The highest successful 4th-innings run chase in men’s Test cricket is 418/7 by the West Indies against Australia in Antigua in 2003.

Quick Scoop

That chase stands as the all-time record because no other team has successfully hunted down more in the final innings of a Test match. The winning total was 418, achieved for 7 wickets, with key centuries from Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Top Record

  • West Indies vs Australia, Antigua, 2003 — 418/7.
  • It is widely cited as the greatest successful chase in Test cricket history.

Related Note

India’s famous 387-run chase against England in Chennai in 2008 is another landmark, but it is still behind the West Indies’ 418. England’s 378 against India in 2022 is also below the record.

TL;DR: The record is 418/7 by West Indies vs Australia in 2003.