When India Pulled off Historic 300-Plus Target on Home Soil

Team India is on the brink of losing a rare home series after 2012, as New Zealand continues to gain momentum in the ongoing 2nd Test in Pune. The visitors are sitting pretty with a healthy lead of 301 runs and will look to add more with Glenn Philips and Tom Blundell in the middle with 298-5. 

As people are writing off India to chase a huge score in their 4th Innings, it’s not like India have not done it before. 

During a match, England set a target of 387 runs for India to chase on a slow-turning wicket in Chennai. The chase was perfectly set after Virender Sehwag scored a blistering 83 of 69 balls. Sehwag’s aggressive intent shifted the momentum dramatically. Gautam Gambhir too scored a patient 66 runs. 

After the openers were gone, huge responsibility was on the shoulders of Sachin Tendulkar who lived up to the expectations by scoring 103* off 196 balls. Yuvraj Singh also scored 85* and the duo stitched a match-winning partnership of 163 runs. 

In the end, India eventually reached the target of 387 runs.     

This win marked one of the greatest fourth-innings chases in Test cricket history and held special significance for the nation, coming shortly after the tragic Mumbai terror attacks in 2008.