Captain Suryakumar Yadav played an unbeaten knock of 82 runs from 37 balls, and Ishan Kishan scored 76 runs from 32 balls on Friday (January 23) to help India chase down the target of 209 runs in 15.2 overs and secure a win by 7 wickets over New Zealand in the second T20I of the ongoing five-match series. The win over the Kiwis in the T20I match played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur helped the Men in Blue become the second team in the world after Australia to chase down 200-plus run targets in T20Is six times.
Australia have successfully chased down the target of 200-plus runs seven times in T20Is so far, whereas India are in 2nd place with six successful 200-plus run chases.
1⃣0⃣0⃣th Men’s T20I at home ✅ Joint-highest
successful run-chase ✅
A memorable outing for #TeamIndia 🥳
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 23, 2026
Successfully chasing down 200+ most times
- 7 – Australia
- 6 – India
- 5 – South Africa
- 4 – Pakistan
- 3 – England
The 209-run chase by India in Raipur on Friday is their joint-highest successful run chase in T20Is.
On November 23, 2023, as well in Visakhapatnam against Australia, India chased down the target of 209 runs under Suryakumar Yadav’s leadership to secure a win by two wickets. In that fixture as well, Surya top-scored for India by playing a knock of 80 runs from 42 balls, and Ishan Kishan slammed 58 runs from 39 balls.
Highest successful run chase in T20Is by Team India
| TARGET | SCORE | OVERS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| 209 | 209/3 | 15.2 | New Zealand | Raipur | January 23, 2026 |
| 209 | 209/8 | 19.5 | Australia | Visakhapatnam | November 23, 2023 |
| 208 | 209/4 | 18.4 | West Indies | Hyderabad | December 6, 2019 |
| 207 | 211/4 | 19.1 | Sri Lanka | Mohali | December 12, 2009 |
| 204 | 204/4 | 19 | New Zealand | Auckland | January 24, 2020 |
| 202 | 202/4 | 19.4 | Australia | Rajkot | October 10, 2013 |
India Break Pakistan’s Record
India’s successful run chase of 209 runs in 15.2 overs on Friday helped them become the first full-member team in the world to chase down the target of 200-plus in a T20I match with more than 25 balls to spare.
The previous record of completing a 200+ run chase in a T20I match with the most balls to spare by a full-member nation was in the name of Pakistan. On March 21, 2025, Pakistan chased down the target of 205 runs against New Zealand in 16 overs for the loss of only one wicket.
The world record of chasing a 200+ run target in a T20I match with the most balls to spare is in the name of Serbia. On June 7, 2025, in Belgrade, Serbia chased down the target of 200 runs against Slovenia with 35 balls to spare.
