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Pakistan only managed to score 106 in their first inning. Forced to play for the follow on, Pakistan, played brilliantly in their second innings and reached to the score of 657 runs for 8 wickets. They not only saved the match but also scored 551 more runs from their first inning total. This is the biggest difference between a team’s first and second innings
From Oct 1986 in an inning against Australia in Mumbai when India scored 517/5d, till Feb 1987, inning against Pakistan in Kolkata, when India recorded 403, India scored more than 400 runs in 6 consecutive innings. Thus, India holds the record of most consecutive innings of over 400, 6 consecutive innings.
In a match between England and Australia in November 2010, England achieved a unique milestone of scoring more than 500 runs losing only 1 wicket. This is the Only instance of more than 500 runs, losing only 1 wicket.
England facing the target of 696 to win the match, played brilliantly in their second innings and reached to the score of 654 for 5 wickets. They not only saved the match but also scored the highest inning total in 4th inning which is still a record.
Form Jan 1930, series between New Zealand and England till Oct 1969, series between India and New Zealand, in almost 40 years, New Zealand Test Team never won a series in 30 test series they played during this tenure. This is most number of series to without victory
Most consecutive series without defeat is 29 test series achieved by West Indies
Smallest margin of victory in test cricket by runs is 1 Run and this happened only once in a match between Australia and West Indies in 1993
Largest Margin of Victory losing fewest wickets is inning and 78 runs when England beats India by an inning and 78 runs in Jul 1974
India won four successive Tests by an innings in October-November 2019. 2 each against South Africa and Bangladesh.
England recorded the Largest margin of victory (by runs) in test cricket history, when they defeated Australia by 675 runs in Nov’1928. This is the highest margin of victory by runs till date in test cricket.