There is nothing like the thrill of a run chase and the Indian Premier League has witnessed countless electrifying pursuits of another team's daunting total.
Take a look at which teams have completed the highest successful run chases in IPL history.
Punjab Kings - 262/2
v Kolkata Knight Riders (April 2024)
Punjab Kings set the record for the highest successful run chase in the 2024 IPL season as they successfully chased 262 with eight balls to spare against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Jonny Bairstow's unbeaten 108 powered the Kings to victory as Prabhsimran Singh contributed 54 off 20 and Shashank Singh totalled 68 off 28.
Sunrisers Hyderabad - 247/2
v Punjab Kings (April 2025)
Abhishek Sharma hit a superb 141 - the third-highest individual score in the history of the competition - from just 55 deliveries as Sunrisers Hyderabad motored to the second-highest successful run chase with eight wickets to spare.
Sunrisers were coincidentally bottom of the table at the time but surpassed Punjab's daunting total of 245 courtesy of Abhishek's heroics.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 230/4
v Lucknow Super Giants (May 2025)
Stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma's 85 not out off 33 balls helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru pull off the third-highest successful chase in IPL history.
Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 118 off 61 balls had powered Lucknow Super Giants to 227/3, but RCB chased it down with eight balls and six wickets in hand.
Rajasthan Royals - 226/6
v Punjab Kings (September 2020)
Punjab Kings had obliterated the run chase record which had previously been set against them by the Rajasthan Royals in 2020.
The Kings had set a target of 224 to win and though opener Jos Buttler fell for four, Sanju Samson's 85 and Steve Smith's 50 helped the Royals on their way to victory with four balls to spare.
Rajasthan Royals - 224/8
v Kolkata Knight Riders (April 2024)
A breathtaking encounter unfolded at Eden Gardens in 2024 as Buttler heroically hit the winning run off the final ball of the match to hand Rajasthan Royals victory.
Buttler's match-winning 107 overshadowed the efforts of Sunil Narine, who had produced a stunning innings to return 109 from 56 deliveries.
Highest successful IPL run chases
- Punjab Kings - 262/2
- Sunrisers Hyderabad - 247/2
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 230/4
- Rajasthan Royals - 226/6
- Rajasthan Royals - 224/8
