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Highest run chases by England in Test cricket history

Highest run chases by England in Test cricket history

Take a look at highest run chase by England in Test cricket history.
England have chased down 378 against India in a Test match in Edgbaston.

England faces the uphill task of chasing down a massive total in its second Test match against India in Visakhapatnam. Ben Stokes and Co. have to chase down highest total in their Test cricket history in order to make it 2-0 in the ongoing IND vs ENG Test series.

The visitors have never chased a 300+ target in India. The highest the side managed in the fourth innings was 241 runs for the loss of five wickets in 1964, when it forced a draw. The highest run chase by England in India came in the 1972/73 season as they chased 208 runs in Delhi by six wickets.

Highest run chase by England in Test cricket

ScoreTargetOppositionVenueDate
378/3378IndiaEdgbaston, Birmingham01 July 2022
362/9359AustraliaHeadingley, Leeds22 August 2019
332/7332AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground29 December 1928
315/4315AustraliaHeadingley, Leeds16 August 2001
307/6305New ZealandLancaster Park, Christchurch14 February 1997

England Test record in Asia

Speaking about England’s Test record in Asia, their best is 209 runs which it managed in Lahore in 1961. England chased down the same total against Bangladesh in 2009 in Mirpur.

ScoreOppositionVenue & Year
209/5PakistanLahore (1961)
209/1BangladeshMirpur (2009)
208/4IndiaDelhi (1972)
170/2PakistanKarachi (2022)
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