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Originally Posted by shivfan
Yes, as another poster said, India vs Windies in Trinidad....

Lloyd declared and gave his bowlers over 400 to defend, and Gavaskar and Vishwanath hit off the target with ease. The WIndies had gone into that match with three spinners, and after this Test, Lloyd declared he had no faith in WI spinners, and turned to developing his devastating pace quartet.

That match was the turning point in West Indies cricket.

That was not the first 400 plus successful chase. The very first one was at Leeds in 1948 by Bradman's invincible's. 404 to be exact and in one day.

For the romantics here, 418 has been the highest successful 4th innings score in 134 years of test cricket. This is the 2012th test match of all time. 429 has been the highest to save a match [ apart from the unfinished "timeless" test ].

Another small point: Bangladesh has never scored 500. In the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th innings. Just to put the matter into some perspective !