Batting Records

Top 10: Most Runs after 100 Test Matches

100 Test matches is a feat that is considered a cricketer’s dream. Playing as long as that will almost put the cricketers’ name in the legendary status. It takes incredible consistency and fitness to reach that level. Batters must up their game every match to cement their place in the team.

As of now, there are 70 cricketers reached the milestone of 100 Test matches, and almost 50 of them are batters.

The Australian modern-day great and the greatest Test batsman of this era, Steve Smith, holds the record for scoring the most runs at the 100th Test match. He broke the long-standing record of the West Indian legend Brian Lara.

Smith is now the first player to cross 9000 Test runs before reaching his milestone of 100th Test match.

The second-placed Lara’s runs tally in the longer format was a meaty 8916 at an average of 52.14 while completing his 100th Test. Rahul Dravid, the current Indian coach and the batsman who batted the most balls in Test cricket, is the Indian player with the most long-format runs after 100 Test matches.

Now, let’s look into the list of players who have scored the most runs after playing 100 Test matches.

Most Runs after 100 Test Matches

BATSMEN INNINGS RUNS AVERAGE
Steve Smith (AUS) 177 9137 58.94
Brian Lara (WI) 176 8916 52.14
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) 167 8651 55.81
Younis Khan (PAK) 178 8640 53.33
Rahul Dravid (IND) 169 8553 57.79
Matthew Hayden (AUS) 178 8508 51.87
Virender Sehwag (IND) 174 8487 50.51
Sunil Gavaskar (IND) 176 8479 52.33
Sachin Tendulkar (IND) 160 8405 57.96
Ricky Ponting (AUS) 166 8253 57.71

Stats Insights

Sachin Tendulkar, the only cricketer to feature in 200 Test matches, tops the list by batting average when you sort the above list. He scored at an average of 57.96 when he crossed the 100-Tests mark. He averaged 49.77 from his last 100 Tests.