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Highest successful run chase in Test cricket: Ollie Pope led-England are eyeing a record run chase in the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against India in London’s Kennington Oval. India set the home team a stiff target of 374 and if England chase this down, this will be their third highest succesful run chase in Test cricket.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO
London’s Kinngton Oval has horically been a tricky venue for fourth-innings run chases, with a 200+ target being chased only six times at this venue. The highest successful run chase at the Oval is England who chased 263 against Australia in 1902.
Australia holds the record of highest target chased in England’s soil when it overhauled a target of 404 with seven wickets remaining in 1948. England’s highest successful chase is 378. Incidentally, England two highest successful run chase in their Test cricket hory have both came in against India. England chase down 378 during the 2021-22 tour while their 371 chase at Headingley was the first Test of this series.
Highest successful run chase in Test cricket
Country
Target
Opposition
Result
Year
Final score
West Indies
418
Australia
WI won 3 wkts
2003
418/7
South Africa
414
Australia
SA won 6 wkts
2008
414/4
Australia
404
England
AUS won 7 wkts
1948
404/3
India
403
West Indies
IND won 6 wkts
1976
406/4
West Indies
395
Bangladesh
WI won 3 wkts
2021
395/7
Sri Lanka
388
Zimbabwe
SL won 4 wkts
2017
391/6
India
387
England
IND won 6 wkts
2008
387/4
England
378
India
ENG won 7 wkts
2022
378/3
Pakan
377
Sri Lanka
PAK won 7 wkts
2015
382/3
England
371
India
ENG won 5 wkts
2025
373/5
Australia
369
Pakan
AUS won 4 wkts
1999
369/6
Australia
359
West Indies
AUS won 3 wkts
1978
362/7
England
359
Australia
ENG won 1 wkt
2019
362/9
Sri Lanka
352
South Africa
SL won 1 wkt
2006
352/9
West Indies
345
New Zealand
WI won 5 wkts
1969
348/5
Highest successful run chase in England in Test cricket
404 – Australia beat England seven wickets in 1948 (Headingley, Leeds)
378 -England beat India seven wickets in 2022 (Edgbaston, Birmingham)
359 – England beat Australia one wicket in 2019 (Headingley, Leeds)
342 – West Indies beat England nine wickets in 1984 (Lord’s, London)
322 – West Indies beat England five wickets in 2017 (Headingley, Leeds)
Highest successful run chases in Tests at The Oval
263 – England (263/9) vs Australia, 1902
252 – West Indies (255/2) vs England, 1963
242 – Australia (242/5) vs England, 1972
225 – West Indies (226/2) vs England, 1988
219 – Sri Lanka (219/2) vs England, 2024
