The fifth day of the first Test in Chennai between India and England continues. England gave India a target of 420 runs. In reply, India have lost 6 wickets in the second innings. Captain Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin are at the crease. Washington Sundar was out for zero. He was caught by wicketkeeper Jose Butler on Dom Bess. At the same time, James Anderson had Rishabh Pant caught by Joe Root. Pant scored 11 runs.
Anderson took 2 wickets off three balls in the 27th over. He first bowled cleanly to Shubman Gill (50 runs) and then Ajinkya Rahane (0). Whereas, spinner Jack Leach took the wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara (15 runs) and Rohit Sharma (12 runs). India still needs 290+ runs to win. England scored 578 runs in the first innings and 178 runs in the second innings. Whereas, Team India had scored 337 runs in the first innings.
India will have to chase a record target to win this Test. The record of chasing the biggest target is in the name of West Indies. They scored a target of 418 against Australia in 2003. India has achieved the highest target of 406 runs in Tests. The team set this record against the West Indies in 1976. The record for chasing the biggest target in the fourth innings in India is 387 runs. Team India won the match against England in 2008 by scoring 387 runs for 4 wickets in Chennai.