England’s Joe Root and Jamie Smith have a good time successful the primary Check between England v India at Headingley Cricket Floor, Leeds, Britain on June 24, 2025 . — Reuters
England accomplished the tenth-highest fourth-innings run chase in Check historical past with a pursuit of 371 that sealed a five-wicket win over India at Headingley on Tuesday.
Beneath, AFP Sport appears on the largest targets chased down in 148 years of Check cricket:
418 – West Indies v Australia, St John’s, 2003
After each groups made 240 of their first innings, Australia made 417 of their second innings and would have anticipated an assault that includes quick bowlers Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie and Brett Lee to complete the job. However tons of from Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul modified the sport earlier than an unbroken partnership of 46 between Omari Banks and Vasbert Drakes sealed a three-wicket win.
414 – South Africa v Australia, Perth, 2008
Australia appeared to have put the sport past South Africa’s attain, however Proteas captain Graeme Smith’s hundred and a century from AB de Villiers helped information the guests to a dominant six-wicket success.
404 – Australia v England, Headingley, 1948
Nonetheless one of the vital well-known Assessments of all of them, England captain Norman Yardley didn’t declare his aspect’s second innings till the fifth morning. However Australia nonetheless scored 400 runs in beneath a day’s play, with opener Arthur Morris making 182 and Don Bradman, extensively thought to be cricket’s best batsman, an unbeaten 173 that sealed a seven-wicket triumph.
403 – India v West Indies, Port-of-Spain, 1976
Alvin Kallicharran’s hundred constructed an imposing West Indian lead, however centuries from Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath took India to an eventual whole of 406-4. The match proved a turning level as his spinners’ failure persuaded West Indies captain Clive Lloyd to interrupt with conference by constructing an assault round 4 quick bowlers — a coverage that helped his aspect dominate Check cricket for the subsequent 15 years.
395 – West Indies v Bangladesh, Chattogram, 2021
West Indies batsman Kyle Mayers loved an astounding begin to his Check profession with a unprecedented 210 not out, placing on 216 with fellow debutant Nkrumah Bonner (86) to see the guests to a three-wicket win.
388 – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Colombo, 2017
Asela Gunaratne made a match-winning 80 not out, placing on 121 with Niroshan Dickwella (80) within the residence group’s whole of 391-6.
387 – India v England, Chennai, 2008
Two tons from Andrew Strauss put England on prime, however Virender Sehwag made a quickfire 83 earlier than batting nice Sachin Tendulkar (103 not out) and Yuvraj Singh (85 not out) took India to a four-wicket win.
378 – England v India, Edgbaston, 2022
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow hit tons of as England romped residence by seven wickets in a collection finale postponed from 2021 due to coronavirus considerations inside the India camp.
377 – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Pallekelle, 2015
Pakistan had been in dire straits at 13-2 early of their chase, however tons of from Shan Masood and Younis Khan turned the tide earlier than Misbah-ul-Haq’s match-winning 59 noticed them to 382-3.
371 – England v India, Headingley 2025
India made 471 after being despatched in to bat by England captain Ben Stokes, however the hosts had been solely six runs adrift within the first innings.
England then dismissed India for 364, and opener Ben Duckett’s excellent 149 was the cornerstone of a chase accomplished by Root and Jamie Smith.
This was solely the third Check with greater than 350 runs in all 4 innings, after Ashes clashes at Adelaide in 1921 and Headingley in 1948.
