Highest Run Chase in IPL Final History

Kolkata Knight Riders hold the record for the highest run-chase in the history of IPL finals. Having lifted the silverware in the biggest T20 league around the world in 2012 and 2014, the Gautam Gambhir-led team had bettered their own record of chasing down the highest target in the night of the final nine years ago.

Chennai Super Kings, who have sealed a run-chase in an IPL final only once in the past, will have to break Knight Riders’ record if they are to win the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 final against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Assuming they are able to break Kolkata’s record, it will allow them to equal with Mumbai Indians in the list of most IPL titles. Gujarat, meanwhile, will equal KKR’s two titles in addition to becoming the third team to win consecutive IPL seasons.

Historically, six out of 15 IPL finals till date have been won by the team batting second. Out of these six, targets more than the 190-run mark have been achieved only by KKR. Speaking of CSK, their solitary entry in this list had come on the back of chasing down a 179-run target primarily due to a match-winning century from all-rounder Shane Watson half-a-decade ago.

Highest Run Chase in IPL Final History

CSK Need To Chase Down a 215-Run Target

Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s decision of bowling first after winning the toss was followed by pacer Deepak Chahar (1/38) dropping a couple of catches to hand reprieves to Titans’ opening batters Shubman Gill (39) and Wriddhiman Saha (54) in the powerplay.

Playing only his 26th T20, a career-best knock by Sai Sudharsan played a pivotal role in powering GT to 214/4 in their 20-over quota. Sudharsan, who missed out on a maiden T20 century, scored an awe-inspiring 96 (47) comprising eight fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 204.25 to put Chennai under a lot of trouble.

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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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