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Highest Test chases versus India

Rajneesh Gupta | December 13, 2005 18:31 IST

India on Tuesday set Sri Lanka [Images] a daunting task of scoring 436 runs in the fourth innings to win the Delhi Test.

Only once a team has achieved a target of 300 or more runs in the fourth innings of a Test and that was way back in 1977-78 when Australia chasing a victory target of 339 runs won the match by 2 wickets.

The highest target successfully chased by a side against India in India is only 276 (by West Indies [Images] at Delhi in 1987-88).

Highest fourth innings targets successfully achieved against India:
TargetOppVenueSeasonMargin
339AusPerth1977-782 wkts
276WIDelhi1987-885 wkts
213NZWellington1998-994 wkts
207EngDelhi1972-736 wkts
196WIBridgetown1988-898 wkts
194AusBangalore1997-988 wkts
192WIMumbai 1966-676 wkts

Highest fourth innings targets set by India:
TargetOppVenueSeasonResult
472SLColombo SSC1993-94Ind - 235 runs
461SAKanpur1996-97Ind - 280 runs
443AusSydney2003-04Drawn
436SLDelhi2005-06In progress
424NZAhmedabad1999-00Drawn
422PakKolkata2004-05Ind - 195 runs
421EngKolkata1961-62Ind - 187 runs
420PakDelhi1998-99Ind -212 runs
416WIChennai1987-88Ind - 255 runs
408EngLeeds1986Ind - 279 runs

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