Sports > Cricket
Updated at: Mar 02, 2026 14:01 IST
Teams with highest successful run chases in T20 World Cup history
Team India registered their highest successful run chase in the history of T20 World Cup by defeating West Indies by 5 wickets after chasing down a 196-run target in a do-or-die Super 8s clash of the 2026 edition. Overall, it stands as the third-highest ever run chase in T20 WC history. Here's a look at the top five highest run chases in T20 WC history:
1 / 5
England
England pulled off a record 230-run chase against South Africa at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in the T20 WC 2016 and it stands as the highest successful run-chase by any team in the T20 World Cup history.
Source: ANI
2 / 5
South Africa
South Africa chased down 206 with against West Indies on the back of Herschelle Gibbs’ 90-run innings in Johannesburg during the inaugural T20 World Cup 2007 edition and it is second on the list of the highest T20 WC run chases.
Source: ANI
3 / 5
India
India’s chase of 196 runs against West Indies in Kolkata stands as the third-highest run chase in T20 World Cup history. It is also India’s biggest ever run chase in the history of the tournament.
Source: ANI
4 / 5
USA
USA completed a 195-run chase against Canada in the T20 World Cup 2024 edition on the back of fifties by Navneed Dhaliwal and Nicholas Kirton. It is the fourth-highest run chase in T20 WC history.
Source: ANI
5 / 5
West Indies
West Indies chased down a 193-run target against India at Wankhede in the T20 World Cup 2016 semifinal on the back of heroic knocks by Lendl Simmons, Johnson Charles and Andre Russell. This is the fifth-highest run chase in the T20 World Cups.
