Chasing in cricket has taken a big turn in the last two decades. The batsmen’s approach and intent during the chases, even in high-profile games, are outstanding. We have seen many breathtaking chases in cricket in recent years. To name a few,
- South Africa’s world record chase of 434 against Australia at Johannesburg in 2006
- Indian team successfully chasing Australia’s 359 at Jaipur in 2013 with a loss of just one wicket
- Kusal Perera’s last man standing innings of 153 to win a Test against South Africa in Durban in 2019
There are many more to add to this list. Especially the Indian cricket team came a long way in recent years in terms of chasing in cricket, thanks to MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, who have been an integral part in this. Virat is almost near Sachin’s record for the most runs chart while chasing in ODIs. Find here who is the best batsman while chasing targets in ODIs here.
This article will see the list of players with the most runs while chasing in T20 World Cup Matches.
| PLAYERS | MOST RUNS WHILE CHASING IN T20 WC | INNINGS | AVERAGE | HIGH SCORE | 50s/100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner (AUS) | 637 | 26 | 27.69 | 89* | 5/0 |
| Jos Buttler (ENG) | 625 | 24 | 39.06 | 83* | 3/0 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 542 | 12 | 135.50 | 82* | 7/0 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 512 | 17 | 39.38 | 79* | 6/0 |
| Alex Hales (ENG) | 456 | 14 | 38.00 | 116* | 1/2 |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 393 | 14 | 32.75 | 100* | 3/1 |
| Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 373 | 10 | 46.62 | 79* | 3/0 |
| Glenn Maxwell (AUS) | 371 | 19 | 26.50 | 74 | 2/0 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 349 | 21 | 19.38 | 50* | 1/0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) | 348 | 12 | 34.80 | 83* | 3/0 |
Stats Insights
Chris Gayle is the only player to score 2 centuries in T20 World Cup matches – one batting first and the other while chasing.
Alex Hales holds the record for the highest score for any batman while chasing in T20 World Cup. Check here for the highest individual innings scores in T20 WC.
Virat Kohli’s average while chasing in the tournament is sky high, thanks to his 6 50+ innings in just 8 chases. He was not out in 6 of these chases.
Coming to Strike rate, Chris Gayle tops the batsmen in this list with a massive strike rate of 147.36 in chases. The universal boss has hit 23 sixes and 38 fours in the tournament, which is 61 boundaries in 266 balls he faced. That’s more than 20% of all balls he faced.
If there is one batsman with a better strike rate than Gayle and a better average than Virat Kohli, it is Matthew Hayden of Australia. Hayden was part of only 4 chases in T20 World Cup games, and he scored 260 runs with an average and strike rate of 260.00 and 147.72, respectively.
