India – 387 for 4 against England
England has always found it hard playing in India. But, in 2008, they thought they had a genuine chance to win at Chepauk Stadium, Chennai. An Andrew Strauss century helped them post 316 and they managed a good lead, getting India all out for 241.
Strauss scored another century in the second innings as England declared on 311 on the back of a 214 run partnership for the fourth wicket between Strauss and Paul Collingwood, who scored a century too. India were set a target of 387, an extremely tough score in the subcontinent to chase down.
However, Virender Sehwag set it up beautifully, scoring a scintillating 83 in just 68 balls, adding 117 with Gautam Gambhir for the opening wicket. Sachin Tendulkar then scored an unbeaten 103 to guide India home, adding an unbeaten 163 for the fourth wicket with Yuvraj Singh, who remained unbeaten on 85.
Sehwag surprisingly was given the Man of the Match, highlighting the importance of his innings that deflated the English batsman and made sure India had a good chance going into Day 5 having already knocked out a substantial amount from the score.
