Highest Successful Chase At The Oval: Australia Aim To Break Venue Record In Final Ashes Test

Australia ended rain-hit day 4 of the fifth Ashes 2023 Test in the driver's seat, having reached 135/0 before rain washed out two sessions at the Oval in London on Sunday (July 30).

David Warner (58*) and Usman Khawaja (69*) remained unbeaten to take Australia within 249 runs of completing a record chase and winning the final Ashes 2023 Test on Monday (July 31).

David Warner and Usman Khawaja give Australia hope of a record chase at The Oval

On day 5 of the final Ashes Test, the opening duo will need to carry on from where they left off and at least help their side avoid defeat, which assures them of a first Ashes series win in England since 2001, having already taken 2-1 unassailable lead in the series.

However, Australia will hope to pull off a historic run chase, while England will aim for 10 wickets to level the series and finish on a high, having missed out on a possible win last week in Manchester.

Can Australia break the record for successful run chase at The Oval? Here is a look at the list of successful run chases at the Oval in London so far with the current highest chase coming way back in 1902:

Highest Successful Chases at The Oval in Tests

Team	Versus	Score	Year
England	Australia	263/9	1902
West Indies	England	255/2	1963
Australia	England	242/5	1972
West Indies	England	226/2	1988
England	South Africa	205/2	1994
England	South Africa	198/4	2008
India	England	174/6	1971
England	South Africa	164/6	1951
Pakistan	England	148/6	2010
England	West Indies	146/5	1991

Australia in fact are chasing their second highest run chase in their Test history. Sir Donald Bradman's side had chased down 404 in 1948 against England at the Headingley in Leeds. If Australia do pull off the chase it would also be the eighth highest by any side in Test history.

Here is a look at Australia's successful run chases in Test cricket history as Pat Cummins' side look to join the list on the ultimate day of the fifth Ashes 2023 Test:

Highest Successful Chase For Australia in Tests

Versus	Venue	Year	Score
England	Headingley, Leeds	1948	404/3
Pakistan	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	1999	369/6
West Indies	Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown, Guyana	1978	362/7
India	WACA, Perth	1977	342/8
South Africa	Kingsmead, Durban	1950	336/5

As mentioned earlier, Australia will enter the top ten for successful run chases in Tests if they do reach the target on Monday (July 31). The highest successful chase record is held by West Indies, who chased 418 against the Aussies in 2003. Here is a look the highest successful chases:

Highest Successful Chase In Test History

Team	Versus	Target	Venue	Year
West Indies	Australia	418	St Johns	2003
South Africa	Australia	414	Perth	2008
Australia	England	404	Leeds	1948
India	West Indies	403	Port of Spain	1976
West Indies	Bangladesh	395	Chattogram	2021
Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	388	Colombo	2017
India	England	387	Chennai	2008
England	India	378	Birmingham	2022
Pakistan	Sri Lanka	377	Pallekele	2015
Australia	Pakistan	369	Hobart	1999