India extended its lead beyond 300 against England in the opening Test in Leeds on Monday.
The visiting team rode on hundreds from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant in the fourth day to take control of the Test match.
What is the highest successful chase in England in Tests?
The highest successful run chase in England in Tests belongs to Australia, which hunted down a 404-run target, against the home team, in 1948. Interestingly, that match too happened in Leeds.
Don Bradman in action against England in Leeds in 1948.
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Don Bradman in action against England in Leeds in 1948.
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Don Bradman led the charge with an unbeaten 173 as the Aussies stuned the English team.
England’s biggest chase in home turf came against India, in 2022, when it skittled down a 378-run target against India in Birmingham.
The highest fourth-innings score in England came in 1973, when New Zealand put together 440 in Nottingham, only to fall 38 runs short of the English target.
Highest targets chased in England in Test cricket
1. 404 – Australia beat England by seven wickets in 1948 (Leeds)
2. 378 -England beat India by seven wickets in 2022 (Birmingham)
3. 359 – England beat Australia by one wicket in 2019 (Leeds)
4. 342 – West Indies beat England by nine wickets in 1984 (Lord’s)
5. 322 – West Indies beat England by five wickets in 2017 (Leeds)