highest test run chase at the oval 121 years ago ind vs aus wtc final

London: On the third day of the World Test Championship (WTC), Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur faced Australia’s stormy pace bowling. Due to this, India could reach the score of 296. However, despite this, the Indian team fell 173 runs behind Australia’s first innings score. Australia have scored 123 runs for 4 wickets till the end of the day’s play. That means they have a huge lead of 296 runs and still have 6 wickets left.

Biggest run chase at The Oval 263 runs

If the Indian team has to win the trophy of the World Test Championship, history will have to be created. This match is being played at the Oval ground in London. No team has achieved such a big target on this ground so far. England hold the record for the highest score at The Oval. In the match held here in 1902, England achieved the biggest target of 263 runs. The hosts won that match by 1 wicket.

If we talk about the foreign team, then the record of the biggest run chase at the Oval is in the name of West Indies. In 1963, against England, West Indies achieved the target of 255 runs by losing just two wickets.

History was in the making in 1979

In 1979, the Indian team played the fourth Test of the series at The Oval on the tour of England. Team India had a target of 438 runs. Sunil Gavaskar scored 221 runs in the fourth innings but the Indian team could only manage 429 runs for 8 wickets. Thus the match ended in a draw. If the Indian team had won the match, it would have been the most successful run chase in Tests even today. Rohit Sena will have to take inspiration from this match and come on the field.

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