Cricket's
greatest run chases
Leeds,
England, Aug 20 : England's feat in scoring 315 runs in the
fourth innings here to beat Australia in the fourth Ashes Test at
Headingley on Monday ranks among the finest ever. Here's how it
compares with the best in Test history.
Highest
fourth innings totals to win in Test cricket:
406-4
India (needing 403) v West Indies at Port-of-Spain 1975-76
404-3 Australia (needing 404) v England at Leeds 1948
369-6 Australia (needing 369) v Pakistan at Hobart 1999-2000
362-7 Australia (needing 359) v West Indies at Georgetown 1977-78
348-5 West Indies (needing 345) v New Zealand at Auckland 1968-69
344-1 West Indies (needing 342) v England at Lord's 1984
342-8 Australia (needing 339) v India at Perth 1977-78
336-5 Australia (needing 336) v South Africa at Durban 1949-50
332-7 England (needing 332) v Australia at Melbourne 1928-29
326-5 Sri Lanka (needing 326) v Zimbabwe at Colombo 1997-98
324-5 New Zealand (needing 323) v Pakistan at Christchurch 1993-94
317-2 West Indies (needing 317) v Pakistan at Georgetown 1957-58
315-4 England (needing 315) v Australia at Leeds 2001
315-6 Australia (needing 315) v England at Adelaide 1901-02
315-9 Pakistan (needing 314) v Australia at Karachi 1994-95
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