Most runs in one over in Test: Highest runs in an over in Test cricket full list

Having built a reputation for himself in the shortest format, England batter Harry Brook hasn’t taken a lot of time in bringing his T20 abilities to the ancestral format. Playing only his second Test match, Brook has already entered the record books primarily due to his attacking instincts.

Brook, who became only the fourth cricketer to hit six fours in an over in Test cricket yesterday, followed the feat with scoring the joint third highest number of runs in an over in the format.

Brook, who had spoiled part-time spinner Saud Shakeel’s Test debut on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test match against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, treated debutant spinner Zahid Mahmood in the same manner on Day 2.

It all happened in the 83rd over of the English innings when Brook scored as many as 27 runs in what was Mahmood’s 27th over. The right-handed batter attacked the leg-spinner irrespective of whether he bowled round or over the wicket to hit a total of three fours and two sixes.

Starting the over with a maniac reverse slog which traveled all the way for a six, Brook then took Mahmood to the cleaners hitting him all around the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium with a range of shots.

Brook, who hit Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah for a couple of boundaries in the following over, was dismissed in that over right after surpassing the 150-run mark. Brook’s first Test century saw him top-scoring for the visitors with his 153 (116) comprising of 19 fours and five sixes.

Most runs in one over in Test cricket

Runs	Batter	Bowler	Match	Ground	Year
35	Jasprit Bumrah	Stuart Broad	England vs India	Birmingham	2022
28	Brian Lara	Robin Peterson	South Africa vs West Indies	Johannesburg	2003
28	George Bailey	James Anderson	Australia vs England	Perth	2013
28	Keshav Maharaj	Joe Root	South Africa vs England	Gqeberha	2020
27	Shahid Afridi	Harbhajan Singh	Pakistan vs India	Lahore	2006
27	Harry Brook	Zahid Mahmood	Pakistan vs England	Rawalpindi	2022