Published: Mar 10, 2016, 05:47 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 10, 2016, 05:47 PM (IST)
Few gave Rest of India a chance in their Irani Cup 2015-16 encounter at Brabourne Stadium after Mumbai put up 603 and bowled them out for 306. Even after they bowled out Mumbai for 182, they needed a whopping 480 to win. When Faiz Fazal (137) and Srikar Bharat (54) added 66 for the opening stand at less than 3 an over, most thought Rest of India would play for a draw. But they persisted; Sudip Chatterjee (51) and Karun Nair (92) both contributed, while skipper Naman Ojha scored a breezy 29 from 35 balls. At 353 for 5 it seemed Mumbai might claw back, but Stuart Binny (54 in 51 balls) took the attack to the Mumbai camp, adding 92 with Sheldon Jackson in 101 balls. Even after Binny’s departure, Jackson (59 not out) and Jayant Yadav (19 not out) saw Rest of India home with 21 balls to spare. Irani Cup 2015-16: Rest of India complete record run chase to beat Mumbai by 4 wickets
In the process Rest of India registered the 10th-highest successful chase in the history of First-Class cricket. It was also the third-highest on Indian soil.
Highest successful First-Class chases
|
Score |
Team |
Against |
Venue |
Season |
|
541/7 |
West Zone |
South Zone |
Hyderabad |
2009/10 |
|
513/9 |
Central Province |
Southern Province |
Kandy |
2003/04 |
|
507/7 |
Cambridge University |
MCC |
Lord’s |
1896 |
|
506/6 |
South Australia |
Queensland |
Adelaide Oval |
1991/92 |
|
503/4 |
South Zone |
England A |
Gurgaon |
2003/04 |
|
502/8 |
Players |
Gentlemen |
Lord’s |
1900 |
|
502/6 |
Middlesex |
Nottinghamshire |
Trent Bridge |
1925 |
|
500/7 |
South African Universities |
Western Province |
Stellenbosch |
1978/79 |
|
494/4 |
Afghanistan |
Canada |
Sharjah |
2009/10 |
|
482/6 |
Rest of India |
Mumbai |
Brabourne |
2015/16 |
Note:
The highest fourth-innings score in a defeat is 604 by Maharashtra against Bombay at Poona, in 1948-49. They were chasing 959.
The highest fourth-innings score in a draw is 654 for 5 by England against South Africa in the Kingsmead Test of 1938-39. They were chasing 696.
The highest fourth-innings score to tie a match is 453 by Somerset against West Indies A at Taunton, in 2002.
This, of course, was not the only record that was set in the match. Mumbai also achieved the dubious record of scoring the fifth-highest first-innings total to lose a match on Indian soil.
|
Team 1 |
Score |
Team 2 |
Score |
Venue |
Season |
|
Essex |
642, 165 |
Glamorgan |
587, 223/6 |
Chelmsford |
2004 |
|
Northamptonshire |
632, 155 |
Essex |
497/9d, 291/6 |
Northampton |
2002 |
|
NSW |
614, 152 |
Victoria |
502, 265/3 |
SCG |
1924/25 |
|
Wellington |
608/9d, 35/1d |
Northern Districts |
323/5d, 322/7 |
Hamilton |
1998/99 |
|
Mumbai |
603, 182 |
Rest of India |
306, 482/6 |
Brabourne |
2015/16 |
Note:
Ironically, the previous highest first-innings score by a First-Class team to lose a match was 518 for 9 declared, by Rest of India against Haryana at Faridabad, in 1998-99. Haryana were bowled out for 459, but bowled out Rest of India for 144 in return. They eventually won the match by 4 wickets.
Mumbai also registered another dubious record — that of securing the biggest lead in a First-Class match in a losing cause on Indian soil. The previous record was 274 in the famous Eden Gardens Test of 2000-01: Australia scored 445 and bowled out India for 171. Following-on, India declared on 657 for 7, before bowling Australia out for 212.
