With South Africa completing a magnificent run chase at the Lord's Cricket Ground against Australia in the World Test CHampionship final, let us have a look at the top 5 highest run chases in Test cricket at the venue.
5. The 5th highest Test run chase at the Lord's was achieved by England when they took on New Zealand from June 17-22, 1965. New Zealand posted 175 runs in the first innings, where England replied with 307 runs. Furthermore, after New Zealand scored 347 runs in the second innings, they gave England a target of 216 runs to chase down. Geoff Boycott and Ted Dexter were the stars of the show in the second innings as England won the game by seven wickets.
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4. The 4th highest Test run chase at the Lord's was also achieved by England. After a hard fought battle against New Zealand from June 02 - 05, 2022, it was Joe Root's marvellous 115* run knock in the second innings that helped England chase down a target of 277 runs, winning the game by five wickets.
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3. The joint 2nd highest run chase at the Lord's in Test cricket was achieved by South Africa. Taking on Australia in the World Test Championship final 2025, the Proteas put in an exceptional show, chasing down 282 runs and winning their first ICC title since 1998.
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2. The joint 2nd highest run chase in Test cricket at the Lord's was done by England. Taking on New Zealand from May 20 - 24, 2004, England chased down a target of 282 runs in the second innings where Nasser Hussain and Andrew Strauss starred with the bat.
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1. The highest ever Test run chase at the Lord's was achieved by the West Indies. Taking on England from June 28 - July 03, 1984, the Windies had a target of 342 runs to chase and through the knock Gordon Greenidge, where he scored 214 runs, the side chased down the target.
