India posted 396 runs in the second innings at The Oval - their highest score ever at this venue in Tests.
The 107-run partnership between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Akashdeep laid the foundation for India’s big total.
England now need 397 runs to win, which would be the highest successful run chase at The Oval if achieved.
The current record for highest chase at The Oval is 263 runs by England against Australia in 1902, 123 years ago.
Only six successful fourth-innings chases of 200+ runs have occurred at The Oval in Test history.
The last such chase happened in 2024, when Sri Lanka chased down 219 runs against England.
England’s last successful chase of over 200 at this ground was in 1994, when they beat South Africa.
The only team to successfully chase more than 250 at The Oval after 1902 was West Indies, with 253 runs in 1963 against England.