Has any team scored 400-plus on a Test's final day?
What's the story
South Africa battered India by extending their second-innings lead in the 2nd Test at Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium. After bowling India out for 201, the Proteas played 78.3 more overs to score 260/5 in the second innings. They gave India a mammoth 549-run target with a day to go. Has any team ever scored 400-plus runs on Day 5 of a Test?
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Only such instance in Test history
According to Cricbuzz, only one side has scored over 400 runs on the final day of a Test match. In the 1948 Headingley Test, Sir Donald Bradman's Australia hammered 404/3 against England to prevail. This was also the first-ever successful 400-plus run-chase in Test history. England, led by Norman Yardley, had declared their second innings at 365/8.
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Has 400-plus total been chased in Asia?
According to Cricbuzz, a 400-plus total is yet to be chased down to win a Test match in Asia. The highest successful run-chase in Asia in Tests is 395 by West Indies against Bangladesh in Chattogram in 2021. And the highest such total in India is 387 by India against England in Chennai in 2008.
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Highest successful run-chases in Test history
India's highest successful run-chase in Test cricket is 406 against the West Indies at Port of Spain in 1976, as per ESPNcricinfo. Meanwhile, WI (418 vs Australia, 2003) and South Africa (414 vs Australia, 2008) are the only teams to accomplish 410-plus targets in Tests.