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Highest fourth innings chases at Lord's

Last updated on: July 25, 2011 16:00 IST

- Scorecard

As India [ Images ] look to successfully chase down a daunting 458 for victory in the first Test against England [ Images ] at Lord's, Rajneesh Gupta presents the highest fourth innings at the home of cricket.

Score

Country

Opponents

Year

Result

406

Australia [ Images ]

v England

2009

Lost by 115 runs

397

India

v England

2002

Lost by 170 runs

344-1

West Indies [ Images ]

v England

1984

Won by 9 wickets

329-3

Australia

v England

1975

Drawn (Target - 484)

307

England

v West Indies

1988

Lost by 134 runs

India's fourth innings chases at Lord's

Score

Year

Result

397

2002

Lost by 170 runs

282-9

2007

Drawn (Target-379 runs)

224

1990

Lost by 247 runs

India's highest 4th innings chases outside the subcontinent

Score

Opposition

Venue

Year

Result

445

v Australia

Adelaide

1978

Lost by 47 runs

429-8

v England

The Oval

1979

Drawn (Target-438)

406-4

v West Indies

Port of Spain

1976

Won by 6 wickets

397

v England

Lord's

2002

Lost by 170 runs

376

v England

Manchester

1959

Lost by 171 runs

Longest India have batted in fourth innings to avoid a defeat

Overs

Total

Opponents (Target)

Venue

Year

150.5

429-8

England (437)

The Oval

1979

147

406-4*

West Indies (403)

Port of Spain

1976

136

325-3

West Indies (431)

Kolkata [ Images ]

1948

132

289-5

West Indies (399)

Mumbai [ Images ] (BS)

1958

131

364-6

Pakistan (390)

Delhi [ Images ]

1979

Longest India have batted in fourth innings to avoid a defeat (since 1990)

Overs

Total

Opponents (Target)

Venue

Year

100

281-5

Sri Lanka [ Images ] (373)

Colombo (SSC)

1997

98.3

387-4*

England (387)

Chennai

2008

97

198-3

England (374)

Ahmedabad [ Images ]

2001

96.2

206-3

South Africa [ Images ] (395)

Port Elizabeth

2001

96

282-9

England (380)

Lord's

2007

90

343-6

England (408)

Manchester

1990

* India won the Test

Rajneesh Gupta