Australia’s Highest Chases, Full List: How Many Do India Need To Be Safe? | AUS v IND 2024/25 | Cricket News Today

by Admin
November 24, 2024

Australia are headed for a big chase at Perth: how many times have they surpassed that in the fourth innings?

After being bowled out for 150 in the first Test of the five-match series, at the Perth Stadium, India hit back to bowl out Australia for 104 to secure a 46-run lead. Yashasvi Jaiswal (161) and KL Rahul (77) then added 201, a new Indian record for an opening stand in Australia.

At 313-2, India looked firmly in control before a collapse left them at 324-5 at the time of writing. Even then, they lead by 370. In all Test cricket, Australia have never chased a bigger target to win on home soil. Even away from home, they have successfully chased a bigger target only once – and they needed Don Bradman for that, back in 1948.

However, Australia have got some reasonably big scores batting fourth in Test matches they did not win.

350+ fourth-innings totals by Australia in men’s Test cricket

Total	Result	Opposition	Venue	Season
406	lost by 115 runs	England	away – Lord’s	2009
404-3	won by 7 wickets	England	away – Leeds	1948
402	lost by 103 runs	England	away – Manchester	1981
381-7	drew	New Zealand	home – Perth (WACA)	2001-02
371-9	drew	England	away – Manchester	2005
369-6	won by 4 wickets	Pakistan	home – Hobart	1999-00
362-7	won by 3 wickets	West Indies	away – Georgetown	1977-78
362-8	drew	Pakistan	neutral – Dubai	2018-19
361	lost by 177 runs	South Africa	home – Perth (WACA)	2016-17
357-6	drew	India	home – Sydney	2003-04

Note:

The highest fourth-innings total in Australia in Test cricket is 450 by Pakistan at Hobart in 2016-17. They were chasing 489. South Africa made the highest successful chase in the country, back in 2008-09 at Perth: they made 414-4 to beat Australia.

The highest fourth-innings total in Australia in first-class cricket is 572 by New South Wales against South Australia in 1907-08. They were chasing 593. At Adelaide in 1991-92, South Australia made 506-6 to beat Queensland, the highest successful chase in the nation.

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