List of the top 10 successful chases for India Women in T20Is

Chasing has always been hard work in the T20Is, which requires a combination of a fearless batting approach, smart partnerships, and the superb skill to handle pressure. Over the years, the Indian Women’s side has produced many memorable run chases, displaying the growing strength and confidence in the shortest format of the game.  

Beginning from the close finishes to the dominant batting displays, these wins have played an important role in the rise of the Indian side in the women’s T20I cricket. One of the most memorable performances came against Australia in 2020 as they chased down a huge target of 174 runs in 19.4 overs to register the seven-wicket victory.

Another landmark moment came later in February 2018 when the blue brigade chased down 165 against South Africa as the seven-wicket win was a major achievement at the time and reflected their ability to chase challenging totals away from home. It also set a new benchmark for the successful run chases of the side.

India’s batting depth has continued to evolve, with players like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Richa Ghosh playing important roles in different run chases. Their skill to combine attacking strokes along with calculated batting has helped them compete against the strongest sides in women’s cricket.

Top 10 successful run chases for India in Women’s T20Is

In this article, here is a look at the top 10 successful run chases by the Indian women's side in the shortest format, which are ranked by the target successfully chased. This list highlights the opposition, final score, venue, and match date, along with some of the renowned performances that helped them cross the finishing line.

#10 Chasing 137/3 vs Sri Lanka in Colombo (CCC) in 2018-

It was the fourth T20I of the 2018 series between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo (CCC) where the home side batted first and posted a decent score of 134 runs for the loss of five wickets in their allotted 20 overs, with just two batters being able to cross the 30-run mark, but none of them came at an aggressive strike rate.

In reply, the blue brigade completed the chase by seven wickets in 15.4 overs. The base was the 96-run unbeaten stand for the fourth wicket between the two half-centurions Jemimah Rodrigues and Anuja Patil. The former had a strike rate of more than 140.

Brief Scores: India Women 137/3 (Anuja Patil 54*, Jemimah Rodrigues 52, Oshadi Ranasinghe 3/33) beat Sri Lanka Women 134/5 (Shashikala Siriwardene 40, Anuja Patil 3/36) by 7 wickets.

#9 Chasing 139/5 vs Bangladesh in Manchester (2026)-

It was the Group 1 encounter of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 between India and Bangladesh at Old Trafford in Manchester. Most of the batters for the Nigar Sultana-led side, including their captain, got starts but failed to capitalize on them. They were restricted to 136 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Radha Yadav claimed 3/28 in four overs.

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India completed the chase by five wickets with 19 balls to spare as Shafali Verma creamed a dashing knock of 53 runs off 34 balls at a strike rate of 155.88 with eight boundaries and one six, while Rodrigus nailed unbeaten 26 runs off 15 balls.

Brief Scores: India Women 139/5 (Jemimah Rodrigues 53, Ritu Moni 2/29) beat Bangladesh Women 136/8 (Juairiya Ferdous 33, Radha Yadav 3/28) by 5 wickets.

#8 Chasing 141/5 vs Australia in Adelaide (2016)-

It was the opening T20I of the 2016 series for the blue brigade against Australia in Adelaide. The home side’s top and middle order struggled massively in the line-up before the biggest turning point came from Alyssa Healy’s unbeaten knock of 41 runs in 15 balls with five boundaries and a pair of sixes at a strike rate of 273.33. Poonam Yadav claimed 2/26 in four overs.

India completed the chase by five wickets with eight deliveries to spare. Harmanpreet Kaur played a fine knock of 46 runs off 31 balls with six boundaries and one six at a strike rate of 148.38. It was a memorable victory against a very competitive Australian side.

Brief Scores: India Women 141/5 (Harmanpreet Kaur 46, Megan Schutt 2/23) beat Australia Women 140/5 (Alyssa Healy 41*, Poonam Yadav 2/26) by 5-wickets

#7 Chasing 144/1 vs South Africa in KuGumpo City (2018)-

It was the second T20I of the 2018 series for India against the South Africa side at the KuGumpo City. Batting first, the Proteas registered a fine score of 142 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Most of their batters got the start but were not able to convert them into big scores. 

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In reply, India’s opening partnership of 106 runs between Mithali Raj and Mandhana set the chase for the blue brigade, who completed the successful chase by five wickets with five balls to spare. Both the openers went on to celebrate their respective fifties.

Brief Scores: India Women 144/1 (Mithali Raj 76*, Moseline Daniels 1/21) beat South Africa Women 142/7 (Sune Luus 33, Poonam Yadav 2/18) by 9 wickets.

