Analyzing South Africa’s Pursuit of 282: Past Chases Against Australia

The Australian innings was brought to an end at 207, following an impressive performance by the Proteas bowlers at Lord’s. Despite restricting Australia to 212 in their first innings, South Africa’s batting faltered, scoring only 138 runs. The South African bowlers continued their dominance in the second innings, dismantling the Australian batting order. With a target of 282 runs, South Africa has successfully chased down a 250-plus score on five occasions in Test cricket, with three of those victories coming against Australia. The record chase occurred at the WACA Ground in Perth in 2008, where South Africa scored 414 runs to win.