Top 5 successful Test run chases at Kennington Oval in last 100 years

Take a look at the Top 5 successful Test run chases at Kennington Oval in last 100 years.

Subhradeep Choudhury
Subhradeep Choudhury

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Top 5 successful Test run chases at Kennington Oval.

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The fifth and final Test between England and India is underway at the Kennington Oval. On a green surface, both sides’ batting failed, as the Ollie Pope-led side got a slight lead after they displayed their Bazball batting. India, however, in the second innings did a good job.

However, the speculation has been around the highest successful chase in the longest format at this ground, where the pitches get better as the game progresses in the second innings. It has been the general trend at the ground, where batting becomes a little easier later in the game. Yashasvi Jaiswal's century has just been a prove of that. 

Let’s take a look at the top 5 Test run chases at Kennington Oval in the last 100 years

5. England vs South Africa in 1994

It was the third Test of the 1994 series between England and South Africa at the Oval. The visitors batted first to put 332 runs on the board as Brian McMillan missed out on his century by seven runs while wicket-keeper, David Richardson, got a fine 58 runs. Despite the home side’s couple of fifties, they got a 28-run deficit.

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But the Proteas had a very poor second innings with the bat as they could earn only 175 runs on the board, thanks to Davon Malcolm’s jaw-dropping figures of 9/57. The Michael Atherton-led side chased down the score with eight wickets in hand. The leader and Graeme Hick got centuries as the batting looked to get easy in the fourth innings.

4. Sri Lanka vs England in 2024

This happened just 12 months ago. The visiting Sri Lanka side had already lost the series after two defeats in Manchester and Lord’s. Under Ollie Pope, the home side put 325 runs on the board in the first innings after the skipper drilled a fine knock of 154 runs. Sri Lanka had three half-centuries in their first innings with the bat, but most of their other batters struggled to find time.

However, Lahiru Kumara used his pace along with Viswa Fernando, as they shared seven wickets between them to bundle out the Three Lions for 156 runs. Sri Lanka didn’t have many issues in chasing the score as they went over the line with eight wickets in hand, thanks to Pathum Nissanka’s 127 runs.

3. West Indies vs England in 1988

Apart from Robin Smith’s 57 runs, no batter stood up in the game during the first innings for England as they were folded up for 205 runs. All of Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose, and Roger Harper picked up three wickets. But the Caribbean side didn’t do well either with the bat and gave away a lead of 22 runs as Neil Foster picked up 5/64 in his 16 overs.

But Winston Benjamin picked up four wickets for 52 runs in 22 overs. The home captain, Graham Gooch, smashed 84 runs in 240 balls at a strike rate of 40. But apart from him, the second-highest score was 34 runs in 80 balls. West Indies chased down 226 runs quite easily with eight wickets in hand, as both openers, Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge, clubbed 77 runs each.

2. Australia vs England in 1972

It was the fifth and final Test of the 1972 Ashes. Alan Knott, the wicket-keeper batter, drilled 92 runs in 126 balls while the number three, Peter Parfitt, smashed 51 runs as the hosts got 284 in the first innings. Dennis Lillee breathed fire for his five-wicket haul. Australia enjoyed two centuries at number three and four from captain Ian Chappell and his brother Greg to gain a huge lead of 115 runs.

Barry Wood missed out on his century by 10 runs while Alan Knott again drilled 63 runs. However, unlike the Australian side, they didn’t have a huge scorer on the board as wickets kept falling after batters got set. But they still set a target of over 240 runs, while the tourists chased by five wickets, thanks to Keith Stackpole’s 79 runs in 163 balls.

  1. West Indies vs England in 1963

It’s the highest successful chase at the Kennington Oval. England put 275 runs on the board as Phil Sharpe scored 63 runs. Most of their batters got starts, but no one was able to stretch it and convert it to a big score. It was the same case with the West Indies, who were bundled out for 246 runs, after Basil Butcher and Conrad Hunte smacked their respective half-centuries.

It was followed by another poor performance with the bat for the Ted Dexter-led England side. Only Sharpe continued his dominance with 83 runs before the West Indies side chased down the score by eight wickets in hand. Conrad Hunte remained unbeaten on 108 runs while Rohan Kanhai got 77 runs.

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