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STATS: 10 highest Test totals after following on

In Test cricket, the team enforcing a follow on has the upper hand and most of the times the team that enforces the follow on end up winning the match. Here are the 10 highest Test totals after being asked to follow on. Interestingly, 8 of them ended in a draw. However, India lost and won the match on the other two occasions.

Team FO Difference Score Lead Opposition Result Margin Ground Season
Pakistan 473 runs 657/8d 184 West Indies drawn Bridgetown 1957/58
India 274 runs 657/7d 383 Australia won 171 runs Kolkata 2000/01
South Africa 210 runs 572/7 362 England drawn Durban 1999/00
England 325 runs 551 226 South Africa drawn Nottingham 1947
England 341 runs 538 197 Australia drawn The Oval 1975
Pakistan 261 runs 537 276 Australia drawn Rawalpindi 1994/95
Sri Lanka 359 runs 537/9 178 England drawn Lord’s 2006
England 280 runs 529/5d 249 Sri Lanka drawn Lord’s 2002
India 386 runs 510 124 England lost 6 wickets Leeds 1967
Zimbabwe 227 runs 503/6 276 India drawn Nagpur 2000/01
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