These are the teams who tasted defeat despite scoring over 500 runs in the first innings of a Test match
1. Pakistan – 5 times
The Men in Green slumped to a defeat by an innings and 47 runs against England in Multan on Friday. This was the Men in Green’s fifth Test loss where they posted a total of over 500 runs in the first innings.
2. Australia – 3 times
The Australian team has had their fair share of embarrassing Test defeats. They may be one of the finest teams to ever play Test cricket but, have lost on 3 occasions even after posting a total of over 500 runs in the first innings.
3. England – 2 times
The England team has suffered some absolutely horrendous defeats since the beginning of Test cricket and 2 of them came after they ended up posting over 500 runs as their first inning total.
4. New Zealand – 2 times
The Black Caps have succumbed to some of the most shocking defeats in Test cricket history and 2 of those defeats were quite embarrassing as well. New Zealand have lost 2 Test matches even after putting up a total of over 500 in their first innings.
5. Bangladesh – 2 times
Even though the Bangladesh team hasn’t played a lot of Tests in comparison to the other teams on the list, still they have ended up getting defeated on 2 occasions where they posted over 500 runs in the first innings.
