If we look at the first innings of both India and England, it would be wrong to call the Manchester Test exciting. The England team dominated the first innings, gaining a huge lead of 311 runs in the first innings. It has become very difficult to bat on the pitch by the fourth day, in such a situation, it will be very difficult for Team India to set a big target in front of England. Based on the data, know how much target has been successfully chased on the Old Trafford ground in Manchester so far.

The biggest successful chase in Manchester

In the fourth Test, the difficulties of the Indian team have increased a lot, because the target of 300 runs has never been done in the Test here. The biggest successful chase at the Old Trafford ground is the name of England, who chased a target of 294 runs against New Zealand in 2008. The second most successful chase is also the name of England. He won by achieving a target of 277 runs against Pakistan in 2020.

So far, no foreign team has been able to chase a target of 150 runs on the Old Trafford ground. Which foreign team is the biggest successful chase of South Africa here, which achieved a target of 145 runs against England in 1955.

• England – 294 runs (vs New Zealand)
• England- 277 runs (vs Pakistan)
• England – 231 runs (vs West Indies)
• England – 205 runs (vs Sri Lanka)
• South Africa – 145 runs (vs England)

How many runs will India have to score?

In the current Test match, England took a huge lead of 311 runs in the first innings. Since England has achieved a target of 294 runs here, it also has the ability to achieve the target of 350 runs on the basis of Badball style. In order to win the match, India will have to end the lead of 311 runs first, after that at least 300 runs will have to be scored. If India’s second innings ends at a score of more than 600, then a chance of victory can be made for it.

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This has happened only for the third time with the Indian Cricket Team when no team has an edge after the first innings of a Test, that is, the score of both teams remains equal. The same happened in the India vs England third Test being played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, when Shubman Gill & Team was reduced to 387 runs. Earlier, the England team, which won the toss and batting first, also scored 387 runs.

Ben Stokes won the toss in the Test being played at Lord’s and chose batting first. On the first day, 251 runs were scored, on the second day Joe Root completed his century (104) but soon after Jaspreet was dismissed by Bumrah. Jamie Smith finally played an important innings of 51 runs and took the team’s score to 387.

India and England score equal

In India’s first innings, KL Rahul scored centuries (100), Karun Nair (40), Rishabh Pant (74), Ravindra Jadeja (72) scored important innings. The last pair was of Siraj and Washington Sundar, which broke as soon as the score was equalized.

This has happened for only the 9th time in history when both teams have been score in the first innings of a Test match. The last time this happened on the field of Leeds in 2015, which was won by New Zealand. Out of the last 8 matches, 6 have ended at the draw, 2 of them are also with Team India.

This happened for the third time with India

This has happened for the third time with the Indian cricket team, when the score has been equal in the first innings. Both the Tests played earlier have ended on the draw. This was the last time in 1986 with India.

• In 1958- India vs West Indies, Kanpur, Draw
• In 1986- England vs India, Birmingham, Draw

Both teams score equal in the first innings

1. In 1910- SA vs Eng, Durban, Draw
2. In 1958- IND Vs Wi, Kanpur, Draw
3. In 1973- PAK vs NZ, Auckland, Draw
4. In 1973- Wi vs Aus, Kingston, Draw
5. In 1986- Eng vs IND, Birmingham, Draw
6. In 1994- Wi Vs Eng, St. John’s, Draw
7. In 2003- Wi vs AUS, St. Johns, West Indies won
8. In 2015- Eng vs NZ, Leeds, New Zealand won
9. In 2025- Eng vs Ind, Lords

The first time in history is on the Lord’s Cricket Ground, called the Mecca of Cricket, when the score of both teams has been equal in the first innings of a Test. Talking about India vs England Test series, the first Test was won by England and the second Test was won by India.

Shubman gill double century: Indian cricket has got a new ‘superstar’, named Shubman Gill. Gill has started making records on records as soon as he becomes the captain of the Indian Test team. He scored a century in the first Test of the series and has now scored a double century in the second Test. Actually, before the series against England, Gill’s Test record was nothing special, but the prediction of his becoming a great player was predicted a year ago.

It was predicted a year ago

England veteran Kevin Pietersen has shared a picture of one of his old tweets. In this post done in February 2024, Peterson claimed that if he gives some time to Gill, he will emerge as a great player. Peterson wrote in his old tweet, “Jacques Kallis was just 22 in the first 10 Test matches, but later he became one of the greatest players in cricket history. Give him some time to find Shubman Gill’s greatness.”

Statistics before the series against England

Prior to the series against England, Shubman Gill scored 1,893 runs in 59 innings of 32 Test matches. At that time he used to be an average of 35.06. Now he has scored 424 runs in 3 innings against England. He has scored a century and a double century against England in three innings. As a result, after just three innings, their test average has increased to 40.64.

Remember my tweet about @Shubmangill , pic.twitter.com/7CGKPNXRZ4

– Kevin Pietersen (@kp24) July 3, 2025

Gill broke many records in the innings of 269 runs in the first innings of the second Test. He has also become players to score the biggest score by an Indian batsman in England. He has broken the record of 221 runs of veteran cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.

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Highest target chased in england: The first Test of India and England series has reached the decisive turn. The English team had a target of 371 runs in the fourth innings and on the last day of the Test match, England will have to score 350 runs to win. This India-England match has been interesting so far, while the history of Handingley Cricket Ground has also been very interesting. On one side, England will have a bedball style, while in front of him, there will be a young Indian bowler attack with Jaspreet Bumrah’s leadership. Know here how much score has been chased on the Leeds ground on the fifth day.

Remembering Team India’s last England tour, the last match of the series was played in Birmingham. England got a target of 378 runs in the fourth innings, played in 2022. Joe Root and Johnny Bairstow’s century innings had chased their record target on the fifth day. It is also the second most successful chase in the history of England so far.

Largest Chase in Leeds

The biggest target in Test cricket in England so far has been 404 runs. In the 1948 Ashes series, Australia defeated England by chasing the target of 404 runs in the match played in Leeds. This is the biggest target on the soil of England so far. India has set a target of 371 runs in front of England in the Test being played at this time, but it is also worth noting that England has never been able to chase the big 359 target on the Leeds ground. Leeds is far away, England has never been able to chase a big score of 359 on any ground at her home.

In this match, Team India scored 471 runs in the first innings, in response to which England’s first innings ended for 465 runs. India scored 364 runs in the second innings, since it got a lead of 6 runs, England got a target of 371 runs in the fourth innings.

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