Top 10 highest successful chases in World cup history

Top 10 highest successful chases in World cup history: There is nothing more exciting than to see a team chase down a big total in a tightly fought match. The balance of match shifts on every delivery and such kind of matches leave their mark in a tournament like World cup. Here are the top 10 highest chases in World cup history: 10. Australia 289/4 vs New Zealand Chennai 1996 Mark Waugh hit his 3rd century in the 1996 World cup in this match. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Australia met New Zealand in the 4th quarterfinal of the 1996 World cup. New Zealand batted first and scored an imposing 286 thanks to 130 from Chris Harris and 89 from Captain Lee Germon. Australian reply was built around the century from Mark Waugh whose 110 was his 3rd century in the 1996 World cup, a record. Australia reached the winning total with help of Steve Waugh (59) and Stuart Law (42). 9. England 296/4 vs Netherlands Nagpur 2011 Ryan ten Doeschate got Man of the match for his 119. (Photo Source: AFP) Netherlands batted first and scored a formidable total of 292/6 wickets with Ryan ten Doeschate scoring 119 of those runs. England got a strong opening with Captain Andrew Strauss making 88 runs. England got home with help from lower middle order batsman Paul Collingwood and Ravi Bopara. England made 296/4 in 48.4 overs 8. New Zealand 299/6 (D/L target: 298) vs South Africa Auckland 2015 (Semi-final) South Africa faced New Zealand for a chance to play in the 2015 World Cup finals. (© Getty Images) South Africa faced New Zealand for a chance to play in the 2015 World Cup finals. South Africa batted first and scored 281/5 in 43 overs, after rain interrupted the match in the 38th over, reducing it to 43 overs a side. Faf du Plessis top scored with 82 and captain AB de Villiers provided the boost at the end with 65 runs. New Zealand got the target of 298 to chase in 43 overs after applying the D/L method. They got a hurricane start with McCullum scoring 59 off just 26 balls. They kept the run rate up despite losing wickets, before Grant Elliot (84) and Corey Anderson (58) got New Zealand to the finishing line. Elliot hit Steyn for a six to take NZ into the World Cup finals for the first time ever. 7. South Africa 300/7 vs India Nagpur 2011 Kallis top scored for South Africa. (Photo Source: Associated Press) India had a brilliant start to their inning with Sehwag (73) and Sachin (111) making 142 runs for the 1st wicket and then Sachin and Gautam Gambhir (69) adding 125 runs for 2nd wicket. But India lost its way losing last 7 wickets for just 28 runs and ended up with just 296 runs on board. South African chase was anchored by Hashim Amla (61), Jacques Kallis (69) and AB de Villiers (52). While they lost important wickets in the middle overs, Robin Peterson made the required 13 runs in the last over bowled by Ashish Nehra and took South Africa to victory. 6. England 301/9 vs West Indies Bridgetown 2007 Kevin Pietersen’s 100 got England home. (Photo Source: AFP) West Indies batted first and scored a daunting 300 runs thanks to Chris Gayle (79) and Devon Smith (61) and their 131 run opening partnership. England chase was built around the 100 scored by Kevin Pietersen and 79 by Michael Vaughn. But it was Paul Nixon who got them home with his 38 runs when England lost the middle order to some last overs hara-kiri. England chased down 300 on the penultimate ball of the 50th over. 5. Ireland 307/6 vs West Indies Nelson 2015 The pair of Ed Joyce and Niall O’Brien took Ireland home safely.(Photo Source: Associated Press) Ireland caused the first upset of the 2015 World cup when they defeated the West Indies in their first match. West Indies had scored 304 with Lendl Simmons (109) and Darren Sammy (89) being the top contributors. Ireland’s chase was comfortable with Paul Stirling (92), Ed Joyce (84) and Niall O’Brien (79*) easing the chase with some deft strokes and clever running. Ireland made 307/6 in 45 overs to win their first match in 2015 competition. 4. Ireland 307/4 vs Netherlands Kolkata 2011 Ireland chased down Netherland’s total comfortably. (Photo Source: Associated Press) Netherlands and Ireland met in the group B clash at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The Dutch batted first and scored 306 with Ryan ten Doeschate scoring a brilliant 109 and captain Peter Borren giving support with 84 runs. Ireland’s chase was anchored by Paul Stirling’s 101 and completed by 57* by Niall O’Brien. Ireland won by 6 wickets in hand. 3. Sri Lanka 313/7 vs Zimbabwe New Plymouth 1992 Andy Flower’s debut 100 in ODI and World cup went in vain as Sri Lanka chased down 312. (Photo Source : Reuters) Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka met in the 1992 tournament at the New Plymouth ground. Zimbabwe batted first and scored an imposing 312 runs for 4 wickets. Their top scorers were a debuting Andy Flower (115) and Andy Waller (83 off 45 balls). Sri Lanka chased down this score thanks to Arjuna Ranatunga’s 88* and opener Atula Samarasekara’s 75 off 61 balls. Sri Lanka crossed the finish line in 50th over scoring 313/7. They became the first team to chase down a total of 300 runs in ODI history. 2. Bangladesh 322-4 v Scotland Nelson 2015 Mushfirqur Rahim and Shakib both struck half-centuries. (© Getty Images) The Bangladesh cricket team has not had a very smooth world cup 2015 this far; their match against Australia was washed out by rain. In two matches they lost one and one was NR. Heading to play the match vs Scotland they were the favorites with so much more experience of international cricket behind the back. Bangladesh won the toss and put the Scottish team in to bat first and they batted really well to post 318 on the board for the loss of 8 wickets with a huge ton from Kyle Coetzer (156 off 136 balls). But the Asian team fought back really well, opener batted superbly for his 95, Mahmudullah made run a ball 62. Mushfirqur Rahim and Shakib both struck half-centuries and in the end a stable 42 not out from Sabbir Rahman took them home to what is now one of the highest successful run-chases in world cup cricket. They easily chased down scoring 322-4 in 48.1 overs. 1. Ireland 329/6 vs England Bangalore 2011 Kevin O’Brien scored the fastest 100 in World cup history. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Ireland make their 3rd appearance in the list with the highest chase in the World cup. Ireland chased down 328 runs made by England after being 114/5 at one stage. But Kevin O’Brien blasted the English bowlers to all parts of the ground scoring 113 off just 63 balls and his 100 came off just 50 balls, the fastest in World cup history. England has scored 328 thanks to Jonathan Trott’s 92 and contributions from Kevin Pietersen (59) and Ian Bell (81). Ireland’s successful chase of 328 runs is the highest successful chase in World cup history so far. Quick Link : 10 shades of Chris Gayle you ought to catch *All stats updated till 24th March 2015.