Most fifties in Test cricket

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (India) leads with 68. International matches only.

Top 25

#	Player	50s	Mat	Inns	Runs	Span
1	Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar · India	68	199	327	15,910	1989–2013
2	Shivnarine Chanderpaul · West Indies	66	162	280	11,867	1994–2015
3	Joseph Edward Root · England	65	161	295	13,722	2012–2026
4	Allan Robert Border · Australia	63	156	261	11,096	1978–1994
5	Rahul Sharad Dravid · India	63	164	285	13,288	1996–2012
6	Ricky Thomas Ponting · Australia	62	168	287	13,378	1995–2012
7	Jacques Henry Kallis · South Africa	58	166	280	13,289	1995–2013
8	Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman · India	56	134	224	8,781	1996–2012
9	Alastair Nathan Cook · England	55	155	281	12,074	2006–2018
10	Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara · Sri Lanka	52	133	233	12,400	2000–2015
11	Stephen Rodger Waugh · Australia	50	168	260	10,927	1985–2004
12	Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene · Sri Lanka	50	148	252	11,814	1997–2014
13	Brian Charles Lara · West Indies	48	130	232	11,953	1990–2006
14	Mark Edward Waugh · Australia	47	128	209	8,029	1991–2002
15	Graham Alan Gooch · England	46	118	215	8,900	1975–1995
16	Abraham Benjamin de Villiers · South Africa	46	114	191	8,765	2004–2018
17	Inzamam-ul-Haq · Pakistan	46	119	200	8,830	1992–2007
18	Ian Ronald Bell · England	46	118	205	7,727	2004–2015
19	Michael Andrew Atherton · England	46	115	212	7,728	1989–2001
20	Stephen Paul Fleming · New Zealand	46	109	189	7,172	1994–2008
21	Alec James Stewart · England	45	133	235	8,463	1990–2003
22	Angelo Davis Mathews · Sri Lanka	45	119	212	8,214	2009–2025
23	Steven Peter Devereux Smith · Australia	43	121	216	10,462	2010–2026
24	Hashim Mahomed Amla · South Africa	41	123	215	9,282	2004–2019
25	Mark Anthony Taylor · Australia	40	104	186	7,525	1989–1999

Top 10

Most fifties in Tests since 2020 Most fifties in Tests in India Most fifties in Test World Cups

More Test records

Most runs Most hundreds Most sixes Best batting average Best strike rate Most wickets Most five-wicket hauls Best economy rate Best bowling average