India highest successful T20I run chase against Pakistan

By Ravi - Sep 22, 2025 05:59 PM
Last updated on Sep 22, 2025 06:02 PM

Team India easily demolished Pakistan's challenging total of 171 in the Asia Cup 2025. Opener Abhishek Sharma laid the foundation for the innings with a barrage of fours and sixes as Team India achieved their biggest success against their arch-rivals in T20I history. As Suryakumar Yadav celebrates India's historic win in the 2025 Asia Cup, let's take a look at his six biggest runs against Pakistan in T20I history.

1. India 174-4 vs Pakistan, Dubai (2025)

India successfully chased down a target of 174 against Pakistan in a Super 4 match of the 2025 Asia Cup in Dubai, their highest successful run chase against Pakistan in T20 Internationals. Pakistan had scored 171 runs in 20 overs. India achieved the target in 18.5 overs, losing just 4 wickets. The opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill laid the foundation for victory with a brilliant 110-run partnership.

2. India 160-6 vs Pakistan, Melbourne Cricket Ground (2022)

India successfully chased down 160 against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 2022 T20 World Cup. The match, played on October 23, 2022, is one of the most memorable matches in Indian cricket history. Batting first, Pakistan scored 159 for 8 in 20 overs. India achieved this target with the loss of 6 wickets on the last ball. Virat Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 82 runs off 53 balls in this match, which included 6 fours and 4 sixes. His inning is considered one of the best innings in T20I history, especially when the team was in trouble at 31 for 4.

3. India 148-5 vs Pakistan, Dubai (2022)

India successfully chased down a target of 148 against Pakistan in Dubai in the 2022 Asia Cup. The match was played on August 28, 2022. Pakistan batted first and scored 147 runs. India achieved this target in 19.4 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Hardik Pandya performed brilliantly for India with both bat and ball. He took 3 wickets and, along with Dinesh Karthik, scored an unbeaten 33 runs off 17 balls to lead the team to victory.

4. India 131-3 vs Pakistan, Mirpur (2014)

India successfully chased a target of 131 against Pakistan in Mirpur in the 2014 T20 World Cup. The match was played on March 21, 2014. Pakistan, batting first, scored 130 for 7 in 20 overs. India achieved this target in 18.3 overs, losing only 3 wickets. Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 36 for India, while Suresh Raina also scored 35. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, and Ravindra Jadeja bowled economically to prevent Pakistan from scoring a big total.

5. India 131-3 vs Pakistan, Dubai (2025)

This match was part of the group stage of the Asia Cup 2025, in which India won resoundingly. Pakistan, batting first, scored 127 runs. In response, the Indian batsmen performed brilliantly, scoring 131 runs in 15.5 overs, losing just 3 wickets. Captain Suryakumar Yadav played an unbeaten inning of 47 runs in this match.

This match was also known for the excellent performance of India's spinners. Kuldeep Yadav took 3 wickets, while Axar Patel also took 2 wickets, as Pakistan's innings was restricted to 127 runs.

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