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Highest team totals in test match cricket, by all teams. Highest total or score by a team in test match is made by Sri Lanka = 952 for 6 declared against India at Premadasa stadium in Colombo, back in August 1997..
This day that year: The highest Test score of 952 is achieved. by Siddharth Vishwanathan â¢ Last updated on Wednesday, 06 August, 2014, 09:38 PM. In August 1997, Sri Lanka notched up 952/6 declared against India, which remains the highest score in Tests.ayasuriya's knock of 340 was the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan player before it was bettered by Jayawardene's 374 in 2006 against South Africa at the SSC.