What is England’s highest profitable Test run chase in Asia?

England faces the uphill activity of chasing down a large complete in its second Test match in opposition to India in Visakhapatnam.

Having taken a lead value 143 runs within the first innings, India, using on Shubman Gill’s half century, was capable of prolong its benefit to 273 runs at Lunch on Day three.

England has by no means chased a 300-plus complete in India. The highest the facet managed within the fourth innings was 241 runs for the lack of 5 wickets in 1964, when it pressured a draw.

The facet’s highest profitable chase in opposition to India got here within the 1972/73 season, when it shot to 208 runs in Delhi to win by six wickets. Its finest in Asia is 209 which it managed in Lahore in 1961. England chased down the identical complete in opposition to Bangladesh in 2009 in Mirpur.

Under Ben Stokes’ cost, England’s newest triumph in a run chase got here in Pakistan too in 2022. England, requested to get 167 runs, obtained to the goal with eight wickets in hand.

England’s highest run chases in Asia in Tests

• 209/5 vs Pakistan – Lahore (1961)
• 209/1 vs Bangladesh – Mirpur (2009)
• 208/4 vs India – Delhi (1972)
• 170/2 vs Pakistan – Karachi (2022)