Team India creates history in today's successful run chase against the home team, New Zealand, at Hagley Park South in Christchurch. The Men in Blue needed to score 226 runs to win the match, and they reached a 230-run total against New Zealand's 225 with two more balls to spare.

The Shreyas Iyer-led team accomplished the run chase and won the first match of the ongoing series by 4 wickets.

Team India accomplishes their highest-ever run chase in T20Is

In the T20I cricket format history, it is India's highest-ever successful run chase. Before today's match, chasing 209 was India's highest in the T20I format, which was displayed in 2023 in Vizag. The record has been broken after three years in New Zealand.

Highest Target Chased by India in T20Is

1. 226 vs New Zealand (Christchurch, 2026)*
2. 209 vs Australia (Vizag, 2023)
3. 209 vs New Zealand (Raipur, 2026)
4. 208 vs West Indies (Hyderabad, 2019)
5. 207 vs Sri Lanka (Mohali, 2009)

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