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Oval Test records: Highest fourth innings scores at Oval | Kennington Oval London last 10 matches

Dixit Bhargav
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Oval Test records: Highest fourth innings scores at Oval | Kennington Oval London last 10 matches

Oval Test records: Fourth innings totals have allured limelight due to the current situation of the England vs India fourth Test.

On the back of picking three wickets in the morning session of the fourth day of the fourth Test of the ongoing India’s tour of England at The Oval, the home team has managed to stage a brief comeback.

India, who were leading by 230 runs at the lunch break, doubtlessly needed more runs under their belt to confidently step out in the fourth innings to defend a target on a pitch which has favoured the batsmen till now. On the other hand, Joe Root and his men were in search of four quick wickets for they wouldn’t have wanted to chase a target in vicinity of 300 runs in the fourth innings of a Test match.

The intriguing situation of the match calls for a riveting afternoon session on Day 4 as it has it in it to decide which team would sit on the driver’s seat with respect to both the match and the series.

Having said that, at the time of writing this story, wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant and fast bowler Shardul Thakur have further strengthened India’s hold on the match as their brisk partnership has powered the lead in excess of 275 runs.

Oval Test records

With the weather conducive to continue with normal play in London, an archetype Day 5 of this match should be in place for each one of us. Before writing about the highest fourth-innings totals at The Oval, it is worth mentioning that this venue is known for high scores in the fourth innings.

Readers must note that it was at this venue that India opening batsman Lokesh Rahul and wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant had scored individual centuries in a 204-run partnership for the sixth wicket as India had scored 345/10 in a 464-run target.

Highest fourth innings scores at Oval (Only Tables Updated On July 30, 2023)

The below mentioned table shows the five highest fourth innings totals at The Kennington Oval, London.

Highest TotalsTeamAgainstYearTargetResult
429-8IndiaEngland1979438Draw
423-7South AfricaEngland1947451Draw
369-6EnglandIndia2007500Draw
348-10AustraliaEngland2009546ENG won by 197 runs
345-10IndiaEngland2018464ENG won by 118 runs

As far as highest successful run-chases at The Oval are concerned, England will have to register a record chase at this venue if they are to win this match.

Highest Successful ChaseTargetTeamAgainstYear
263-9263EnglandAustralia1902
255-2253West IndiesEngland1963
242-5242AustraliaEngland1972
226-2225West IndiesEngland1988
205-2204EnglandSouth Africa1994

Kennington Oval London Last 10 Matches

Talking about the last 10 Test matches (excluding this one) at The Oval, England have won five and lost four at this venue. The hosts have emerged as the victorious side in the last three matches here. Out of the nine matches where results were possible at The Oval, four (two for England) have been innings victories.

Teams chasing a target have won only two out of the last 10 Tests here. Co-incidentally, Pakistan had managed to seal both these chases scoring 148/6 and 42/0 to win the matches in 2010 and 2016 respectively.

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Dixit Bhargav

Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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