PBKS pull-off historic chase vs KKR: Top-10 greatest run chases in T20 cricket
No.10 | 232/7 by Islamabad United vs. Multan Sultans during 2023 season of Pakistan Super League | During a PSL match between Islamabad United and Multan Sultan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, batting first Multan Sultans scored 228/4 thanks to a 40-ball hundred by Usman Khan. Islamabad United’s chase was powered by Colin Munro’s 84 off 40 balls and skipper Shadab Khan’s 54 in 31 deliveries. Islamabad United reached the target with 3 wickets to spare. (Image: PSL)No.9 | 236/6 by West Indies against South Africa | During a T20I game between hosts South Africa and visitors West Indies in 2015 in Johannesburg , West Indies successfully chased down 232. South African captain Faf du Plessis hammered 119 as the Proteas put 231/7 on the scoreboard. In chase, West Indies opener Chris Gayle blasted 90 off 60 balls and Marlon Samuels hit 60 in 39 deliveries. Thanks to the efforts of Gayle and Samuels, West Indies reached home in 19.2 overs with 4 wickets to spare. (Image: AP)No.8 | 242/6 by St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Jamaica Tallawahs during 2019 season of CPL | During a 2019 Caribbean Premier League game between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Jamaica Tallawahs, Jamaica Tallawahs scored 241/4 on the back of a hundred by opener Chris Gayle and 73 in 36 balls by Chadwick Walton. Nevis Patriots were ruthless in chase as openers Devon Smith (71 off 40 balls) and Ewin Lewis (53 off 18 balls) scored a fifty each. In the middle order Laurie Evans and Fabian Allen played blistering cameos as St Kitts and Nevis Patriots romped home in just 18.5 overs with 4 wickets remaining. (Image: CPL)N0.7 | 243/2 by Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi during 2023 season of PSL | Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators locked horns in match 25 of the 2023 season of the Pakistan Super League. Batting first Peshawar Zalmi’s skipper Babar Azam scored a hundred (115 off 65 balls) and opener Saim Ayub hit a fifty (74 off 34 balls). However, Peshawar Zalmi failed to defend the target as England opener Jason Roy came up with a herculean knock for Quetta Gladiators. Roy blasted 145 in only 63 deliveries and his solo efforts powered Gladiators to a 8-wicket win in only 18.5 overs. (Image: PSL)No.6 | 244/6 by Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi during 2023 season of PSL | Batting first Peshawar Zalmi scored 242/6 as captain Babar Azam (73 in 39 balls) and opener Saim Ayub (58 in 33 balls)hit fifties. But Multan Sultans had little problems in chasing down the target as Rilee Rossouw blasted a century and Kieron Pollard hit a thrilling fifty. Multan Sultans reached the target in 19.1 overs with 4 wickets to spare. (Image: PSL)No.5 | 245/5 by Australia vs New Zealand | During a T20I game in 2018 between Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand and Australia in Auckland, hosts New Zealand powered their way to a daunting score of 243/6. The stars of Blackcaps innings were openers Martin Guptil (105 off 54 balls) and Colin Munro (76 in 33 deliveries). In the run chase Aussie openers D’Arcy Short and David Warner hammered blistering fifties and lower down the order Aaron Finch played a handy cameo as the Aussies overshadowed the New Zealand total in 18.5 overs and 5 wickets to spare. (Image: Reuters)No.4 | 246/4 by Bulgaria vs Serbia during 2022 Sofia Twenty20 | During a 2022 Sofia Twenty20 match between European rivals Serbia and Bulgaria, Serbia scored 242/4 as their wicketkeeper Leslie Dunbar hit a hundred. Bulgaria were slow in the run chase initially, but middle order batters Saim Hussain and Kevin D’Souza hit fifties to take their side home in 19.4 overs with 6 wickets to spare. (Image: Representational Image)No.3 | 254/3 by Middlesex vs Surrey during 2023 Vitality Blast | In a clash between Middlesex and Surrey, batting first Surrey smashed 252/7 as openers Will Jacks (96 in 45 balls) and Laurie Evans (85 in only 37 balls) hit thunderous half-centuries. Middlesex captain Stephen Eskinazi hit 73 off 39 deliveries opening the innings. In the middle order Max Holden hit another half-century (68 in 45 balls). Towards the end Ryan Higgins played an entertaining cameo as Middlesex reached the target in with 4 balls and 7 wickets remaining, (Image: Reuters) No.2 | 259/4 by South Africa vs West Indies | South Africa and the West Indies faced off in a T20I match at Centurion in 2023. The West Indies batted first and hit 258/5 as opener Kyle Mayers hit a fifty (51 in 27 balls) and Johnson Charles hammered a hundred (118 in 46 balls). But the target of 259 was not enough as Quinton de Kock hit a century in response. De Kock was backed by Reeza Hendricks who played a thrilling innings of 68 in 28 balls. South Africa finished the chase in 18.5 overs with 6 wickets to spare. (Image: Reuters)No. 1 | 262/2 by Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten century off 45 balls spearheaded Punjab Kings to the highest successful run chase in all of T20 cricket. Punjab scaled Kolkata Knight Riders’ impressive 261-6 with a stunning 262-2 to win by eight wickets with eight balls to spare. Opener Bairstow finished 108 not out off 48 balls, Shashank Singh was 68 not out off 28, and the other opener Prabhsimran Singh posted 54 off 20 as Punjab ended a four-match run.In the first innings, Kolkata openers Narine and Phil Salt combined for 138 runs. Salt scored 75 off 37 balls, including six fours and six sixes, and Narine kept up his purple patch with 71 off 32 balls. (Image: AP)
