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Highest fourth innings winning totals

Rajneesh Gupta | February 24, 2004 20:56 IST

South Zone scored a remarkable victory over England 'A' in the Duleep Trophy match in Gurgaon on Tuesday.

Chasing a victory target of 501, South reached the target, losing only four wickets in the process, thanks to an unbeaten double hundred from Y Venugopal Rao and centuries from S Sriram and S Badrinath.

Their total of 503-4 is the highest ever on Indian soil in the fourth innings of a first class match. It is also the fourth highest fourth innings total ever to win a match in first class cricket's history.

The previous highest fourth innings total to win a match on Indian soil was 427 for 9 by Commonwealth XI against Bengal Chief Minister's XI at Calcutta in 1964-65.

Highest fourth innings totals to win a first class cricket match
TotalTeamsVenueSeason
513-9 Central Province v Southern Province Kandy2003-04
507-7Cambridge University v MCCLord's1896
506-6 South Australia v Queensland Adelaide 1991-92
503-4 South Zone v England 'A' Gurgaon 2003-04
502-8 Players v Gentlemen Lord's 1900
502-6 Middlesex v Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge 1925

Highest fourth innings totals in a first class cricket match on Indian Soil

TotalTeamsVenueSeasonLost
604 Maharashtra v Bombay Pune 1948-49 Lost
503-4 South Zone v England 'A' Gurgaon 2003-04 Won
492 Holkar v Bombay Bombay 1944-45 Lost
427-9 Commonwealth XI v Bengal Chief Minister's XI Calcutta 1964-65 Won
424-5 Rest of India v Delhi Delhi 1982-83 Won


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