Test Largest First Innings Lead

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702England (903-7d) v Australia (201)Kennington Oval, Kennington1938
587South Africa (169) v Sri Lanka (756-5d)Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo2006
570Pakistan (643) v New Zealand (73)Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore2002
563England (849) v West Indies (286)Sabina Park, Kingston1929/30
509England (173) v South Africa (682-6d)Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood2003
504Australia (645) v England (141)Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane1946/47
498Bangladesh (232) v Sri Lanka (730-6d)Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur2013/14
496Australia (735-6d) v Zimbabwe (239)Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth2003/04
493Australia (652-7d) v South Africa (159)New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg2001/02
492India (610-3d) v Bangladesh (118)Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur2007
490West Indies (614-5d) v India (124)Eden Gardens, Calcutta1958/59
488Bangladesh (89) v Sri Lanka (577-6d)Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo2007
486India (224) v England (710-7d)Edgbaston, Birmingham2011
485Zimbabwe (228) v Sri Lanka (713-3d)Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo2004
484India (136) v South Africa (620-4d)SuperSport Park, Centurion2010/11
481Bangladesh (234) v New Zealand (715-6d)Seddon Park, Hamilton2018/19
478India (631-7d) v West Indies (153)Eden Gardens, Kolkata2011/12
476Pakistan (708) v England (232)Kennington Oval, Kennington1987
473West Indies (579-9d) v Pakistan (106)Kensington Oval, Bridgetown1957/58
468India (191) v Australia (659-4d)Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney2011/12
468India (649-9d) v West Indies (181)Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot2018/19
466West Indies (751-5d) v England (285)Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's2003/04
465South Africa (622-9d) v Australia (157)Kingsmead, Durban1969/70
465Bangladesh (90) v Sri Lanka (555-5d)Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo2001/02
462Pakistan (328) v West Indies (790-3d)Sabina Park, Kingston1957/58
459Bangladesh (135) v Pakistan (594-5d)Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong2011/12
453Australia (653-4d) v England (200)Headingley, Leeds1993
448Sri Lanka (591-6d) v Ireland (143)Galle International Stadium, Galle2022/23
445Australia (602-9d) v England (157)Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane2006/07
444West Indies (660-5d) v New Zealand (216)Basin Reserve, Wellington1994/95
444New Zealand (495-7d) v Zimbabwe (51)McLean Park, Napier2011/12
442Australia (209) v South Africa (651)Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town2008/09
439India (622-9d) v Sri Lanka (183)Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo2017
427Australia (632-4d) v England (205)Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood1993
426South Africa (573-4d) v Bangladesh (147)Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein2017/18
424England (570-7d) v West Indies (146)Headingley, Leeds2007
420Bangladesh (108) v England (528-3d)Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood2005
419West Indies (652-8d) v England (233)Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood1973
419Sri Lanka (181) v Pakistan (600-8d)Galle International Stadium, Galle2000
418Sri Lanka (499-8d) v England (81)Galle International Stadium, Galle2007/08
418India (76) v South Africa (494-7d)Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad2007/08
418Pakistan (99) v South Africa (517)Dubai Sports City Stadium, Dubai2013/14
417West Indies (139) v South Africa (556-4d)Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban2007/08
416New Zealand (580-4d) v Sri Lanka (164)Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington2022/23
415England (191) v West Indies (606)Edgbaston, Birmingham1984
415India (537-8d) v Sri Lanka (952-6d)R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo1997
415Australia (98) v England (513)Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne2010/11
413India (642) v Sri Lanka (229)Modi Stadium, Kanpur2009/10
412Bangladesh (134) v Pakistan (546-3d)Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan2001/02
412Zimbabwe (164) v New Zealand (576-6d)Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo2016
