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Team India has chased the target of more than 300 runs once, will have to break this years old record.

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Team India has chased the target of more than 300 runs once, will have to break this years old record.

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Team India has chased the target of more than 300 runs once, will have to break this years old record.

India vs New Zealand 2nd test Pune: Team India is stuck in Pune. Only two days of play have taken place and two innings have already ended. The big thing is that New Zealand has taken a lead of more than 300 runs over the Indian team. The matter of tension is that till now Team India has chased the target of more than 300 runs only once in the fourth innings in India. New Zealand's lead has reached 301 and it remains to be seen how big a total the team can put up against India. But overall, the Indian team will have to do something, which does not happen often. It will be interesting to see whether this is possible.

India had chased more than 300 runs in the year 2008

The biggest total chased by the Indian team in the fourth innings on its own soil i.e. in India is 387 runs. In the year 2008, India had won the match by scoring such a big score against England in Chennai. Apart from this, it has never happened that India has won the match in the fourth innings by scoring so many runs. If we talk about the second score then it is 276 runs. Then in Delhi in 2011, the Indian team defeated West Indies. If we look at the top 5 scores in this list, no such match comes to mind in the last 10 to 15 years. The reason for this was that during this period, no opposing team presented such a challenge to India at home.

New Zealand still have five wickets left

This time the matter is stuck. New Zealand's team lead is 301 runs. They still have 5 wickets left and three full days of play are left. In such a situation, the question is where does this lead stop? New Zealand will try to score so many runs that if their team is not out, their victory will be confirmed. Team India will try to get New Zealand out as soon as possible on the third day of the match, so that they do not have to chase too many runs. Whether this will happen will be known only on Saturday.

Danger of series defeat at home after 12 years

Meanwhile, there is a danger that if this match goes away, the series will also go away. India has not lost any test series in India since 2012. That means it is invincible, but now it seems that this myth will also be broken that it is impossible to defeat India at its own home. The Indian team has already lost the first match of the series and the second match also seems to be going in the same direction. Yes, anything can happen anytime in cricket. If some miracle happens then nothing can be said. But it is certain that if India has to win this match, then at least two to three batsmen will have to play big innings. It is certain that if there is no rain then the result of the match will definitely be known.

The biggest targets chased by Team India in Tests in India

1 – 2008: Chennai Test: England: 387 runs
2 – 2011: Delhi Test: West Indies: 276 runs
3 – 2012: Bengaluru Test: New Zealand: 261 runs
4 – 1964: Brabourne Test: Australia: 254 runs
5 – 2010: Mohali Test: Australia: 216 runs