Top 10 highest run chase in T20 scorecard

Welcome friends, T20 is the short format of cricket, we have seen a lot of big run chases in the T20 format, so let’s know about the top 10 teams with the highest run chase in t20 with the scoreboard –

Top 10 highest run chase in T20 scorecard –

Team	Run chase	Opposite team	Date
Australia	244	New Zealand	16 Feb 2018
West Indies	232	South Africa	11 Jan 2015
England	230	South Africa	18 Mar 2016
England	223	South Africa	16 Feb 2020
Bangladesh	215	Sri Lanka	10 Mar 2018
India	209	Australia	23 Nov 2023
India	208	West Indies	6 Dec 2019
Pakistan	208	West Indies	16 Dec 2021
India	207	Sri Lanka	12 Dec 2009
South Africa	206	West Indies	11 Sep 2007
Pakistan	204	South Africa	14 April 2021

1. Australia – 244 runs

The highest run chase in t20 is 244 runs by the Australian team, this is the biggest run chase in T20 history so far.

Team	Australia vs New Zealand
Date	16 Feb 2018
Run chase	244 runs
New Zealand’s score	243/6
Australia’s Score	245/5
Winner	Australia, by 5 wickets

The match happened between New Zealand vs Australia team on 16 February 2018 in Auckland’s ground in the New Zealand.

Batting first, New Zealand scored 243 runs for the loss of 6 wickets, this was the highest score according to T20Is and set a target of 244 runs for the Australian team.

The Australian team, chasing the target, scored 245 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 18.5 overs and successfully chased down the score of 244 runs.

The Australian team created history as no team had been able to chase such a big score till now.

In this match Australian team’s batsman, Dawid Warner scored 59 runs only in 24 balls, D’Arcy Short scored 76 runs only in 44 balls, Glenn Maxwell scored 31 runs in 14 balls and Aaron Finch scored 36 runs in 14 balls.

Marin Guptill scored 105 runs in 54 balls and Colin Munro scored 76 runs in just 33 balls from the Newzealand team.

2. West Indies – 232 runs

Team	South Africa vs West Indies
Date	11 Jan 2015
Run chase	232 runs
South Africa’s score	231/7
West Indies’s Score	236/7
Winner	West Indies, by 4 wickets

The 2nd highest run chase in t20 is 232 runs by the West Indies team, The West Indies team had achieved the biggest target of 232 runs in the year 2015 against the South African team.

This match was played between West Indies vs South Africa team on 11 January 2015 in Johannesburg South Africa ground.

Batting first, South Africa’s team made a huge score of 231 runs for the loss of 7 wickets, West Indies team got the target of 232 runs.

Chasing the target, the West Indies team, batted brilliantly, scored 236 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 19.2 overs, and won this match from 4 wickets.

West Indies team’s dashing batsman Chris Gayle scored 90 runs in just 41 balls and Marlon Samuels scored 60 runs in just 39 balls in this match.

For the South African team, Faf du Plessis scored 119 runs in just 56 balls and David Miller scored 47 runs in just 26 balls.

3. England – 230 runs

Team	South Africa vs England
Date	18 March 2016
Run chase	230 runs
South Africa’s score	229/4
England‘s Score	230/8
Winner	England, by 2 wickets

England’s team is in third place, England team successfully chased the target of 230 runs against the South Africa team in the year 2016.

This match took place on 18 March 2016 between England vs South Africa at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

South Africa’s team batted first and while batting best, scored 229 runs at the loss of 4 wickets and set a big target of 230 runs in front of the England team.

Chasing this big target, the England team scored 230 runs for 8 wickets in 19.4 overs and won the match by 2 wickets.

England’s batsman Joe Root scored 83 runs in just 44 balls and opener batsman Jason Roy scored 43 runs in just 16 balls.

South African batsman Hashim Amla scored 58 runs, Quinton de Kock scored 52 runs and JP Duminy scored 54 runs.