411Australia (601-8d) v England (190)Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane1954/55
410Sri Lanka (166) v Pakistan (576-5d)Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo2023
409Sri Lanka (95) v South Africa (504-7d)Newlands, Cape Town2000/01
408England (438) v South Africa (30)Edgbaston, Birmingham1924
408Australia (556-9d) v Pakistan (148)National Stadium, Karachi2021/22
405Sri Lanka (205) v India (610-6d)Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur2017/18
404England (255) v Australia (659-8d)Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney1946/47
404Zimbabwe (155) v West Indies (559-6d)Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo2001
404South Africa (525-8d) v New Zealand (121)Axxess DSL St George's, Port Elizabeth2012/13
402India (150) v Australia (552-5d)Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney1999/00
402Sri Lanka (586-6d) v Zimbabwe (184)Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo2001/02
401Pakistan (157) v England (558-6d)Trent Bridge, Nottingham1954
401West Indies (357) v Australia (758-8d)Sabina Park, Kingston1954/55
400Australia (233) v India (633-5d)Eden Gardens, Calcutta1997/98
400Australia (554) v South Africa (154)Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney2001/02
400India (574-8d) v Sri Lanka (174)Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali2021/22
399England (499) v Australia (100)Adelaide Oval, Adelaide1891/92
399England (521) v Australia (122)Exhibition Ground, Brisbane1928/29
398Australia (191) v England (589)Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne1911/12
398Australia (570-9d) v England (172)Adelaide Oval, Adelaide2013/14
397Bangladesh (139) v West Indies (536)Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka2002/03
397England (498-9d) v Sri Lanka (101)Emirates Riverside, Chester-le-Street2016
397Bangladesh (508) v West Indies (111)Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur2018/19
396New Zealand (609-9d) v West Indies (213)University Oval, Dunedin2013/14
395New Zealand (521-6d) v Bangladesh (126)Hagley Oval, Christchurch2021/22
394India (566-8d) v West Indies (172)Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi1978/79
394West Indies (264) v South Africa (658-9d)Kingsmead, Durban2003/04
393New Zealand (452-9d) v Zimbabwe (59)Harare Sports Club, Harare2005/06
392England (483) v Australia (91)Kennington Oval, Kennington1893
392Pakistan (581-3d) v India (189)Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad1982/83
391Australia (549-7d) v South Africa (158)St George's Park, Port Elizabeth1949/50
391England (589-8d) v Pakistan (198)Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester2016
390New Zealand (158) v England (548-7d)Eden Park, Auckland1932/33
389Bangladesh (62) v Sri Lanka (451-6d)P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo2007
387West Indies (130) v Australia (517)Adelaide Oval, Adelaide1996/97
387South Africa (95) v New Zealand (482)Hagley Oval, Christchurch2021/22
386West Indies (546-6d) v New Zealand (160)Eden Park, Auckland1951/52
386England (550-4d) v India (164)Headingley, Leeds1967
386West Indies (134) v New Zealand (520-9d)Basin Reserve, Wellington2017/18
386South Africa (189) v Australia (575-8d)Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne2022/23
384England (200) v Australia (584)Headingley, Leeds1934
384Bangladesh (197) v Australia (581-4d)Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong2005/06
383Australia (253) v England (636)Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney1928/29
383Australia (544-6d) v New Zealand (161)Bellerive Oval, Hobart1993/94
383Sri Lanka (162) v England (545)Edgbaston, Birmingham2002
381New Zealand (519-7d) v West Indies (138)Seddon Park, Hamilton2020/21
380Australia (701) v England (321)Kennington Oval, Kennington1934
380India (272) v England (652-7d)MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras1984/85
380Bangladesh (161) v Sri Lanka (541-9d)P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo2002
379New Zealand (183) v Australia (562)Basin Reserve, Wellington2015/16
378Pakistan (510-8d) v Zimbabwe (132)Harare Sports Club, Harare2020/21
377Australia (152) v England (529)Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne1974/75
377Sri Lanka (600-6d) v India (223)Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo2008
