IND vs NZ: India post 255 in first innings; what is the highest successful run chase in T20 World Cup final history?

Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan led India to 255 for five against New Zealand in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, the highest total in a men’s T20 World Cup final.

Samson scored 89, while Abhishek made 52 and Kishan added 54 as defending champions India set a target of 256 for the Blackcaps.




India also recorded the highest T20 score in Ahmedabad. It was also the third-highest team total in T20 World Cup history and slightly higher than the score India posted against England in Mumbai three nights earlier.

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Highest team totals in T20 World Cup

• 260/6 – Sri Lanka vs Kenya, Johannesburg, 2007
• 256/4 – India vs Zimbabwe, Chennai, 2026
• 255/5 – India vs New Zealand, Ahmedabad, 2026 Final
• 254/6 – West Indies vs Zimbabwe, Mumbai, 2026
• 253/7 – India vs England, Mumbai, 2026 Semifinal
• 246/7 – England vs India, Mumbai, 2026 Semifinal

This was India’s fourth score of 250 or more in 2026, the most by any team in a calendar year.

India scored 52 runs in the last five overs.

New Zealand needed 256 to win. The target was higher than the total set by England in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup Final.

New Zealand walked out to bat in the second innings of its Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final against India at Ahmedabad, needing to register the highest successful chase in the history of the competition.

The previous highest successful chase was completed by England, which managed to chase down 230 against South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai during the 2016 edition.

Highest Successful Run Chase In T20 World CupsEngland chased down 230 in 19.4 overs vs South Africa (2016)

South Africa chased down 206 in 17.4 overs vs West Indies (2007)

India chased down 196 in 19.2 overs vs West Indies (2026)

USA chased down 195 in 17.4 overs vs Canada (2024)

West Indies chased down 193 in 19.4 overs vs India (2016)

Highest Successful Run Chase T20 World Cup Final

No team has ever successfully chased more than 176 runs in the T20 World Cup finals. Australia holds the second-highest chase after scoring 173 against New Zealand in the 2021 final. The Kiwis have lost both of their prior games in Ahmedabad, and their highest score at this venue is 175. Interestingly, NZ has never scored 180 runs here.

At the time of writing this story, New Zealand were in trouble and were four wickets down at the score of 70 in 7.4 overs.

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