1. 361/1 Versus Australia at Jaipur on 16 October 2013
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In this article, we look at India’s highest successful run chase in ODI cricket which was achieved against Australia in Jaipur in October 2013 when India scored 361/1. Among India’s next four highest run chases, two came against Australia, while one each was registered against England and Pakistan respectively.
Top 5 ODI Run Chases by India
>1. 361/1 Versus Australia at Jaipur on 16 October 2013
In the 2nd ODI of a series in Jaipur on 16 October 2013, Australia batted first and scored 359/5 in their allotted 50 overs. All their top five batsmen — Finch, Hughes, Watson, Bailey and Maxwell — made fifties, with skipper Bailey, the highest scorer, reaching 92 not out in 50 balls. In India’s reply, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan opened the innings and put on 176 for the first wicket in 26.1 overs before Dhawan was out for 95 off 86 balls with 14 fours. In came Virat Kohli and a partnership between him and Rohit Sharma got India across the line in 43.3 overs. While Kohli scored 100 in 52 balls with 8 fours and 7 sixes, Sharma made 141 in 123 balls with 17 fours and 4 sixes to help set a record for India’s highest ODI chase.
2. 356/7 Versus England at Pune on 15 January 2017
England and India
met in Pune for the 1st ODI of a series on 15 January 2017. Batting first, England
scored 350/7. Joe Root
became the top-scorer with his 78 off 95 balls, including
4 fours and a six. Jason
Roy with 73 off 61 balls, including
12 fours, and Stokes who made
62 off 40 balls with 2 fours and 5 sixes were the
other batsmen to score half-centuries. When India batted, they were
reduced to 63/4 in 11.5 overs, when Kedar
Jadhav took guard at the wicket. Then followed
an epic partnership of 200 runs between Kohli and Jadhav that ended when
Kohli was out for 122 off 105 balls with 8 fours and 5 sixes. The
scorecard read 263/5 in 36.2 overs. Jadhav
went on to make 120 in 76 balls with
12 fours and 4 sixes before he
got out with India at 291/6 in 39.5 overs. After that, Hardik
Pandya, who made 40 off 37 balls with 3 fours and a six,
guided India home to a 3-wicket win with 11 balls to spare.
3. 351/4 Versus Australia at Nagpur on 30 October 2013
On
Australia’s tour of India, Australia
batted first in the 6th ODI of a series played in Nagpur on 30 October 2013. They
scored 350/6 on the back of a
3rd-wicket partnership of 168 runs between Shane Watson and George Bailey. Watson scored
102 in 94 balls with 13 fours and 3 sixes. Bailey made
156 runs in 114 balls with 13 fours and 6 sixes. When India batted, they got off to a
great start when Sharma and Dhawan put on an opening partnership of 178 in 29.3 before Sharma got out for
79 in 89 balls with 7 fours and 3 sixes. Dhawan
went on to score 100 in 102 balls with 11 fours, while Kohli made
an unbeaten 115 off 66 balls with 18 fours and a six to guide India to a 6-
wicket win with 3 balls to spare.
4. 331/4 Versus Australia at Sydney on 23 January 2016
In the
5th match of a series in Sydney played on 23 January 2016 during
India’s tour of Australia, the
hosts batted first. Opener David
Warner scored 122 off 113 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes. By the time he was out,
Australia had reached 235/5 in 38.5 overs. Mitchell
Marsh, who made 102 not out in 84 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes, registered an
85-run stand with Wade (36 in 27 balls) to
help his side to 330/7. When India batted,
Sharma and Dhawan had an opening stand of 123 before
Dhawan got out in the 19th over, having scored
78 in 56 balls with 7 fours and 3 sixes. Though Virat Kohli fell cheaply, Rohit
Sharma went on to score 99 off 108 balls with 9 fours and a six. Manish Pandey, who made
104 in 81 balls with 8 fours and a six, guided India home with
6 wickets and 2 balls to spare.
5. 330/4 Versus Pakistan at Dhaka on 18 March 2012
India and Pakistan
clashed in the 5th match of the Asia Cup in
Dhaka on 18 March 2012. Batting first, Pakistan
rode on an opening stand of 224 between
Md Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed before
Jamshed got out for 112 in 104 balls with 10 fours and a six. Md Hafeez continued the good work until
he was out with the Pakistan score reading 225 for 2 in 36.2 overs. Hafeez made
105 in 113 balls with 9 fours and a six. Umar Akmal made 28 and Younis Khan scored 52 as Pakistan reached
an eventual score of 329/6. After Gautam Gambhir got out for no score to the second ball he faced,
Tendulkar and Kohli shared a second-wicket stand of 133 before
Sachin was out for 52 off 48 balls with 5 fours and a six. Kohli, who
made 183 off 148 balls with 22 fours and a six, found a
reliable ally in Rohit Sharma who contributed
68 off 83 balls with 5 fours and a six. Thanks to their efforts, India
managed to win with 6 wickets and 14 balls to spare.
