During the final day of the first Test between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Zimbabwe set a world record that Test cricket had never experienced previously.
The two-match Test series opener ended with a high-scoring draw result. After Zimbabwe decided to bat first and scored 504 in the first innings, Afghanistan replied with 514 all out. On the final day of the Test match, Zimbabwe finished with a total of 523/5, while Afghanistan didn’t get the chance to bat in the fourth innings.
Zimbabwe scored 500+ runs in both innings: 1st team to record 500+ totals in both innings of a Test match
In that Test match, Zimbabwe recorded 500+ totals in their both innings. It was the first time in Test cricket history that a team scored 500+ totals in both innings of a Test match.
1st time a Test match experienced 500+ totals 3 times
While all three innings experienced 500+ totals in that Test series opener, it was also the first time in Test cricket history that more than two innings recorded 500+ totals in a Test match.
Zimbabwe scored 1000+ runs in the Test match
Zimbabwe recorded an aggregated Test match total of 1027 runs for a loss of 15 wickets. While they recorded 1000+ runs in a Test match for the first time in their Test cricket history, it was the fourth-highest aggregated Test match total for a team. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe became the seventh team to record a 1000+ aggregated Test match total.
Teams with 1000+ runs in a Test match
Team | Aggregated Total | Opposition | Venue | Year |
England | 1121 | West Indies | Kingston | 1930 |
Pakistan | 1078 | India | Faisalabad | 2006 |
Australia | 1028 | England | The Oval | 1934 |
Zimbabwe | 1027 | Afghanistan | Sharjah | 2026 |
India | 1014 | England | Birmingham | 2025 |
Australia | 1013 | West Indies | Sydney | 1969 |
South Africa | 1011 | England | Durban | 1939 |