Here is the list of all Highest Score By A Captain in Test history:
| # | Player | Runs | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Lara West Indies | 400* | England | 10-Apr-2004 |
| 2 | Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 374 | South Africa | 27-Jul-2006 |
| 3 | Willem Mulder South Africa | 367* | Zimbabwe | 06-Jul-2025 |
| 4 | MA Taylor Australia | 334* | Pakistan | 15-Oct-1998 |
| 5 | Graham Gooch England | 333 | India | 26-Jul-1990 |
| 6 | Michael Clarke Australia | 329* | India | 03-Jan-2012 |
| 7 | Younis Khan Pakistan | 313 | Sri Lanka | 21-Feb-2009 |
| 8 | RB Simpson Australia | 311 | England | 23-Jul-1964 |
| 9 | Brendon McCullum New Zealand | 302 | India | 14-Feb-2014 |
| 10 | Martin Crowe New Zealand | 299 | Sri Lanka | 31-Jan-1991 |
| 11 | Peter May England | 285* | West Indies | 30-May-1957 |
| 12 | Graeme Smith South Africa | 277 | England | 24-Jul-2003 |
| 13 | Stephen Fleming New Zealand | 274* | Sri Lanka | 25-Apr-2003 |
| 14 | Sir Donald Bradman Australia | 270 | England | 01-Jan-1937 |
| 15 | Shubman Gill India | 269 | England | 02-Jul-2025 |
| 16 | Alastair Cook England | 263 | Pakistan | 13-Oct-2015 |
| 17 | Stephen Fleming New Zealand | 262 | South Africa | 27-Apr-2006 |
| 18 | Michael Clarke Australia | 259* | South Africa | 09-Nov-2012 |
| 19 | Graeme Smith South Africa | 259 | England | 31-Jul-2003 |
| 20 | Wasim Akram Pakistan | 257* | Zimbabwe | 17-Oct-1996 |
| 21 | Virat Kohli India | 254* | South Africa | 10-Oct-2019 |
| 22 | Tom Latham New Zealand | 252 | Bangladesh | 09-Jan-2022 |
| 23 | Kane Williamson New Zealand | 251 | West Indies | 03-Dec-2020 |
| 24 | Marvan Atapattu Sri Lanka | 249 | Zimbabwe | 14-May-2004 |
| 25 | Hashmatullah Shahidi Afghanistan | 246 | Zimbabwe | 26-Dec-2024 |
| 26 | Dimuth Karunaratne Sri Lanka | 244 | Bangladesh | 21-Apr-2021 |
| 27 | Virat Kohli India | 243 | Sri Lanka | 02-Dec-2017 |
| 28 | Clive Lloyd West Indies | 242* | India | 23-Jan-1975 |
| 29 | Wally Hammond England | 240 | Australia | 24-Jun-1938 |
| 30 | Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 240 | Pakistan | 21-Feb-2009 |
| 31 | Graham Dowling New Zealand | 239 | India | 22-Feb-1968 |
| 32 | Steven Smith Australia | 239 | England | 14-Dec-2017 |
| 33 | Kane Williamson New Zealand | 238 | Pakistan | 03-Jan-2021 |
| 34 | Saleem Malik Pakistan | 237 | Australia | 05-Oct-1994 |
| 35 | Greg Chappell Australia | 235 | Pakistan | 06-Mar-1980 |
| 36 | Virat Kohli India | 235 | England | 08-Dec-2016 |
| 37 | Sir Donald Bradman Australia | 234 | England | 13-Dec-1946 |
| 38 | Graeme Smith South Africa | 234 | Pakistan | 23-Oct-2013 |
| 39 | Carl Hooper West Indies | 233 | India | 11-Apr-2002 |
| 40 | Graeme Smith South Africa | 232 | Bangladesh | 29-Feb-2008 |
| 41 | Michael Clarke Australia | 230 | South Africa | 22-Nov-2012 |
| 42 | Joe Root England | 228 | Sri Lanka | 14-Jan-2021 |
| 43 | Joe Root England | 226 | New Zealand | 29-Nov-2019 |
| 44 | RB Simpson Australia | 225 | England | 28-Jan-1966 |
| 45 | MS Dhoni India | 224 | Australia | 22-Feb-2013 |
| 46 | Brendon McCullum New Zealand | 224 | India | 06-Feb-2014 |
| 47 | Denis Atkinson West Indies | 219 | Australia | 14-May-1955 |
| 48 | Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka | 219 | India | 26-Jul-2010 |
| 49 | Joe Root England | 218 | India | 05-Feb-2021 |
| 50 | Sachin Tendulkar India | 217 | New Zealand | 29-Oct-1999 |
| 51 | Brian Lara West Indies | 216 | Pakistan | 19-Nov-2006 |
| 52 | David Gower England | 215 | Australia | 15-Aug-1985 |
| 53 | Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 213* | England | 18-Dec-2007 |
| 54 | Brian Lara West Indies | 213 | Australia | 13-Mar-1999 |
| 55 | Virat Kohli India | 213 | Sri Lanka | 24-Nov-2017 |
| 56 | Sir Donald Bradman Australia | 212 | England | 29-Jan-1937 |
| 57 | William Murdoch Australia | 211 | England | 11-Aug-1884 |
| 58 | Javed Miandad Pakistan | 211 | Australia | 15-Sep-1988 |
| 59 | Virat Kohli India | 211 | New Zealand | 08-Oct-2016 |
| 60 | Michael Clarke Australia | 210 | India | 24-Jan-2012 |
| 61 | Brian Lara West Indies | 209 | Sri Lanka | 20-Jun-2003 |
| 62 | Ricky Ponting Australia | 209 | Pakistan | 14-Jan-2010 |
| 63 | AD Nourse South Africa | 208 | England | 07-Jun-1951 |
| 64 | Hashim Amla South Africa | 208 | West Indies | 17-Dec-2014 |
| 65 | Ricky Ponting Australia | 207 | Pakistan | 02-Jan-2005 |
| 66 | L Hutton England | 205 | West Indies | 30-Mar-1954 |
| 67 | ER Dexter England | 205 | Pakistan | 02-Feb-1962 |
| 68 | WM Lawry Australia | 205 | West Indies | 26-Dec-1968 |
| 69 | Sunil Gavaskar India | 205 | West Indies | 01-Dec-1978 |
| 70 | Allan Border Australia | 205 | New Zealand | 11-Dec-1987 |
| 71 | Greg Chappell Australia | 204 | India | 02-Jan-1981 |
| 72 | Virat Kohli India | 204 | Bangladesh | 09-Feb-2017 |
| 73 | MAK Pataudi India | 203* | England | 08-Feb-1964 |
| 74 | Hanif Mohammad Pakistan | 203* | New Zealand | 02-Apr-1965 |
| 75 | Javed Miandad Pakistan | 203* | Sri Lanka | 16-Oct-1985 |