List Of Highest Successful Run-Chases In Test Cricket At Headingley

Highest successful run-chase at Headingley [Source: AP Photo]

The stage is set for a riveting finish on Day 5 as the hosts, England face a daunting ask to seal the first Test at Headingley, Leeds. Chasing in 4th innings is never an easy task and the home team will have to bat out of their skin to beat India and take a 1-0 lead in the 5-match Test series. Chasing at Headingley is never easy and England know what they will be up against.

Courtesy of centuries from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, the Indian team took the driving seat and have asked England to do the impossible at Headingley. Here is a list of the highest successful run-chases at this venue.

Highest successful run-chase at Headingley

• Australia holds the record for the highest successful run-chase at Headingley. The team in 1948 created history and chased down 404 runs and lost just 3 wickets in the process.
• Perhaps the most memorable game at this venue came in 2019 when Ben Stokes played arguably the greatest Test innings and helped England chase down 359 with a wicket to spare.
• England also made the cut two more times as they achieved the target of 315 against Australia in 2001 and then scored 296 against New Zealand in 2022, a series which was the start of their Bazball era.

England will play an aggressive brand of cricket and with the wicket assisting the batters, the Stokes-led side will fancy their chances against the Indian attack.

England's highest successful run-chase Vs India

In the 2022 one-off Test match, India set a daunting target of 378 runs. The Indian side picked up 3 early wickets but centuries from Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow stunned the visiting team as they chased it down with 7 wickets in hand.

Bairstow is not there but the onus will be on Joe Root to steer his side to victory as England aim to start the WTC cycle with a famous win against India.

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