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South Africa has set a target of 549 runs for India in Guwahati. On the fourth day of the match, South Africa declared its second innings at 260 runs. Since it had a lead of 288 runs in the first innings, Team India will have to score 549 runs to win the second test match and level the series 1-1. Let us tell you that India’s first innings was limited to 201 runs.
Talking about Test cricket, the chase record of the teams in India is not good. Forget 500 runs, till date even the target of 400 runs has not been successfully chased on Indian pitches. The biggest run chase in India is in the name of Team India, when it chased the target of 387 runs against England in 2008.
Most successful run chase in India
The most successful run chase in India is in the name of Team India, it chased the target of 387 runs against England at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in 2008. In that match, Sachin Tendulkar had scored unbeaten 104 runs in the fourth innings. This is the only occasion when a team has successfully achieved the target of 300 runs or more while playing on an Indian pitch.
The second most successful run chase in India is in the name of West Indies. He had achieved the target of 276 runs against India in 1987. In the year 2011, India has also achieved the target of 276 runs. He had shown this by doing this against West Indies.
- 387 runs – India (vs England)
- 276 runs – West Indies (vs India)
- 276 runs – India (vs West Indies)
- 262 runs – India (vs New Zealand)
- 256 runs – India (vs Australia)
Let us tell you that this is the first time that a Test match is being played at Baraspara ground in Guwahati. Generally, Indian pitches become difficult for batting by the fourth-fifth day, in such a situation, achieving the target of 549 runs will be a big challenge for Team India.
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