In Conclusion
As already stated, the
above list includes only successful chases. There
have been instances when
India have made substantial scores in the
second innings of an ODI
only to end up losing the game. For example, in
November 2009, India were set a target of 350/4 by Australia in a match
in Hyderabad. However, the
hosts were bowled out for 347, losing the game
by a wafer-thin margin of
3 runs.
Highest Successful Run Chases
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Country
Versus
Ground
Match
Target
Score
1
South Africa
Australia
Wanderers Stadium
12/03/2006
435
9/438
2
South Africa
Australia
Kingsmead
05/10/2016
372
6/372
3
England
West Indies
Kensington Oval
20/02/2019
361
4/364
4
India
Australia
Sawai Mansingh Stadium
16/10/2013
360
1/362
5
Australia
India
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
10/03/2019
359
6/359
6
England
Pakistan
County Ground (Bristol)
14/05/2019
359
4/359
7
India
England
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
15/01/2017
351
7/356
8
India
Australia
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
30/10/2013
351
4/351
9
England
New Zealand
Trent Bridge
17/06/2015
350
3/350
10
New Zealand
India
Seddon Park
05/02/2020
348
6/348
11
New Zealand
Australia
Seddon Park
20/02/2007
347
9/350
12
England
Pakistan
Trent Bridge
17/05/2019
341
7/341
13
England
India
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
26/03/2021
337
4/337
14
New Zealand
Australia
Eden Park
17/02/2007
337
5/340
15
New Zealand
England
University Oval
06/03/2018
336
5/339
16
Australia
England
Sydney Cricket Ground
02/02/2011
334
8/334
17
New Zealand
Australia
AMI Stadium
10/12/2005
332
8/332
18
India
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
23/01/2016
331
4/331
19
India
Pakistan
Shere Bangla National Stadium
18/03/2012
330
4/330
20
Zimbabwe
New Zealand
Queens Sports Club
25/10/2011
329
9/329
21
Ireland
England
The Rose Bowl
04/08/2020
329
3/329
22
West Indies
Ireland
The Village
11/05/2019
328
5/331
23
Ireland
England
M Chinnaswamy Stadium
02/03/2011
328
7/329
24
South Africa
Australia
Harare Sports Club
27/08/2014
328
3/328
25
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Shere Bangla National Stadium
04/03/2014
327
7/329
26
Australia
South Africa
St George’s Park
06/04/2002
327
7/330
27
India
England
Lord’s
13/07/2002
326
8/326
28
India
West Indies
Narendra Modi Stadium
15/11/2002
325
5/325
29
India
West Indies
Barsapara Cricket Stadium
21/10/2018
323
2/326
30
Sri Lanka
India
Kennington Oval
08/06/2017
322
3/322
31
Bangladesh
West Indies
The Cooper Associates County Ground
17/06/2019
322
3/322
32
Pakistan
India
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
08/11/2007
322
6/322
33
Sri Lanka
England
Headingley
01/07/2006
322
2/324
34
Scotland
Ireland
Grange Cricket Club
12/07/2011
321
5/323
35
India
Sri Lanka
Bellerive Oval
28/02/2012
321
3/321
36
South Africa
England
SuperSport Park
09/02/2016
319
3/319
37
Bangladesh
Scotland
Saxton Oval
04/03/2015
319
4/322
38
India
England
Kennington Oval
05/09/2007
317
8/317
39
Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka
Galle International Stadium
30/06/2017
317
4/322
40
India
West Indies
Barabati Stadium
22/12/2019
316
6/316
41
India
Sri Lanka
Eden Gardens
24/12/2009
316
3/317
42
India
New Zealand
M Chinnaswamy Stadium
07/12/2010
316
5/321
43
Pakistan
India
Narendra Modi Stadium
12/04/2005
316
7/319
44
Australia
Pakistan
Gaddafi Stadium
10/11/1998
316
4/316
45
India
Pakistan
Bangabandhu National Stadium
18/01/1998
315
7/316
46
Sri Lanka
West Indies
Kensington Oval
08/06/2003
313
6/313
47
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Pukekura Park
23/02/1992
313
7/313
48
Bangladesh
Zimbabwe
Queens Sports Club
16/08/2009
313
6/313
49
Sri Lanka
South Africa
Wanderers Stadium
22/01/2012
313
8/314
50
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium
06/07/2017
311
2/312
51
England
Australia
Riverside Ground
21/06/2018
311
4/314
