India vs South Africa LIVE: Shami says targeting ‘400 Runs lead’- India pace spearhead Mohd Shami feels that India need at least 375-400 runs lead to win the 1st Test at SuperSport Park, Centurion. India would look to make at least 200 or more runs after managing a lead of 146 on Day 3. Follow IND vs SA live updates on InsideSport.IN
“Two days are left in the Test match, I feel we should be batting the maximum amount of time tomorrow. If we score around 250 runs and set a target of about 400 runs for South Africa we can then allow South Africa to bat for four sessions. But for that we need at least 350 or 400 odd runs,” said Shami.
India vs South Africa LIVE: Shami says targeting ‘400 Runs lead’, check how much lead would be enough for India to win Centurion Test?
- What comes as a big positive, India would be safe at any score above 300.
- South Africa’s highest successful chase at the venue is 226 runs in 1998.
- England has the highest successful chase record at the venue that came 21 years ago.
- The Proteas had last failed to score 482 in the final innings as they were bundled out for just 182 runs in February 2014.
Five successful chases at SuperSport Park, Centurion:
| Country | Versus | Venue | Date | Target | Score | ||
| 1 | England | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 14/01/2000 | 249 | 8/251 | Achieved |
| 2 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park | 27/03/1998 | 226 | 4/226 | Achieved |
| 3 | South Africa | Pakistan | SuperSport Park | 11/01/2007 | 199 | 3/199 | Achieved |
| 4 | South Africa | Pakistan | SuperSport Park | 26/12/2018 | 149 | 4/151 | Achieved |
| 5 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park | 15/11/2002 | 121 | 7/124 | Achieved |
- Number of Occasions Side Set 100 – 300 to win- 8 times
- Wins (Team Achieved Target) 5 times
- Losses (Team Failed to Achieve Target) 2 times
- Matches Drawn 1
- Matches Tied 0
India vs South Africa LIVE: Shami says targeting ‘400 Runs lead’, check how much lead would be enough for India to win Centurion Test?
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