Highest chase in IPL history: IPL highest run chase in all seasons

Highest chase in IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders are chasing what will become their highest-ever successful run chase in the history of the IPL.

During the 30th match of the ongoing 15th season of the Indian Premier League between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Brabourne Stadium, Rajasthan Royals put on board a formidable 217/5 in 20 overs after being put in to bat first by Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer.

Needing 218 runs to win the match, Kolkata will have to register the third-highest run chase in the history of the IPL. As far as their personal record is concerned, a successful 218-run chase will become their highest-ever.

Been on the wrong side of Rajasthan opening batter Jos Buttler’s third IPL century, Knight Riders’ ploy of promoting spinner Sunil Narine in the batting order didn’t work for them as the left-hand batter returned to the pavilion without even facing a delivery.

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Having said that, opening batter Aaron Finch and captain Shreyas Iyer put together a game-changing 107-run partnership to put Royals on the back foot. An enthralling contest at the Cricket Club of India has since kept both the teams in contention of staging their fourth IPL 2022 victory.

Given the current match situation, Iyer will have to lead from the front in KKR are to prevent a fourth defeat this season. Assuming that Iyer manages to seal this record chase, it will bolster his personal reputation in the shortest format to a large extent.

Unleashing his SUPERHERO avatar! 🔥#CaptainNova, you beauty! 😍@ShreyasIyer15 #KKRHaiTaiyaar #RRvKKR #GalaxyOfKnights #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/IvLoANaQLY

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 18, 2022

Highest chase in IPL

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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