By Ravi - Aug 07, 2025 02:20 PM
Test cricket is called a game of bowlers, but sometimes it also happens that a bowler gets badly beaten in the entire match. There are many such examples when bowlers have had to give more than 300 runs in a Test match. In this blog, we are telling about the top 5 bowlers who gave the most runs in a match in the history of Test cricket.
West Indies leg spinner Tommy Scott took 9 wickets for 374 runs in 105.2 overs in the Kingston Test against England in 1930. His economy rate was 3.55. In this match, he took wickets but also gave away a lot of runs.
Australia's spinner Jason Krejza made his debut in the Nagpur Test against India in 2008 and took 12 wickets for 358 runs in 74.5 overs. It was a mixed experience for him. On one hand, he took a lot of wickets, on the other hand, his overs were also full of runs.
Pakistan spinner Zahid Mahmood conceded 319 runs in 44 overs and took 6 wickets against England in the Rawalpindi Test in 2022. His economy rate was 7.25, which shows that the England batsmen took an aggressive approach against him.
South African all-rounder Keshav Maharaj was the target of Indian batsmen in the 2019 Visakhapatnam Test. In this match, he took 5 wickets for 318 runs in 77 overs. India's Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal scored double centuries in that match.
Australia's legendary spinner Arthur Mailey gave away 308 runs and took 7 wickets in 63 overs (8-ball overs) against England in the 1924 Sydney Test. In his career, he crossed the 300-run mark twice. At that time, the 8-ball over was quite popular.
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