4. England – 223 runs

Team	England vs South Africa
Date	16 Feb 2020
Run chase	226 runs
South Africa’s score	222/6
England‘s Score	226/5
Winner	England, by 5 wickets

England’s team is once again in fourth place, England’s team had achieved the target of 226 runs against the South African team in the year 2020.

This match was held on 16 February 2020 between England vs South Africa team at Centurion England.

In this match, once again the South African team, batting first, scored a respectable score of 222 runs for the loss of 6 wickets and set a target of 223 runs for the England team.

Chasing the target, once again the England team scored 226 runs in 19.1 overs for the loss of 5 wickets and won the match by 5 wickets.

In this match, England batsman Jos Buttler scored 57 runs, Jonny Bairstow scored 64 runs and Eoin Morgan scored 57 runs.

South African batsman Heinrich Klaasen scored 66 runs, Temba Bavuma 49 and Quinton de Kock and David Miller scored 35 each.

5. Bangladesh – 215 runs

Team	Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
Date	10 March 2018.
Run chase	215 runs
Sri Lanka‘s score	214/6
Bangladesh‘s Score	215/5
Winner	Bangladesh, by 5 wickets

Bangladesh’s team is in 5th place on this list, Bangladesh successfully chased the target of 215 runs in the year 2018 against a strong team like Sri Lanka.

This match was played between Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka team at Colombo Stadium, Sri Lanka on 10 March 2018.

Batting first, Sri Lanka played a good game and scored 214 runs for the loss of 6 wickets and set a huge target of 215 runs in front of Bangladesh.

Chasing the target, the Bangladesh team batted well and scored 215 runs in 19.4 overs for the loss of 5 wickets.

Bangladesh’s batsman Mushfiqur Rahim scored 72 runs, Tamim Iqbal scored 47 runs and Litton Das scored 43 runs.

For the Sri Lanka team, Kusal Parera scored 74 runs, Kusal Mendis scored 57 runs & Upul Tharanga scored 32 runs.

6. India – 209 runs

Team	India vs Australia
Date	24 Nov 2023
Run chase	209 runs
Australia’s score	208/3
India’s Score	209/8
Winner	India, by 2 wickets

The Indian team successfully chased the target of 209 runs against the Australian team in 2023, this was the 6th highest run chase in the T20I.

This match was played between India and Australia on 23 November 2023 in Visakhapatnam India.

In this match, Australia batted first and scored 209 runs for 3 wickets, India got the target of 209 runs, which was a huge target for the Indian team.

The Indian team successfully achieved this target and won the match 2 wickets by scoring 209 runs for 8 wickets with 1 ball remaining.

Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav scored 80 runs in just 42 balls with the help of 9 fours, and 4 sixes and Ishan Kishan scored 58 runs in 39 balls.

For Australia, Josh Inglish scored 110 runs in just 50 balls with the help of 11 fours and 8 sixes, and Steven Smith scored 52 runs in 41 balls.

7. India – 208 runs

Team	India vs West Indies
Date	6th Dec 2019
Run chase	208 runs
West Indies’s score	207/5
India’s Score	209/4
Winner	India, by 6 wickets

The Indian team is in 7th place on this list, the Indian team successfully chased the target of 208 runs against the T20 specialist team West Indies in the year 2019.

This match took place on 6th December 2019 in Hyderabad, India, this was the West Indies tour of India.

In this match, the West Indies team batted first and scored 207 runs for the loss of 5 wickets and set a target of 208 runs for the Indian team.

Chasing this biggest target, the Indian team showed awesome batting and scored 209 runs in just 4 wickets and won this match by 6 wickets.

Indian team’s best batsman Virat Kohli scored 94 runs in just 50 balls in this match, while lethal batsman KL Rahul scored 62 runs in 40 balls.

West Indies batsman Evin Lewis scored 40 runs, Shimron Hetmyer scored 56 runs and Kieron Pollard scored 37 runs.

