Highest Successful Test Run Chase at MCG: The fourth day of the fourth Test match being played between India and Australia has ended. This test match is being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 26 December. The Melbourne Test has taken an exciting turn on the fourth day. Due to which there will be a tough competition between the two teams on the fifth day. This test match is very important for India, because by winning this test match, India will keep alive its hopes of reaching the final of the World Test Championship 2025.
Australia has taken a lead of 333 runs on the fourth day. But India has not yet been able to take the 10th wicket of Australia. In such a situation, it will be interesting to know which has been the biggest successful run chase at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Biggest successful run chase at MCG
The biggest successful run chase ever at MCG was done by England in 1928. England had achieved the target of 322 runs against Australia with 3 wickets in hand. This record is almost 100 years old.
| Target | Team | opposition team | Year |
| 322 | England | Australia | 1928 |
| 297 | England | Australia | 1895 |
| 295 | South Africa | Australia | 1953 |
| 286 | Australia | England | 1929 |
| 282 | England | Australia | 1908 |
Last successful chase of 200+
The last successful chase of more than 200 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was in 2013. Australia achieved the target of 231 runs given by England with 8 wickets in hand.
India’s record while chasing at MCG
The Indian team has tried to chase the target seven times at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, out of which it has won only once. In 2011, the Indian team had a target of 292 runs, but lost by 122 runs. Chasing the target seven times at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Indian team has faced defeat in 4 Test matches and two Test matches have been drawn.
India’s performance at MCG
The Indian team has made a successful run chase only once at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In 2020, under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane, the team achieved the target of 70 runs by losing 2 wickets. However, whenever India got a big target, it had to struggle.
14 Test matches have been played between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, in which the Indian team won 4 times, lost 8 times and 2 matches were drawn.
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