Top 10 Highest successful run chases in T20 Internationals

1. West Indies – 236/6 vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2015             

Nobody would have thought that West Indies could have achieved this total batting second, but they had self-believe and a man called Chris Gayle.

South Africa hammered West Indies in the ODI series and though West Indies won an exciting first T20 international, they still had to prove their worth in the second match. South Africa batted first and thanks to a century from captain Faf du Plessis (119* off 56 balls) and David Miller’s 46 off 26 balls, reached an astonishing 231/7 in their 20 overs.

No one gave West Indies any chance as this total had not been chased in even franchise cricket then, but every Windies fan prayed that Chris Gayle should fire and he fired, he fired hard. Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels destroyed every bowler of South Africa, hitting them to every corner of the New Wanderer’s Stadium.

Chris Gayle scored 90 off 41 balls with 7 sixes and Samuels scored 60 off 39 balls. They had a partnership of 152 runs between them. Though they had a scare in the middle order, Captain Darren Sammy made sure West Indies crossed the line with 20* off 7 balls. West Indies made a world record chase of 236/6 with 4 balls in hand and won the T20I series against South Africa. Chris Gayle got the player of the match award.

All stats updated till 21st February 2016.

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