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Highest Successful Run Chases At Headingley in Test: Headingley in Leeds is one of the most famous cricket venues in the world. It hosted its inaugural Test match in 1899.

This ground has hosted several memorable matches in Test cricket, especially in the Ashes of 1981 and 2019, when Ian Botham and Ben Stokes, respectively, were at the peak of their powers.

The home of Yorkshire County Cricket, Headingley is a key venue for the England team due to the loud and boisterous crowd here, and it usually hosts one Test match every English summer.

The pitch at Headingley is generally excellent for batting for the first three days, and it stays good even until day 5. That is why there have been some tall run chases made here in Test cricket.

Top 5 Highest Successful Run Chases At Headingley In Test Cricket:

5. England – 296 vs New Zealand, 2022

The 2022 Test series between England and New Zealand began the Bazball era for England, where they gunned down in all three Tests of this series.

After achieving targets of 277 and 299 in the first two Tests of the series, England made 296 at Headingley, courtesy of 82 from Ollie Pope, 86* from Joe Root, and a blistering 71* (44) from Jonny Bairstow.

4. England – 315 vs Australia, 2001

In the fourth Test of the famous 2001 Ashes series, England secured a six-wicket win at Headingley, Leeds, as they successfully chased the target of 315 runs.

The chief architect of the chase for England was Mark Butcher, who amassed 173*, assisted by Nasser Hussain’s 55.

3. West Indies – 322 vs England, 2017

In a rare away victory for the West Indies in the 2010s, the visitors made a terrific run chase of the target of 322 against the hosts at Headingley in 2017.

Against a bowling attack that included James Anderson, Stuart Broad, and Chris Woakes, Shai Hope cracked 118 runs and Kraigg Brathwaite scored 95, leading West Indies to a five-wicket victory.

2. England – 359 vs Australia, 2019

You think of Headingley, and your mind straightaway goes to perhaps the most iconic knock of Ben Stokes’ career, that in the 2019 Ashes against Australia at this venue where he slammed 135* to take England to a memorable one-wicket victory. The unbeaten 10th-wicket partnership between Stokes and No. 11 Jack Leach was worth 76* (62), with Stokes scoring 74 of those.

Stokes propelled England to victory in their chase of 359, which is the second-highest successful run chase at Headingley.

1. Australia – 404 vs England, 1948

The highest successful run chase at Headingley in Test cricket is 404, which was made in the 1948 Ashes by Don Bradman’s Australia.

Batting at No. 3, Bradman hammered 173*, and opener Arthur Morris plundered 182 runs, as Australia sealed a historic win by 7 wickets, their record standing still at this venue.

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