8. Pakistan – 208 runs

Team	Pakistan vs West Indies
Date	16 Dec 2021
Run chase	208 runs
West Indies‘s score	207/3
Pakistan’s Score	208/3
Winner	Pakistan, by 7 wickets

Pakistan team’s highest run chase in T20 is 208 runs, this score was chased by the Pakistan team against the West Indies team in the year 2021.

This match was played between West Indies vs Pakistan team on 16 December 2021 at Karachi Cricket Ground.

Batting first, the West Indies team scored 207 runs for the loss of just 3 wickets and thus the Pakistani team got a huge target of 208 runs.

The batsmen of the Pakistani team played well and scored 208 runs in 18.5 overs for the loss of just 3 wickets and won the match by 7 wickets.

Pakistan team’s batsman Mohammad Rizwan scored 87 runs and captain Babar Azam scored 79 runs.

For the West Indies team, Nicholas Pooran scored 64 runs, Shamarh Brooks scored 49 runs and Brandon King scored 43 runs.

9. India – 207 runs

Team	India vs Sri Lanka
Date	12 Dec 2009
Run chase	207 runs
Sri Lanka’s score	206/7
India’s Score	211/4
Winner	India, by 6 wickets

The Indian team is once again 9th place in this list, the Indian team had successfully achieved 207 runs target in the year 2009 against the Sri Lankan team.

The match was held between India vs Sri Lanka team on 12 Dec 2009 at Mohali cricket ground.

In this match, the Sri Lankan team batted first and scored 206 runs for the loss of 7 wickets and the Indian team got the target of 207 runs.

Chasing the target of 207 runs, the Indian team scored 211 runs for just 4 wickets and won the match by the biggest margin of 6 wickets.

Indian team batsmen Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, and MS Dhoni became the heroes of the match, Virender Sehwag scored 64 runs in just 36 balls, Yuvraj Singh scored 60 runs in just 25 balls and MS Dhoni scored 46 runs.

Srilankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara scored 59 runs, Chinthaka Jayasinghe scored 38 runs and Sanath Jayasuriya scored 31 runs.

10. South Africa – 206 runs

Team	South Africa vs West Indies
Date	11 Sep 2007
Run chase	206 runs
West Indies‘s score	205/6
South Africa’s Score	208/2
Winner	South Africa, by 8 wickets

The highest chasing score of South Africa’s team in T20 is 206 runs, South Africa’s team achieved this target on 11 September 2007 against the legendary team West Indies.

This match was held between South Africa and West Indies team on 11 September 2007 at Johannesburg ground.

Batting first in this match, the West Indies team scored 205 runs for the loss of 6 wickets and set a target of 206 runs for the South Africa team.

South Africa team’s batsmen batted well and scored 208 runs in just 17.4 overs for the loss of just 2 wickets and easily achieved this target and won the match by a huge margin of 8 wickets.

In this match, the South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs scored 90 runs in just 55 balls, Justin Kemp scored 46 and Graeme Smith scored 28 runs.

West Indies team’s best batsman Chris Gayle scored 117 runs in just 57 balls and Devon Smith scored 35 runs.

11. Pakistan – 204 runs

Team	Pakistan vs South Africa
Date	14 April 2021
Run chase	204 runs
South Africa’s score	203/5
Pakistan’s Score	205/1
Winner	Pakistan, by 9 wickets

Pakistan’s team is once again in 11th place, Pakistan team successfully chased the target of 204 runs against the South African team in the year 2021.

This match took place between the teams of Pakistan and South Africa on 14 April 2021 at Centurion South Africa ground.

In this match, the South African team, batting first, scored 203 runs for 5 wickets, this was a very respectable score and set a target of 204 runs for the Pakistani team.

Chasing the target, the Pakistani batsmen played a brilliant game and scored 205 runs in 18 overs for the loss of just 1 wicket and won the match by a huge margin of 9 wickets.

Pakistani batsman captain Babar Azam scored 122 runs and Mohammad Rizwan scored 73 runs and the South African team batsman Aiden Markram scored 63 runs and Janneman Malan scored 55 runs.

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