Highest successful run chase in T20 by India: India will have to register their highest T20I run chase if they are to win this match.
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India are currently chasing what will be their highest successful T20I run chase if they manage to register both a victory and whitewash against South Africa in Indore.
While chasing a 228-run target is a daunting task in itself, it has become all the more difficult for the hosts after losing as many as three wickets in the powerplay.
Having said that, a batting promotion for veteran batter Dinesh Karthik has provided convincing early signs of India putting on display a strong fightback. With batter Suryakumar Yadav just coming in to bat, India winning their last match before ICC T20 World Cup 2022 would be the a morale-booster like no other.
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Asked to bat first by India captain Rohit Sharma (0), South Africa portrayed their best batting performance of the tour by putting on board 227/3 in 20 overs. In what is their fourth-highest T20I innings total, it is their second-highest in India and highest in an away match.
A 90-run second-wicket partnership between wicket-keeper batter Quinton de Kock (68) and batter Rilee Rossouw (100*) played a pivotal role in them crossing the 200-run mark. A maiden T20I century witnessed Rossouw hitting seven fours and eight sixes at a strike rate of 208.33.
Highest successful run chase in T20 by India
While the record for the highest successful T20I run chase belongs to Bulgaria for sealing a 243-run chase against Serbia in Sofia earlier this year, India’s highest successful T20I run chase is the ninth highest in the list comprising of all the teams.
Score | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Year |
211/4 | 19.1 | Sri Lanka | Mohali | 2009 |
209/4 | 18.4 | West Indies | Hyderabad | 2019 |
204/4 | 19 | New Zelaand | Auckland | 2020 |
202/4 | 19.4 | Australia | Rajkot | 2013 |
201/3 | 18.4 | England | Bristol | 2018 |