India face a daunting task

Australia have set India a daunting target of 457 runs to win the second Test in Bangalore on Saturday.

No side has ever scored so many runs in the fourth innings to win a Test. The highest fourth innings winning total is the West Indies' 418 for 7, against Australia at St. John's in 2002-03.

India's highest is 406 for 4 against the West Indies at Port of Spain in 1975-76.

Highest fourth innings totals in Test cricket:

Total	Target	For	Vs	Test	Venue	Series	Result
654-5	695	England	South Africa	5th	Durban	1938-39	Drawn
451	549	New Zealand	England	1st	Christchurch	2001-02	Lost
445	492	India	Australia	5th	Adelaide	1977-78	Lost
440	478	New Zealand	England	1st	Trent Bridge	1973	Lost
429-8	437	India	England	4th	The Oval	1979	Drawn
423-7	450	South Africa	England	5th	The Oval	1947	Drawn
418-7	417	West Indies	Australia	4th	St. John's	2002-03	Won
417	462	England	Australia	1st	Melbourne	1976-77	Lost
411	604	England	Australia	1st	Sydney	1924-25	Lost
408-5	835	West Indies	England	4th	Kingston	1929-30	Drawn
406-4	402	India	West Indies	3rd	Port-of-Spain	1975-76	Won
404-3	403	Australia	England	4th	Headingley	1948	Won
402	505	Australia	England	5th	Old Trafford	1981	Lost

Highest totals in fourth innings of a Test by India:

Total	Target	For	Test	Venue	Series	Result
445	492	Australia	5th	Adelaide	1977-78	Lost
429-8	437	England	4th	The Oval	1979	Drawn
406-4	402	West Indies	3rd	Port-of-Spain	1975-76	Won
397	567	England	1st	Lord's	2002	Lost
376	547	England	4th	Old Trafford	1959	Lost
364-6	389	Pakistan	2nd	Delhi	1979-80	Drawn
355	394	Australia	3rd	Brisbane	1967-68	Lost
355-8	360	West Indies	5th	Mumbai BS	1948-49	Drawn
347	347	Australia	1st	Chennai	1986-87	Tied
343-6	407	England	2nd	Old Trafford	1990	Drawn
333	371	Australia	4th	Adelaide	1991-92	Lost
325-3	430	West Indies	3rd	Kolkata	1948-49	Drawn
324	340	Australia	1st	Brisbane	1977-78	Lost
303-3	452	Pakistan	1st	Karachi	1989-90	Drawn

Highest totals in fourth innings of a Test by India to win:

Total	Target	For	Test	Venue	Series
406-4	402	West Indies	3rd	Port-of-Spain	1975-76
264-3	263	Sri Lanka	2nd	Kandy	2001-02
256-8	253	Australia	2nd	Mumbai BS	1964-65
233-6	229	Australia	2nd	Adelaide	2003-04
200-5	199	New Zealand	1st	Dunedin	1967-68
190-3	189	Zimbabwe	1st	Delhi	2000-01
184-2	183	Zimbabwe	1st	Bulawayo Q.C.	2001
181-3	180	Australia	3rd	Delhi	1969-70
174-6	172	England	3rd	The Oval	1971
155-8	154	Australia	3rd	Chennai	2000-01
151-2	150	New Zealand	1st	Bangalore	1995-96

Highest in fourth innings of a Test against Australia to win:

Total	Target	For	Test	Venue	Series
418-7	417	West Indies	4th	St. John's	2002-03
340-5	334	South Africa	3rd	Durban	2001-02
332-7	331	England	3rd	Melbourne	1928-29
315-9	313	Pakistan	1st	Karachi	1994-95
315-4	314	England	4th	Headingley	2001
311-9	307	West Indies	3rd	Bridgetown	1998-99

Highest in fourth innings of a Test on Indian soil:

Total	Target	For	Vs	Test	Venue	Series	Result
364-6	389	India	Pakistan	2nd	Delhi	1979-80	Drawn
355-8	360	India	West Indies	5th	Mumbai BS	1948-49	Drawn
347	347	India	Australia	1st	Chennai	1986-87	Tied
325-3	430	India	West Indies	3rd	Kolkata	1948-49	Drawn

Highest in fourth innings of a Test on Indian soil to win:

Total	Target	For	Vs	Test	Venue	Series
276-5	275	West Indies	India	1st	Delhi	1987-88
256-8	253	India	Australia	2nd	Mumbai BS	1964-65
208-4	206	England	India	1st	Delhi	1972-73
195-2	193	Australia	India	3rd	Bangalore	1997-98
192-4	191	West Indies	India	1st	Mumbai BS	1966-67
190-3	189	India	Zimbabwe	1st	Delhi	2000-01
181-3	180	India	Australia	3rd	Delhi	1969-70
164-6	162	South Africa	India	1st	Mumbai WS	1999-00
155-8	154	India	Australia	3rd	Chennai	2000-01
151-2	150	India	New Zealand	1st	Bangalore	1995-96
127-2	124	England	India	2nd	Delhi	1984-85
126-6	121	India	Zimbabwe	2nd	Delhi	2001-02
125-7	124	India	West Indies	4th	Chennai	1978-79