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Sachin Tendulkar [Images] hit an unbeaten 103 as India scored a sensational six-wicket victory over England [Images] in the first Test in Chennai on Monday.

India, chasing 387 for victory, overhauled the highest run-chase on Indian soil -- 276 by the West Indies [Images] at Delhi [Images] in 1987-88 -- on the fifth and final day of the Test to go 1-0 up in the two-Test series.

It is also the fourth highest successful chase in Test history.

Highest fourth innings successful chases:

Team	Score	Against	Venue	Season
West Indies	418-7	Australia [Images]	St John's	2003
India	406-4	West Indies	Port of Spain	1975-76
Australia	404-3	England	Leeds	1948
India	387-4	England	Chennai	2008-09
Australia	369-6	Pakistan	Hobart	1999-00
Australia	362-7	West Indies	Georgetown	1977-78

Highest fourth innings successful chases by India:

Score	Opposition	Venue	Season
406-4	West Indies	Port of Spain	1975-76
387-4	England	Chennai	2008-09
264-3	Sri Lanka [Images]	Kandy	2001
256-8	Australia	Mumbai (BS)	1964-65
233-6	Australia	Adelaide	2003-04
203-4	Pakistan	Delhi	2007-08
200-5	New Zealand [Images]	Dunedin	1967-68

Highest fourth innings successful chases on Indian soil

For	Score	Opposition	Venue	Season
India	387-4	England	Chennai	2008-09
West Indies	276-5	India	Delhi	1987-88
India	256-8	Australia	Mumbai (BS)	1964-65
England	208-4	India	Delhi	1972-73
India	203-4	Pakistan	Delhi	2007-08
Australia	195-2	India	Bangalore	1997-98
West Indies	192-4	India	Mumbai (BS)	1966-67
India	190-3	Zimbabwe	Delhi	2000-01