Most runs in an over Test Match

Australian batsman George Bailey smashed 28 runs in an over to equal Brian Lara’s record of hitting most runs in an over in Tests.
Bailey targeted James Anderson in the last over of the second innings before Australia declared.
Bailey hit 4, 6, 2, 4, 6, 6. He hit 39 runs in 30 balls.
Lara had had hit Robin Peterson the same number of runs in December 2003.
The batting legend went on to score 202 in that innings.
Lara’s sequence of shots were 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 4. Below is a description of how the over unfolded.

Runs	Sequence	Batsman	Bowler	Venue	Season
28	4–6–6–4–4–4	Brian Lara	Robin Peterson	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	2003–04
28	4–6–2–4–6–6	George Bailey	James Anderson	WACA, Perth	2013–14
27	6–6–6–6–2–1	Shahid Afridi	Harbhajan Singh	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	2005–06
26	4–4–6–0–6–6	Mitchell Johnson	Paul Harris	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	2008–09
	4–0–6–6–6–4	Brian Lara	Danish Kaneria	Multan Cricket Stadium	2006–07
	4–4–4–4–6–4	Craig McMillan	Younis Khan	Seddon Park, Hamilton	2000–01
	4–6–6–0–4–6	Brendon McCullum	Suranga Lakmal	Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand	2014–15
	4–4–6–6–6–0	Hardik Pandya	Malinda Pushpakumara	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium,Sri Lanka	2017
Last updated: 14 August 2017