What is India's highest successful run-chase in test cricket in England?

India have won three tests in England while chasing.

The test rivalry between India Cricket Team and England Cricket Team dates back to 1932, when both teams locked horns in a test match for the first time at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. Over the years, England and India have played 138 tests.

Out of these, England won 52 games and India won 36 matches. 50 encounters ended in a draw. In England, India have won only 10 tests out of 70 matches and lost 37 encounters. 22 matches ended in a draw.

Out of India’s 10 test victories in England, seven came while batting first, and only three came while chasing. These three victories came at The Oval, the Lord’s, and Nottingham.

India’s highest successful run-chase in test cricket in England arrived in 1971

During a clash at The Oval in 1971, India registered their highest successful run-chase in a test match in England, chasing 173 runs. In the last test of the three-match test series, England piled up 355/10 in the first innings with a 90-run knock by Alan Knott.

Later, India managed to put 284 on the scoreboard in the first innings with half-centuries by Farokh Engineer (59) and Dilip Sardesai (54). England skipper Ray Illingworth captured a five-wicket haul. In the second innings, England faced a huge batting collapse, getting all out for just 101 runs.

Bhagwath Chandrasekhar clinched a fabulous six-wicket haul. India had a target of 173 runs to chase in fourth innings of the game. The then captain Ajit Wadekar scored 45 runs while Dilip Sardesai added 40 runs to power India to a victory by four wickets.

Notably, it was India’s first-ever test match and series in England. Since the first two games of the series ended in draws, India won the three-match series 1-0 to register their first-ever test series victory in England.

India’s next two successful run-chases in test cricket in England came in 1986 at the Lord’s and at Trent Bridge in 2007.

India’s highest successful run-chases in test cricket in England:

• 174/6 at The Oval (1971) 
• 136/5 at Lord’s (1986) 
• 73/3 at Trent Bridge (2007)

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