21 May,2026 09:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Rohan Koli
RR’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during his 38-ball 93 against LSG in Jaipur on Tuesday. Pic/PTI; (right) PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer during his unbeaten 71 off 36 balls against DC in New Delhi last month. Pic/IPL
SRH 201-9 vs RCB 203-4, March 28
A 101-run stand for the second wicket between Virat Kohli (69 not out off 38 balls) and Devdutt Padikkal (61 off 26 balls) ensured defending champions RCB kicked off their campaign on a positive note, chasing down a mammoth 202-run target with ease, and 26 balls to spare.
KKR 220-4 vs MI 224-4, March 29
Openers Ryan Rickelton (81 off 43 balls) and Rohit Sharma (78 off 38 balls) decided the game in the first half of the chase itself with a 148-run stand in 11.5 overs as MI overhauled a towering 221-run target with five balls to spare.
CSK 209-5 vs PBKS 210-5, April 3
Openers Priyansh Arya (39 off 11 balls) started the 210-run chase in brutal fashion. Later, skipper Shreyas Iyer (50 off 29 balls) made the target look easy as PBKS sealed the game comfortably with eight balls remaining.
RCB 201-8 vs RR 202-4, April 10
The 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi set the tone with a blazing 78 off 26 deliveries, while Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) ensured RR stayed well ahead of the required run-rate to complete the chase in 18 overs.
SRH 219-6 vs PBKS 223-4, April 11
For the second time in a row openers Arya (57 off 20 balls) and Prabhsimran Singh (51 off 25 balls) provided a flying start with a 99-run stand in just 6.2 overs. Skipper Iyer then made the chase look easy with an unbeaten 69 off 33 balls as PBKS won in 18.5 overs.
GT 205-3 vs RCB 206-5, April 24
Star opener Kohli led the chase with a brilliant 81 off 44 balls, ably supported by Padikkal (55 off just 27 balls). The duo added 115 runs off 59 balls as RCB overhauled the 206-run target with seven balls remaining.
DC 264-2 vs PBKS 265-4, April 25
PBKS chased down the highest target in T20 history, powered by an explosive knock from opener Prabhsimran Singh (76 off 26 balls). Iyer then finished it off with an unbeaten 71 off 36 balls, underlining PBKS's dominance in chases with yet another 200-plus effort.
RR 228-6 vs SRH 229-5, April 25
An onslaught upfront from opener Abhishek Sharma (57 off 29 balls) and Ishan Kishan (74 off 31 balls) kept the required rate in check. Their 132-run stand off just 55 balls made the chase look easy as SRH won with nine balls to spare.
PBKS 222-4 vs RR 228-4, April 28
Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (51 off 27) and Sooryavanshi (43 off 16) provided a solid start before Donovan Ferreira (52 not out off 26) finished it in style, helping RR chase down a 223-run target in 19.2 overs.
MI 243-5 vs SRH 249-4, April 29
A 129-run opening stand between Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek (24-ball 45), followed by an unbeaten 65 off 30 balls by Heinrich Klaasen helped SRH dismantle MI's bowling attack and chase down 244 at the Wankhede with eight balls remaining.
RR 225-6 vs DC 226-3, May 1
KL Rahul (75 off 40) and Pathum Nissanka (62 off 33 balls) added 110 runs in just 9.3 overs as DC overhauled a formidable 226-run target on a flat Jaipur track with five balls to spare.
LSG 228-5 vs MI 229-4, May 4
Openers Rickelton (83 off 32) and Rohit (84 off 44) ensured LSG were never in the contest, adding 143 runs in just 10.5 overs as MI cruised home in just 18.4 overs.
LSG 203-8 vs CSK 208-5, May 10
Top-order batter Urvil Patel's fluent 65 off 23 balls ensured CSK faced no hiccups on a tricky Chepauk track during their chase of 204. The hosts got home in 19.2 overs.
PBKS 210-5 vs DC 216-7, May 11
Skipper Axar Patel (56 off 30 balls) anchored the chase alongside big-hitter David Miller (51 off 28 balls) after a top-order collapse as DC crossed the finishline with an over to spare.
PBKS 200-8 vs MI 205-4, May 14
Tilak Varma delivered a phenomenal performance under pressure with an unbeaten 75 off just 33 balls to take MI home with one ball to spare.
LSG 220-5 vs RR 225-3, May 19
A 221-run target turned out to be easier than expected, thanks to teen sensation Sooryavanshi's blazing 38-ball 93. He was well supported by Dhruv Jurel (53 not out off 38) as RR won with five balls to spare.
214
No. of runs scored by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in RR's three successive 200-plus run chases @ 71.33, including two half-centuries
190.00
Skipper Shreyas Iyer's average in PBKS's three successive 200-plus run chases; he has scored half-centuries in all three matches
