England up against the record books

England will need to break several records if they are to avoid defeat in the second Test in Visakhapatnam

21-Nov-2016

140 The most overs England have faced in the fourth innings in Asia, in Kandy in 2003. Their highest in any fourth innings is 218.2 eight-ball overs (291 six-ball overs), in Durban in 1939, while their best in the last 60 years is 165 overs, in Johannesburg in 1995. If England bat through the entire fifth day, they would have faced at least 150 overs.

Most overs faced by England in the 4th innings in Asia
Score	Overs	RPO	Result	Opposition	Ground	Year
285/7	140	2.03	draw	Sri Lanka	Kandy	2003
312	137.3	2.26	lost	Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	2015
206/3	134	1.53	draw	India	Mumbai (BS)	1964
233	116.2	2.00	lost	India	Kolkata	1961
186/1	81.4x8	1.71	draw	Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	1978
210/9	108	1.94	draw	Sri Lanka	Galle	2003

143.1 The most overs faced by any overseas team in the fourth innings in India: South Africa battled through those many overs while scoring only 143 runs in Delhi last year, losing the match by 337 runs. New Zealand's 135 overs in 1999 is the best by an overseas team in a drawn Test.

Most overs faced by an overseas team in the 4th innings in India
Team	Score	Overs	Run rate	Result	Ground	Year
South Africa	143	143.1	0.99	lost	Delhi	2015
New Zealand	251/7	135	1.85	draw	Mohali	1999
England	206/3	134	1.53	draw	Mumbai (BS)	1964
New Zealand	193/7	117	1.64	draw	Kanpur	1976
England	233	116.2	2.00	lost	Kolkata	1961
New Zealand	272/6	107	2.54	draw	Ahmedabad	2003
West Indies	197/9	105.1	1.87	draw	Kolkata	1978
South Africa	180	96.1	1.87	lost	Kanpur	1996

276/5 The highest fourth-innings total by an overseas team in the fourth innings in India: West Indies scored those many and won by five wickets in Delhi in 1987. The highest ever in the fourth innings in India is the home team's 387 for 4 against England in Chennai in 2008.

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