Stats: Most wins while chasing 150+ totals in T20I cricket

Rohit Sharma’s sensational ton led India to the series victory in Bristol against England. The chase of 199 was never going to be an easy task for the visitors but his knock coupled by whirlwind innings from the skipper Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya helped India ace the game. However, this was India’s 13th win while chasing a total in excess of 150 in T20 Internationals which is the most by any team ever.

Interestingly, apart from Afghanistan, India has also conceded more than 150 fewer times compared to other major cricketing nations. The third T20I at the County Ground was the 24th instance when the Men in Blue leaked runs at the economy rate of more than 7.5. The bowlers of the Indian team have been exceptional, to say the least over the past few years and the stakes are rising with every game. The rise of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah is an exciting story as they now lead the bowling attack authoritatively.

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Afghanistan has trumped Team India in this case as they have conceded more than 150 runs only 15 times and they have managed to gun down the totals 9 times. On the other hand, the win percentage for India is 54.17 in 24 matches after the opposition has scored over 150 runs against them. Surprisingly, New Zealand has allowed their opponents 33 times to score over the said limit and have also lost on 23 occasions.

Australia follow their Trans-Tasman rivals soon with 32 instances of conceding more than 150 runs in a T20 International. But they have also managed to chase down such totals 10 times while losing 20 matches. Sri Lanka is at the second position while chasing 150+ totals as they won 11 matches with a win percentage of 39.

The World number 1 team in the format, Pakistan, is at the fifth position in the charts and their record is improving day-by-day. On Sunday, they chased down a mammoth total of 183 runs in the final of the tri-series in Zimbabwe against Australia.

List of most wins by teams while chasing 150+ totals in T20Is:

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