Run-chases to write home about
Fourth innings in which the target achieved has been the highest total of the game
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Team | Target | Score | Diff | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | Scorecard | |
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South Africa | 284 | 287/9 | 94 | |||||
New Zealand | 317 | 317/7 | 72 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong (CDS) | Oct 17, 2008 | Test 1888 | |
Australia | 270 | 271/8 | ||||||
India | 403 | 406/4 | 44 | |||||
West Indies | 342 | 344/1 | 42 | v England | Lord's | Jun 28, 1984 | Test 990 | |
Sri Lanka | 326 | 326/5 | ||||||
Australia | 336 | 336/5 | 25 | |||||
West Indies | 282 | 282/7 | 24 | v England | Port of Spain | Feb 5, 1998 | Test 1398 | |
West Indies | 345 | 348/5 | ||||||
West Indies | 225 | 226/2 | 20 | |||||
South Africa | 335 | 340/5 | 20 | v Australia | Durban | Mar 15, 2002 | Test 1595 | |
England | 225 | 225/7 | ||||||
South Africa | 205 | 205/5 | 13 | |||||
New Zealand | 160 | 160/6 | 6 | v India | Hamilton | Dec 19, 2002 | Test 1633 | |
New Zealand | 278 | 278/8 | ||||||
West Indies | 212 | 212/3 | 4 | |||||
England | 249 | 251/8 | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | Jan 14, 2000 | Test 1483 | |
West Indies | 418 | 418/7 |
Team | Target | Score | Diff | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | Scorecard | |
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South Africa | 170 | 80 | ||||||
Australia | 177 | 166 | -148 | |||||
Pakistan | 293 | 200 | -132 | v Australia | Melbourne | Dec 29, 1972 | Test 705 | |
Australia | 143 | 83 | ||||||
England | 198 | 175 | -76 | |||||
Sri Lanka | 181 | 164 | -75 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | Aug 17, 1992 | Test 1194 | |
Australia | 175 | 162 | ||||||
Pakistan | 146 | 92 | -68 | |||||
India | 333 | 210 | -68 | v Australia | Sydney | Jan 2, 2008 | Test 1857 | |
Australia | 263 | 156 | ||||||
South Africa | 201 | 148 | -61 | |||||
England | 194 | 46 | -58 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | Mar 25, 1994 | Test 1257 | |
Sri Lanka | 177 | 169 | ||||||
West Indies | 232 | 162 | -54 | |||||
Australia | 117 | 111 | -52 | v South Africa | Sydney | Jan 2, 1994 | Test 1243 | |
Zimbabwe | 99 | 63 | ||||||
New Zealand | 127 | 93 | -47 | |||||
Australia | 130 | 111 | -44 | v England | Leeds | Jul 16, 1981 | Test 905 | |
Australia | 124 | 104 | ||||||
Australia | 151 | 121 | -38 | |||||
West Indies | 226 | 199 | -37 | v England | Port of Spain | Mar 30, 1974 | Test 738 | |
Pakistan | 231 | 205 | ||||||
West Indies | 280 | 143 | -29 | |||||
New Zealand | 249 | 120 | -27 | v South Africa | Centurion | Apr 15, 2006 | Test 1798 | |
Pakistan | 159 | 106 | ||||||
England | 213 | 158 | -23 | |||||
Pakistan | 323 | 155 | -22 | v England | Leeds | Aug 4, 2006 | Test 1813 | |
South Africa | 170 | 105 | ||||||
India | 120 | 81 | -20 | |||||
New Zealand | 275 | 181 | -19 | v South Africa | Auckland | Mar 4, 1995 | Test 1291 | |
South Africa | 132 | 99 | ||||||
South Africa | 219 | 195 | -11 | |||||
South Africa | 325 | 247 | -7 | v England | Johannesburg | Jan 13, 2005 | Test 1734 | |
Zimbabwe | 240 | 187 | ||||||
Sri Lanka | 370 | 248 | -5 | |||||
England | 179 | 150 | -2 | v Australia | Melbourne | Dec 22, 1950 | Test 328 |
George Binoy is a senior sub-editor at Cricinfo