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Five Biggest Test Cricket Wins For Team India

India defeated England by 434 runs on Sunday to register their biggest-ever Test win. The hosts bundled out Ben Stokes' team for just 122 in pursuit of 557 on day four in Rajkot to lead the five-m

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Five Biggest Test Cricket Wins For Team India
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AFP News
By AFP News
Feb 19, 2024 • 08:20 AM

337 v South Africa, 2015

AFP News
By AFP News
February 19, 2024 • 08:20 AM

Ajinkaye Rahane's 127 and 100 not out in India's two innings trumped a marathon defensive effort by Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers in New Delhi as India won the fourth Test on the final day.

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India posted 334 and 267-5 declared to set the Proteas a victory target of 481 in just over five sessions.

South Africa lost their openers early but then began a tough grind for the Indian bowlers with Amla and De Villiers deciding to defend and play for a draw.

Both Amla and De Villiers played 232 balls for just 44 runs before the two departed and the rest of the batting crumbled to be bowled out for 143 in the final session.

321 v New Zealand, 2016

India taught the visiting New Zealand team a tough lesson in the third Test at Indore with spinner Ravichandran Ashwin returning a match haul of 13 wickets.

Virat Kohli set up the win with his 211 and a massive stand with Rahane, who hit 188, in India's first innings total of 557-5 declared.

Off-spinner Ashwin took it from there to take six wickets and bowl out New Zealand for 299.

India set New Zealand 475 for victory but the visitors fell for 153 with Ashwin taking seven wickets to be named man of the match and series in a 3-0 whitewash.

320 v Australia, 2008

Skipper M.S. Dhoni led from the front in Australia's hammering in Mohali with scores of 92 and 68 not out in the two innings from the hosts in the second Test.

India posted 469 after they elected to bat first, riding marathon stands including 142 runs between Sourav Ganguly, who made 102, and Sachin Tendulkar, who hit 88.

India declared their second innings on 314-3 to set Ricky Ponting's Australia a target of 516.

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Spinner Harbhajan Singh and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan took three wickets each to help bowl out the opposition for 195 on the fifth day.

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