In T20I cricket, there’s no task more daunting and exciting than batting in a run chase. Chasing a target comes with its own challenges that batters need to tackle with finesse.
The format’s grand stage, the T20 World Cup, has seen batters deliver remarkable performances while hunting down targets.
In this article, we’ll look at the top 10 highest individual scores smashed while chasing in the T20 World Cup.
Highest Individual Scores while Chasing in T20 World Cup
| Player | Score (Balls) | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hales (ENG) | 116* (64) | Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 100* (48) | England | Wankhede | 16 Mar 2016 |
| Aaron Jones (USA) | 94* (40) | Canada | Dallas | 1 Jun 2024 |
| Herschelle Gibbs (SA) | 90* (55) | West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| Justin Kemp (SA) | 89* (56) | New Zealand | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 89* (56) | West Indies | Abu Dhabi | 6 Nov 2021 |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 88 (50) | Australia | The Oval | 6 Jun 2009 |
| Phil Salt (ENG) | 87* (47) | West Indies | Gros Islet | 19 Jun 2024 |
| Alex Hales (ENG) | 86* (47) | India | Adelaide | 10 Nov 2022 |
| Marlon Samuels (WI) | 85* (66) | England | Eden Gardens | 3 Apr 2016 |
Key Insights
Alex Hales holds the record for smashing the highest individual score while chasing in the T20 World Cup. The former England opener scored an unbeaten 116 off 64 in a successful chase of 190 against Sri Lanka. With that, Hales also became the first batter to score a century in the second innings of a T20 World Cup match.
Chris Gayle’s hundred against England in 2016 is the fastest century in the T20 World Cup. He took 47 balls to bring up his 100-run mark in a successful chase of 183 runs.
During his unbeaten 100 against England, Gayle slammed 11 sixes, which is the most in an innings in the World Cup.
Hales, Gayle, and Virat Kohli are the only 3 batters with multiple scores of 80 or more runs in chases. Hales’ and Gayle’s scores are mentioned above in the table, while Kohli scored 82 runs (not out) each against Australia (2016) and Pakistan (2022).
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the only 2 batters with 5 or more 50+ scores in chases in the T20 World Cup. (Check out Virat Kohli’s performance in every T20 World Cup edition here.)
327.77: This is the highest strike rate by a batter with a 50+ run knock in a chase. Australia’s Marcus Stoinis blasted an unbeaten 59 off 18 deliveries against Sri Lanka in the 2022 edition. Moreover, he reached his fifty in only 17 balls, which is the t-second fastest half-century in the T20 World Cup.
