Highest Run Chases in IPL
Cricket is a game of uncertainty and when it comes to the shortest format of the game, one single delivery or a single run can change the whole climax of the game. There are times when the target looks impossible to chase and when the required run-rate gets higher, chance decreases even more and tension rises. But the cricket world has already seen some breathtaking matches where the teams have clinched a victory from the jaws of defeat.
List of Highest Run Chase in IPL History
Let’s have a look at the top 5 highest successful run chases in IPL:
#1. Rajasthan Royals 226/6 vs Punjab Kings(IPL 2020): It was one of the classiest match of IPL, as the match went down the haywire, where Punjab Kings batted first and scored mammoth 224 runs and all the certainty of chase went down haywire, ideally it look difficult for the opposition batters, to chase down this total, but Royals chase down that total and won the match by 4 wickets.
Till date it is one of the most important chase and one of the best matches of IPL.
#2. 219/6 by Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings(IPL 2021): It was another nail bitter in the context of IPL, Where CSK scored 219 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in retrospect to Mumbai Indians who successfully accumulated chase against CSK, as they have matched down the total and the score became ideally equal.
This has to be one of the favorite matches in IPL, considering the context and magnitude of the tournament.
#3. 217/7 by Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers (IPL 2008)
Highest Run Chases in IPL: It has been more than 10 years since the Indian Premier League (IPL) is played and still, the highest run chase in IPL came in the inaugural edition when Rajasthan Royals chased down a mammoth total of 215, set by Deccan Chargers. The 2008 edition was just a start of something new where there was a proper mixture of inexperienced players in the shortest format of the game and seemed absolutely unreachable to chase down 215 by Deccan Chargers.
The game was all about Rajasthan Royals at the beginning as the batting department took Deccan Chargers’ bowlers to the cleaners right from the word go. But the middle-order batsman Andrew Symonds took away the spotlight from everyone after he played a brutal inning of 117 from just 53 balls and guided Deccan Chargers to the massive total of 215 in the end.
With a mountain to climb. Rajasthan Royals had to attack right from the beginning. Despite losing opener Kamran Akmal early, the men in blue didn’t give up and it was the beginning of a 98 run partnership between Graeme Smith and Yusuf Pathan that turned around the game.
Yusuf hammered 61 off just 28 balls while the former South African captain scored 71 from 45 deliveries. After the dismissal of Smith in the 8th over, Mohammad Kaif played a superb came of 34 from 16 and then it was Shane Warne, who took things in his own hands in the final over when Rajasthan needed 17 runs to win the game. He hit four and two sixes off three consecutive deliveries to stun the cricket world and take his side over the line. Rajasthan royals run chase is the highest run chase in IPL.
#4. Sun Risers Hyderabad 217/6 vs Rajasthan Royals (IPL 2023): When it comes to recalling another classy nail bitter in World richest and popular T20 League.
The team which shines through is none other than Sun Risers Hyderabad often termed as “Orange Army” as they might not have dominated in the popular sporting event.
SRH have always known for putting splendid performances, and deserve all the credit for the testament.
Sun Risers Hyderabad, chased 215 runs scored by Royals and scored 217 runs at the loss of 6 wickets and at the end made chasing looks so easy.
Everyone present at the venue appaluded, SRH for that match with the way they have progressed the entire chase.
#5. Mumbai Indians 216/4 vs Punjab Kings(IPL 2023): Another classic match and last on the list is the encounter between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals which was played in the last edition.
Mumbai Indians won the match quite convincingly against Punjab Kings by dominating 6 wickets in hand.
The individual performances from Mumbai Indians batter when it comes to chase was noteworthy and deserve all the appreciation.
It would be interesting to see whether such matches we get to witness in the upcoming editions or not only time will tell.
