Top Six Players with Most Runs in Single Over In Test

By | Bullscore 5 Jul, 2022

Top Six Players with Most Runs in Single Over In Test

The test format is one of the best cricket formats out there. It might be slow but it is the format that tests the whole strategy of the players. In this format, players are required to make the strategy and they are required to play with distinction. This is the reason, it is one of the best formats out there. since this format is a bit slow but fans can not expect quick runs in the game. Players take their time to play and score runs in this game. In this article, we will take a look at the top six players with the most runs in the single over in the test format of cricket.

Top Six Players with Most Runs in Single Over In Test (Table)

Players	Runs	Bowler	Match	Season
Jasprit Bumrah	35	SCJ Broad	India v England	2022
BC Lara	28	RJ Peterson	West Indies V South Africa	2004
GJ Bailey	28	JM Anderson	Australia v England	2014
KA Maharaj	28	JE Root	South Africa v England	2020
Shahid Afridi	27	Harbhajan Singh	Pakistan V India	2006
CD McMillan	26	Younis Khan	New Zealand v Pakistan	2001

Top Six Players with Most Runs in Single Over In Test

Jasprit Bumrah (35 Runs)

It might be surprising to many that it is Jashprit Bumrah who holds the record for the most runs in the single over in test cricket. Jasprit Bumrah made his test debut on 6 Jan 2018 against South Africa. He holds the first position to score 35 runs in the single over in the test format of cricket. He scored 35 runs against the bowler SCJ Broad in the match between India vs England in 2022. Jasprit Bumrah played his last test match against England in 2022.

BC Lara (28 Runs)

Brain Lara is the West Indies Batsman who holds the record of the second cricketer to have the most runs in the single over in the test format. He made his debut in test cricket in 1990 in Pakistan. He is the second cricketer to score the most runs in the single over with 28 runs. He made this record against the bowler RJ Peterson between the West Indies V South Africa in 2004. He played his last test match against Pakistan in 2006.

GJ Bailey (28 runs)

GJ Bailey is a batsman who belongs to Australia. He holds the record of being the third cricketer with the most runs in the single over. He made his test debut in 2013 against England. He scored 28 runs in a single over in Test cricket, making him the third cricketer with the most runs in the single over in test cricket. He made this record against bowler JM Anderson in 2014 between the Australia and England match. He played his last test against England in 2014.

KA Maharaj (28 runs)

KA Maharaj is a bowler belonging to the South African Team. Despite being a bowler, He is the fourth cricketer to have the record for the most runs in the single over in the test format. He made his test debut in 2016 against Australia. He is the fourth cricketer to have the most runs with 28 runs in a single over in test cricket. He scored these runs against the bowler JE Root in South Africa v England match in 2020. He played his last test against Bangladesh in 2020.

Shahid Afridi (27 runs)

Shahid Afridi is an all-rounder belonging to Pakistan. He is the fifth cricketer to have the most runs in the single over in Test cricket. He made his debut test debut in October in 1998 against Australia. He scored 27 runs against bowler Harbhajan Singh between Pakistan and India match in 2006, making him the fifth cricket with the most runs in the single over. He played his last Test in 2010 against Australia.

CD McMillan (26 runs)

Craig McMillan is the batsman who belongs to the NewZealand. He is the sixth batsman with most runs in the single over in Test. He made his test debut in the November 1997 against Australia. He scored 26 runs against bowler Younis Khan in 2001 in the match between New Zealand v Pakistan. He played his last test match against Australia in 2005.