India and England are engaged in a high-stakes battle in the first Test with a fifth and final day pending which is expected to be a thrilling one with all four results still wide open. Chasing a formidable 371, England had reached 21 for no loss at the end of Day 4. On the final day, England need 350 runs to win while India aim 10 wickets with 90 overs to be bowled. Jasprit Bumrah will lead the Indian bowling attack while Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Harry Brook will be the key to England's chase.
Headingley is a ground known for good batting conditions in the fourth innings and that further adds to the excitement. As the Ben Stokes-led England aim to scale 371, here is a list of the highest successful run chases at Headingley, Leeds.
Highest successful run chases at Headingley
The highest successful run chase at Headingley belongs to Don Bradman's Australia who scaled the target of 404. Bradman and Arthur Morris scored big hundreds in Australia's mammoth chase which still remains the third highest in Test cricket history.
Ben Stokes' magical 135 not out helped England miraculously chase 362 against Australia in the 2019 Ashes which is the second highest chase of England and the second highest also at Headingley.
404/3 by Australia vs England, 1948
362/9 by England vs Australia, 2019
322/5 by West Indies vs England, 2017
315/4 by England vs Australia, 2001
296/3 by England vs New Zealand, 2022
254/7 by England vs Australia, 2023
219/7 by England vs Pakistan, 1982
186/5 by England vs South Africa, 1929
180/7 by Pakistan vs Australia, 2010
131/2 by West Indies vs England, 1984
Highest succesful run chases by England
378/3 vs India, Birmingham 2022
362/9 vs Australia, Headingley 2019
332/7 vs Australia, Melbourne 1928
315/4 vs Australia, Headingley 2002
307/6 vs New Zealand, Christchurch 1997
India vs England 1st Test Day 4
Generational talent Rishabh Pant indulged in self-reproach before becoming only the second wicketkeeper in the game's history to score hundreds in both innings of a Test, helping India set England a tricky 371-run target in the series opener in Leeds on Monday.
Pant, the team's unflappable maverick with innate confidence in his ability to dominate bowling attacks anywhere in the world, struck 118 off 140 balls and added 195 runs for the fourth wicket with the elegant KL Rahul, who constructed a hundred of his own on the fourth and penultimate day of the first Test.
Pant with hundreds in both the innings, became just the second wicket-keeper batter in Test match history to achieve this feat.
(With PTI Inputs)
