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India’s Highest Run Chase in ODI

India’s Highest Run Chase in ODI

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

ble style="width: 100%;"> 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