5 times India scored over 250 in the 4th innings to win a Test
The essence of five-day cricket lies in the fact that it gives you an opportunity to strike back even if you are down in the dumps, the ability to forge one final assault and then to clinch the winning moment; Test cricket encompasses it all.
Perhaps, this is why as the match meanders along to the fourth innings, scoring runs become difficult, the pitch is not in the best of shapes and along with the skill-sets of batsmen, it is the mental ability which comes to the fore.
Now, let us take a look at India’s top efforts while chasing a target in excess of 250.
#5 262/5 vs New Zealand, 2012
Back in 2012, New Zealand toured India in what many believed was their best chance to topple the hosts in their own backyard.
The Kiwis started on the perfect note but could not drive home the winning momentum and blinked just when they seemed to edge ahead.
The story was not very different in Bengaluru where the visitors won the toss and elected to bat first.
Led by captain Ross Taylor's sublime 113, New Zealand piled up 365 in their first innings.
Virat Kohli led India's reply and his century helped the hosts score 353.
New Zealand then responded with 248 and it helped them edge ahead by 260 runs.
Kohli took centre stage once again as his half-century bolstered India’s chase and helped them edge ahead by five wickets.