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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Tom White

England vs India: What are the highest run-chases in Test cricket history?

PA Wire

England made history with a chase of 378 to beat India on Tuesday at Edgbaston.

Chasing victory, England went into the final day needing 119 runs with seven wickets in hand. Root went on to smash a masterly 142 not out, his 28th test century, forging a mammoth 269-run partnership for the unbroken fourth wicket with Bairstow.

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