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
S Rajesh
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.
| 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 |
| 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.
S Rajesh is stats editor of ESPNcricinfo. @rajeshstats