A statistically improbable target

354 - India's target in this match is also the highest total a team has scored in the final innings of a five-day Test against South Africa. West Indies also scored 354 for 5 to draw at Cape Town in 2004. England scored 654 for 5 at Kingsmead in 1939 but that was a timeless Test . The highest fourth-innings total to win a match against South Africa is Sri Lanka's 352 for 9 at Colombo this year.

340 for 5 - The highest successful run-chase at Durban. South Africa achieved this against Australia in 2002.

406 for 4 - India's highest ever successful run-chase against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1976. However, the next highest successful chase is only 264 for 3 against Sri Lanka at Kandy in 2001 followed by 256 for 8 against Australia at Mumbai in 1964.

128 - The number of runs South Africa scored in the morning session on the fourth day. It is the highest for any session in the series so far. South Africa's 98 runs in the second session on day one of this Test is the second highest.

141.66 - Graeme Smith's strike-rate against Sreesanth whom he hit for 34 runs off 24 balls during his 59. AB de Villiers, on the other hand, scored only 15 off 54 Sreesanth deliveries.

44 - the number of runs for which South Africa lost their first six wickets today. Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers added 99 for the first wicket before South Africa were reduced to 143 for 6. They declared on 265 for 8.

2 - Ashwell Prince's zero today made him the second South African to score a century and a duck in the same Test against India. Gary Kirsten was the first when he scored 103 and 0 at Cape Town in 1997.

70 - the number of runs out of 265 that South Africa scored between third man and backward point.

4 - the number of times Sehwag has been caught behind the wicket in two Tests. His average after four innings is 11.25.