India's scoring rate of 88.36 (runs per 100 balls) is the third best in Test cricket history for a team scoring 400 or more in an innings. The best two performances have been registered by England and Sri Lanka respectively against the hapless Bangladesh bowling attack. The details:
| SR | Score | Balls | For | Vs | Venue | Season |
| 95.51 | 447-3 | 468 | Eng | Ban | Chester-le-Street | 2005 |
| 89.37 | 555-5 | 621 | SL | Ban | Colombo (SSC) | 2001-02 |
| 88.36 | 410-1 | 464 | Ind | Pak | Lahore | 2005-06 |
| 85.50 | 407 | 476 | Eng | Aus | Edgbaston | 2005 |
| 84.64 | 452-9 | 534 | NZ | Zim | Harare | 2005 |
In the Lahore Test, 1089 runs were scored for the loss of eight wickets in 220.5 overs, that is 1325 legitimate deliveries for a scoring rate of 82.19.
This is the highest scoring rate ever achieved in a Test in which both teams aggregated atleast 1,000 runs together.
| SR | Runs | Balls | Batted 1st | Batted 2nd | Venue | Season |
| 82.19 | 1089-8 | 1325 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 2005-06 |
| 79.62 | 1223-31 | 1536 | SA | Aus | Johannesburg | 1902-03 |
| 72.61 | 1034-29 | 1424 | Eng | Aus | Edgbaston | 2001 |
| 72.06 | 1176-40 | 1632 | Eng | Aus | Edgbaston | 2005 |
| 68.95 | 1441-33 | 2090 | SL | Ind | Chennai | 1982-83 |
Despite scoring a mammoth 410 for 1, the record of achieving the highest total for the loss of one wicket still does not belong to India. This is the second best score in such a scenario after South Africa's 442 for 1 against New Zealand at Christchurch in 1998-99.
Had no play taken place on the fifth and final day, India would have comfortably beaten the record held by West Indies for the highest total without losing a wicket. West Indies had made 250 for no loss against Australia in their second innings of Georgetown Test in 1983-84.
Highest team totals for the loss of one wicket:
| Score | For | Vs | Venue | Season |
| 442-1 | SA | NZ | Christchurch | 1998-99 |
| 410-1 | Ind | Pak | Lahore | 2005-06 |
| 361-1 | Ind | WI | Kolkata | 1978-79 |
| 344-1 | WI | Eng | Lord's | 1984 |
| 323-1 | Aus | NZ | Perth | 1993-94 |
| 264-1 | Eng | SA | The Oval | 1929 |
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