#6 Chasing 145/1 vs Australia in Navi Mumbai (2024)-

It was the evening T20I clash between India and Australia a couple of years back at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai where the visitors were bundled out for just 141 runs. Only four of their batters made it into the double figures, with Phoebe Litchfield being the highest with 49 runs off 32 balls. Titas Sadhu recorded 4/17.

The 137-run opening stand between Mandhana and Verma successfully secured India’s victory by nine wickets with 14 balls to spare. Verma was the main architect of the chase for her unbeaten 64 runs off 44 balls with six boundaries and three sixes.

Brief Scores: India Women 145/1 (Shafali Verma 64*, Georgia Wareham 1/20) beat Australia Women 141 (Phoebe Litchfield 49, Titas Sadhu 4/17) by 9 wickets.

#5 Chasing 146/2 vs England in Derby (2022)-

India met England for the second T20I of the 2022 series in Derby, where the top and middle order of the hosts fell like a pack of cards as Sneh Rana returned with figures of 3/24 in her four overs. But the fine 65-run stand for the sixth wicket between Maia Bouchier and Freya Kemp, who smashed 51 runs off 37 balls, shouldered them to 142/6 in 20 overs.

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Mandhana remained unbeaten on 79 runs off 53 balls during the chase, notching up 13 boundaries at a strike rate of 149.05. They earned the victory by eight wickets with 20 balls to spare.

Brief Scores: India Women 146/2 (Smriti Mandhana 79*, Sophie Ecclestone 1/22) beat England Women 142/6 (Freya Kamp 51*, Sneh Rana 3/24) by 8 wickets.

#4 Chasing 150/5 vs England in Canberra (2020)-

During the opening clash of the tri-nation series between England and India at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, captain Heather Knight’s dashing knock of 67 runs off 44 balls with eight boundaries and a pair of sixes, along with Tammy Beaumont’s 37 runs, shouldered the former to 147/7.

At 59/4 at the halfway mark of the chase, the blue brigade were under pressure. But small contributions from most batters, along with captain Harmanpreet’s 42 runs, gave them the win by 5 wickets with three balls to spare.

Brief Scores: India Women 150/5 (Harmanpreet Kaur 42*, Katherine Sciver-Brunt 2/33) beat England Women 147/7 (Heather Knight 67, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2/19) by 5 wickets.

#3 Chasing 151/3 vs Pakistan in Cape Town (2023)-

It was the Group 2 encounter between India and Pakistan from the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 at the Newlands in Cape Town. Captain Bismah Maroof’s unbeaten knock of 68 runs off 55 balls at a strike rate of 123.63, with seven boundaries, along with Ayesha Naseem’s undefeated 43 runs off 25 balls in a stand of 81 runs.

India completed the chase by seven wickets with an over to spare. At number 3, Rodrigues clubbed an unbeaten knock of 53 runs off 38 balls at a strike rate of 139.47, while Richa Ghosh smacked an unbeaten 31 runs off 20 balls.

Brief Scores: India Women 151/3 (Jemimah Rodrigues 53*, Nashra Sandhu 2/15) beat Pakistan Women 149/4 (Bismah Maroof 68*, Radha Yadav 2/21) by 7 wickets.

#2 Chasing 168/3 vs South Africa in Potchefstroom (2018)-

During the 2018 series, in Potchefstroom, the opening T20I of the series between India and South Africa was played, where most of the Protea batters struggled before Chloe Tryon smacked a superb knock of 32 runs off seven balls at a strike rate of 457.14 with seven fours and two sixes.

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India completed the chase by seven wickets with seven balls to spare. Their opener, Mithali Raj, remained unbeaten on 54 while both Rodrigues and Veda Krishnamurthy got 37 runs besides their name.

Brief Scores: India Women 168/3 (Mithali Raj 54*, Moseline Daniels 1/16) beat South Africa Women 164/4 (Dane van Niekerk 38, Anuja Patil 2/23) by 7 wickets.

#1 Chasing 177/3 vs Australia in Melbourne (2020)-

From the tri-nation T20 series of 2020 between Australia and India in Melbourne, the home side, building on the superb knock of 93 runs off 57 balls from Asleigh Gardner, posted a huge score of 173 runs for the loss of five wickets in their allotted 20 overs as captain Meg Lanning also contributed 37 runs off 22 balls.

Smriti Mandhana drilled 55 runs off 48 balls while Shafali notched up 49 runs off 28 balls at a strike rate of 175. Rodrigues got 30 runs off 19 balls as they went over the finish line with two balls to spare by seven wickets.

Brief Scores: India Women 177/3 (Smriti Mandhana 55, Mega Schutt 1/26) beat Australia Women 173/5 (Ashleigh Gardner 93, Deepti Sharma 2/27) by 7 wickets.

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