376India (234) v Sri Lanka (610-6d)Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo2001
376Pakistan (224) v India (600)Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi2003/04
375England (459) v Australia (84)Old Trafford, Manchester1956
375Australia (245) v England (620-5d)Adelaide Oval, Adelaide2010/11
374Australia (179) v New Zealand (553-7d)Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane1985/86
374New Zealand (233) v Australia (607-6d)Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane1993/94
373New Zealand (175) v Pakistan (548-5d)Basin Reserve, Wellington1993/94
373England (127) v West Indies (500-7d)Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's1997/98
373India (588-8d) v West Indies (215)Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet2006
373New Zealand (193) v India (566-8d)Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur2010/11
372England (446) v Pakistan (74)Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood2010
372Sri Lanka (472) v Pakistan (100)Galle International Stadium, Galle2012
369South Africa (552-5d) v England (183)Old Trafford, Manchester1998
369Bangladesh (131) v Sri Lanka (500-4d)Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy2007
369England (58) v New Zealand (427-8d)Eden Park, Auckland2017/18
368Australia (133) v England (501)Adelaide Oval, Adelaide1911/12
368India (203) v England (571-8d)Old Trafford, Manchester1936
368South Africa (620-7d) v Pakistan (252)Newlands, Cape Town2002/03
366England (434) v Australia (68)Kennington Oval, Kennington1886
366England (469-4d) v South Africa (103)Kingsmead, Durban1938/39
366Australia (463) v Pakistan (97)Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane1995/96
366Sri Lanka (251) v Australia (617-5d)Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth1995/96
365Australia (558) v West Indies (193)Exhibition Ground, Brisbane1930/31
365Australia (604) v England (239)Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne1936/37
365India (474) v Afghanistan (109)M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore2018
364New Zealand (586-7d) v Sri Lanka (222)Carisbrook, Dunedin1996/97
364Australia (280) v England (644)Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney2010/11
363Sri Lanka (231) v Pakistan (594)Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka1998/99
363England (265) v Sri Lanka (628-8d)Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo2003/04
363New Zealand (545-6d) v Bangladesh (182)MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong2004/05
363Bangladesh (43) v West Indies (406)Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound2018
362Pakistan (297) v New Zealand (659-6d)Hagley Oval, Christchurch2020/21
360Australia (118) v England (478-9d)Edgbaston, Birmingham1997
360Zimbabwe (102) v South Africa (462-9d)Harare Sports Club, Harare1999/00
360Australia (583-4d) v West Indies (223)Blundstone Arena, Hobart2015/16
359South Africa (529-4d) v Bangladesh (170)Buffalo Park, East London2002/03
359England (551-6d) v Sri Lanka (192)Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood2006
356West Indies (629-6d) v India (273)Brabourne Stadium, Bombay1948/49
356India (173) v Australia (529)Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne1967/68
355India (628-8d) v England (273)Headingley, Leeds2002
355West Indies (543-5d) v South Africa (188)Bourda, Georgetown2004/05
354Australia (528) v South Africa (174)Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney1910/11
354Pakistan (557-8d) v Bangladesh (203)Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur2014/15
354India (78) v England (432)Emerald Headingley Cricket Stadium, Leeds2021
353England (546-4d) v New Zealand (193)Headingley, Leeds1965
353Pakistan (156) v Australia (509-7d)Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane1983/84
353Sri Lanka (531) v Bangladesh (178)Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong2023/24
352South Africa (524-8d) v New Zealand (172)Basin Reserve, Wellington1952/53
352India (487) v Sri Lanka (135)Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele2017
352Ireland (172) v England (524-4d)Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood2023
351Pakistan (507-6d) v New Zealand (156)Carisbrook, Dunedin1972/73
351South Africa (552-5d) v West Indies (201)SuperSport Park, Centurion2014/15

The list shows leads of 350 runs or more

Note: † indicates that follow-on was not enforced