India's 226 Chase in Christchurch Is Their Highest Successful T20I Run Chase
India chased down 226 against New Zealand at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Thursday, October 22. It is the highest successful run chase in India's T20I history. India finished on 230 for 6 in 19.4 overs and won by 4 wickets. The result gave them a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
The previous best was 209. India reached that mark twice, first against Australia in Visakhapatnam in 2023 and then against New Zealand in Raipur in January 2026. Here are India's five highest successful T20I chases by target.
| Target | Opponent | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | New Zealand | Christchurch | 2026 |
| 209 | Australia | Visakhapatnam | 2023 |
| 209 | New Zealand | Raipur | 2026 |
| 208 | West Indies | Hyderabad | 2019 |
| 207 | Sri Lanka | Mohali | 2009 |
The 2023 chase in Visakhapatnam went down to the final ball. Suryakumar Yadav hit 80 off 42 balls. Rinku Singh finished unbeaten on 22 off 14 balls. India won by 2 wickets with one ball to spare.
The Raipur chase was far quicker. Ishan Kishan made 76 off 32 balls and Suryakumar scored an unbeaten 82 off 37. India reached 209 in just 15.2 overs, with 28 balls to spare. It remains the fastest chase of a 200-plus target in T20I history.
Virat Kohli led the 2019 chase of 208 in Hyderabad. He scored 94 not out off 50 balls and KL Rahul added 62 off 40. India won by 6 wickets with eight balls left. The 2009 chase of 207 in Mohali featured fifties from Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh.
The Christchurch chase was built on a fast start. Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma added 93 for the first wicket in 35 balls. Samson made 67 off 33 and won the Player of the Match award. Shreyas Iyer scored 42 off 28 balls. Naman Dhir then finished with an unbeaten 42 off 15 balls.
It was also the second-highest successful chase against New Zealand in T20Is. Only Australia's chase of 244 in Auckland in 2018 was bigger. The second T20I is on Saturday, October 24.