Full list of highest run chases in Tests: What is the best score by a chasing team?
South Africa has set India a target of 549 in the fourth innings of the second Test in Guwahati. After taking a 288-run lead, the visitor added 260 for five before declaring in the final session on day four.
India now needs a world-record chase to level the series.
The highest successful run chase in Test history remains West Indies’ 418 against Australia in 2003.
Highest target chased in a fourth innings of a Test
1) 418 – West Indies vs Australia, 2003
2) 414 – South Africa vs Australia, 2008
3) 404 – Australia vs England, 1948
4) 403 – India vs West Indies, 1976
5) 395 – West Indies vs Bangladesh, 2021
Published on Nov 25, 2025
