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Men's T20I highest successful run chases

Data through 14 October 2026Last updated 14 October 2026

The highest successful run chases list for Men's T20I cricket in the data is led by South Africa with 259/4 against West Indies on 26 Mar 2023. Highest totals by a side batting second that won. The list covers matches in the Cricsheet data only (from the early 2000s), so older records are not included.

Top 10

South AfricaSouth Africa: 259259West IndiesWest Indies: 252252BulgariaBulgaria: 246246AustraliaAustralia: 245245BulgariaBulgaria: 244244West IndiesWest Indies: 236236EnglandEngland: 230230BulgariaBulgaria: 229229EnglandEngland: 226226EnglandEngland: 226226
Men's T20I highest successful run chases: top 10
South AfricaSouth Africa: 259259West IndiesWest Indies: 252252BulgariaBulgaria: 246246AustraliaAustralia: 245245BulgariaBulgaria: 244244West IndiesWest Indies: 236236EnglandEngland: 230230BulgariaBulgaria: 229229EnglandEngland: 226226EnglandEngland: 226226
Men's T20I highest successful run chases: top 10

Top 50

Men's T20I highest successful run chases (Cricsheet data)
#TotalTeamAgainstDateGroundDetails
1259/4South AfricaWest Indies26 Mar 2023SuperSport Park18.5 ov
2252/4West IndiesIndia9 Oct 2026JSCA International Stadium Complex18.3 ov
3246/4BulgariaSerbia26 Jun 2022National Sports Academy19.4 ov
4245/5AustraliaNew Zealand16 Feb 2018Eden Park18.5 ov
5244/4BulgariaGibraltar11 Jul 2025Vassil Levski National Sports Academy14.2 ov
6236/6West IndiesSouth Africa11 Jan 2015The Wanderers Stadium19.2 ov
7230/8EnglandSouth Africa18 Mar 2016Wankhede Stadium19.4 ov
8229/4BulgariaSerbia24 Jun 2022National Sports Academy19.3 ov
9226/5EnglandSouth Africa16 Feb 2020SuperSport Park19.1 ov
10226/3EnglandWest Indies16 Dec 2023National Cricket Stadium19.5 ov
11225/5AustraliaIndia28 Nov 2023Assam Cricket Association Stadium20 ov
12225/3South AfricaWest Indies29 Jan 2026SuperSport Park17.3 ov
13222/4GibraltarBulgaria10 Jul 2025Vassil Levski National Sports Academy18.4 ov
14221/5West IndiesEngland16 Nov 2024Daren Sammy Cricket Ground19 ov
15216/2SingaporeJapan11 Feb 2024Terdthai Cricket Ground19.2 ov
16216/4AustraliaNew Zealand21 Feb 2024Wellington Regional Stadium20 ov
17216/4AustriaBelgium23 Aug 2025Velden Cricket Ground18.1 ov
18216/5GermanyAustria3 May 2026Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground19 ov
19215/5BangladeshSri Lanka10 Mar 2018R Premadasa Stadium19.4 ov
20215/4TanzaniaBahrain8 Jul 2025TCA Oval19.2 ov
21215/4AustraliaWest Indies25 Jul 2025Warner Park16.1 ov
22212/3South AfricaIndia9 Jun 2022Arun Jaitley Stadium19.1 ov
23212/3AustriaGermany2 May 2026Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground15.5 ov
24211/4IndiaSri Lanka12 Dec 2009Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium19.1 ov
25211/6AustraliaIndia20 Sep 2022Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium19.2 ov
26210/3South AfricaPakistan13 Dec 2024SuperSport Park19.3 ov
27209/4IndiaWest Indies6 Dec 2019Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium18.4 ov
28209/7NetherlandsNepal20 Apr 2021Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground19.3 ov
29209/8IndiaAustralia23 Nov 2023Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium19.5 ov
30209/3IndiaNew Zealand23 Jan 2026Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium15.2 ov
31208/2South AfricaWest Indies11 Sep 2007The Wanderers Stadium17.4 ov
32208/3PakistanWest Indies16 Dec 2021National Stadium, Karachi18.5 ov
33207/1PakistanNew Zealand21 Mar 2025Eden Park16 ov
34206/7Papua New GuineaSingapore3 Jul 2022Indian Association Ground19.4 ov
35206/8United Arab EmiratesBangladesh19 May 2025Sharjah Cricket Stadium19.5 ov
36206/7AustraliaWest Indies26 Jul 2025Warner Park19.2 ov
37205/5AustraliaSouth Africa6 Mar 2016The Wanderers Stadium20 ov
38205/1PakistanSouth Africa14 Apr 2021SuperSport Park18 ov
39205/4MaltaBulgaria14 May 2022Marsa Sports Club18.3 ov
40204/4IndiaNew Zealand24 Jan 2020Eden Park19 ov
41203/0PakistanEngland22 Sep 2022National Stadium, Karachi19.3 ov
42203/6EstoniaMalta6 May 2025Marsa Sports Club20 ov
43202/5New ZealandZimbabwe14 Feb 2012Seddon Park19.4 ov
44202/4IndiaAustralia10 Oct 2013Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium19.4 ov
45201/3IndiaEngland8 Jul 2018County Ground, Bristol18.4 ov
46200/3South AfricaIndia2 Oct 2015Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium19.4 ov
47200/3IndiaAustralia31 Jan 2016Sydney Cricket Ground20 ov
48200/5ZimbabweNamibia25 Oct 2023Wanderers Cricket Ground20 ov
49200/6QatarHong Kong29 Feb 2024University of Doha for Science and Technology19.1 ov
50200/1SerbiaSlovenia7 Jun 2025Lisicji Jarak Cricket Ground14.1 ov

Frequently asked questions

What is the Men's T20I record for highest successful run chases?
South Africa: 259/4 against West Indies on 26 Mar 2023, in the Cricsheet data. Highest totals by a side batting second that won.
Who is second on the Men's T20I highest successful run chases list?
West Indies with 252/4.

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Coverage: matches in the Cricsheet data only (from the early 2000s; matches involving the Afghanistan men's team are withheld). These are not all-time records.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.