2.60	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	22 Mar 1974	Test # 737
England	435	129.5	3.35	2	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
Pakistan	435	133.4	3.25	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
England	432/9	183.0	2.36	3	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1974	Test # 732
Australia	428/7d	157.0	2.72	1	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
India	427	197.4	2.16	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
India	424	137.0	3.09	1	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
New Zealand	422	163.2	2.58	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
Australia	419/8d	173.0	2.42	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
Australia	418	88.0x8	3.56	1	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
Pakistan	406/8d	94.0x8	3.23	1	v West Indies	Karachi	1 Mar 1975	Test # 759
India	406/4	147.0	2.76	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Apr 1976	Test # 775
India	406	181.1	2.24	2	v West Indies	Wankhede	23 Jan 1975	Test # 753
Australia	405	90.6x8	3.34	2	v West Indies	Sydney	3 Jan 1976	Test # 767
India	402/5d	156.0	2.57	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	24 Mar 1976	Test # 774
England	395	144.4	2.73	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Mar 1974	Test # 734
England	392	166.2	2.35	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	2 Feb 1974	Test # 731
England	387	133.3	2.89	2	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
India	387	158.4	2.43	1	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
New Zealand	386	187.5	2.05	2	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
India	376	167.4	2.24	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
Pakistan	373/7d	94.6x8	2.95	3	v West Indies	Lahore	15 Feb 1975	Test # 756
India	371	116.2	3.18	2	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
Australia	366	106.0x8	2.58	2	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
Australia	362/7	101.0	3.58	4	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
India	361/1d	93.0	3.88	3	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
India	360	133.3	2.69	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
England	353	157.0	2.24	1	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1974	Test # 732
India	352	157.4	2.23	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	6 Mar 1971	Test # 683
Australia	351	90.2x8	2.91	1	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
New Zealand	348	175.5	1.97	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
India	347	125.4	2.76	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
Australia	345/7d	79.5x8	3.24	3	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
Australia	343	147.4	2.32	1	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
Pakistan	341	121.3	2.80	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1 Apr 1977	Test # 802
Australia	341	135.4	2.51	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1973	Test # 720
Pakistan	340	124.1	2.73	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	4 Mar 1977	Test # 799
Australia	332	129.1	2.57	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
England	332	134.4	2.46	2	v West Indies	Nottingham	3 Jun 1976	Test # 777
Australia	329	69.7x8	3.53	1	v West Indies	Perth	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
Australia	324	131.0	2.47	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	9 Mar 1973	Test # 716
India	316	143.2	2.20	3	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	27 Dec 1974	Test # 750
India	306/6d	104.2	2.93	1	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Apr 1976	Test # 776
Australia	305/3d	86.0	3.54	3	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
England	305	156.4	1.94	2	v West Indies	Birmingham	9 Aug 1973	Test # 726
Pakistan	301	77.2	3.89	4	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Apr 1977	Test # 803
Pakistan	301/9d	85.5	3.50	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1 Apr 1977	Test # 802
Australia	300/3d	78.0x8	2.88	3	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
India	300	104.3	2.87	1	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
Australia	300/2d	119.1	2.51	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	9 Mar 1973	Test # 716
Pakistan	291	67.0	4.34	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	18 Feb 1977	Test # 797
Australia	290	90.0	3.22	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
New Zealand	288/3d	140.0	2.05	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
Australia	286	83.0	3.44	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
Australia	281	107.0	2.62	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
England	277/7	126.3	2.18	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	6 Mar 1974	Test # 734
Australia	268	86.1	3.11	1	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
England	267	135.3	1.97	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
England	263	149.2	1.76	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
Australia	260/2d	82.0	3.17	3	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
India	260	83.5	3.10	2	v West Indies	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974	Test # 745
Australia	259	86.4	2.98	3	v West Indies	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
England	257	98.1	2.61	2	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
India	256	96.5	2.64	3	v West Indies	Delhi	11 Dec 1974	Test # 747
India	256	104.4	2.44	3	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
Pakistan	256	99.1x8	1.93	3	v West Indies	Karachi	1 Mar 1975	Test # 759
India	255	83.1	3.06	2	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
England	255	105.1	2.42	4	v West Indies	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
England	254	104.5	2.42	3	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
New Zealand	253/7	155.0	1.63	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
Australia	250	65.1	3.83	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
England	250	95.4	2.61	1	v West Indies	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
New Zealand	236/6	108.0	2.18	4	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
England	233	73.0	3.19	2	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
India	233	80.3	2.89	1	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	27 Dec 1974	Test # 750
India	228	102.4	2.22	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Apr 1976	Test # 775
India	224/2	84.5	2.64	3	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
India	221/5	103.0	2.14	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1971	Test # 685
India	220	86.3	2.54	1	v West Indies	Delhi	11 Dec 1974	Test # 747
Australia	219/2	56.2x8	2.92	4	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
Australia	218/7d	80.0	2.72	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
India	214	73.0	2.93	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	10 Mar 1976	Test # 773
Australia	209	63.2	3.30	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
England	204	56.0	3.64	4	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
England	203	78.4	2.58	4	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
India	202	77.1	2.61	4	v West Indies	Wankhede	23 Jan 1975	Test # 753
Pakistan	199	59.4x8	2.50	1	v West Indies	Lahore	15 Feb 1975	Test # 756
Pakistan	198	56.3	3.50	2	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Apr 1977	Test # 803
Pakistan	194	56.3	3.43	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	18 Mar 1977	Test # 801
England	193	65.3	2.94	3	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
India	190	58.5	3.22	1	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
England	182/2	67.0	2.71	4	v West Indies	Birmingham	9 Aug 1973	Test # 726
Pakistan	180	67.5	2.65	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	4 Mar 1977	Test # 799
Australia	178	48.0	3.70	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]