India have been set a massive target of 196 by West Indies in the final Super 8 match of the 2026 T20 World Cup. This is a virtual quarter-final between these two sides and the winner of this match will go to the semi-finals and face England. It is a very good score by West Indies at the halfway mark and it will require a special effort from India to chase it down. Although Eden Gardens has been good for batting and there is value for shots. In this article we will look at the highest successful run chase by India in the history of the T20 World Cup.

Highest Successful Run chase for India

Venue

Year

173 vs South Africa

Mirpur

2014

161 vs Australia

Mohali

2016

160 vs Pakistan

Melbourne

2022

India are in a position were they will need to create history in the T20 World Cup when it comes to big chases. India have so far only successfully chased 160 or more runs in a T20 World Cup match only three times. All of those occasions it was Virat Kohli who was the top scorer and also won the Player of the match award.

India were set a target of 187 in their opening Super 8 match against South Africa and they faltered badly. They suffered a 76 run loss in that match and once again they found it really difficult to chase down the target. In this game, India have lost a couple of wickets but Samson is looking in really good form and the game is right in the balance. India will be hoping today they will chase this down and create history as this will be the highest successful run chase for India in T20 World Cups if they manage to do it.