List of highest team totals in India vs Bangladesh Tests
India play their first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai, on September 19. This will be the first-ever Test series between the two sides since their last encounter in 2022. India have been on the winning side in all previous encounters, winning all of them (one abandoned, one drawn). Here we decode the highest team totals in Tests between India and Bangladesh.
India 687/6d - Hyderabad, 2017
The hosts posted a massive score of 687/6d during the first innings of the only Test in Bangladesh's tour of India in 2017. Bangladesh managed 388 runs in the first innings. Virat Kohli smashed a brilliant double-century (204 off 246) and a century by opener Murali Vijay (108 off 160) helped India post a mammoth score. Eventually, India won the match by 208 runs.
India 610/3d - Mirpur, 2007
India managed 610/3d in the first innings of the second Test in Mirpur 2007. Tons from Dinesh Karthik, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Wasim Jaffer, saw the visitors post a massive total of 610 runs. Bangladesh were folded for 118 (first innings) and managed 253 (second innings) after being asked to follow-on by India. India won the match by an innings and 239 runs.
India 544/8d - Dhaka, 2010
In the first innings of the second Test, India posted 544 runs in reply to Bangladesh's 233 in their first innings. A century by Tendulkar (143 off 182) and 111* off 188 by Dravid, helped India take a lead of 311 runs. However, Bangladesh were bowled out for 311 in the second innings. India won by 10 wickets chasing a target of two runs.
Bangladesh 400/10 - Dhaka, 2000
Bangladesh's highest total against India in Tests was recorded during the first innings of the only Test at Dhaka. A brilliant ton (145 off 380) by Aminul Islam aided the hosts to 400 runs in their first innings. India were folded for 429 runs. India won the match (target: 63) by nine wickets after Bangladesh were bowled out for 91 in the second innings.
