South Africa creates a world record – posts win by ten wickets chasing the largest total target

South Africa creates a world record – posts win by ten wickets chasing the largest total target

South Africa posted a ten wicket win against Bangladesh at Kimberly on 15.10.17 when they chased a target of 279 runs to create a world record.  This is the highest total chased by any team to post a ten wicket win or to post a win without losing a wicket in the history of One day games. The previous record was with England  when it chased a target of 255 runs against Sri Lanka at Birmingham on 24.06.16. These are the  two  wins in the history of one day games when a team has chased a target of 250 plus runs and posted a ten wicket  win. The following table lists seven occasions of a team chasing a total of 200 plus runs and posting win by ten wickets

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 South Africa 10 wickets 43 279 42.5 v Bangladesh Kimberley 15 Oct 2017
2 England 10 wickets 95 255 34.1 v Sri Lanka Birmingham 24 Jun 2016
3 New Zealand 10 wickets 46 236 42.2 v Zimbabwe Harare 04 Aug 2015
4 Sri Lanka 10 wickets 63 230 39.3 v England Colombo (RPS) 26 Mar 2011
5 Pakistan 10 wickets 47 226 42.1 v Zimbabwe Harare 11 Sep 2011
6 West Indies 10 wickets 19 221 46.5 v Pakistan Melbourne 23 Feb 1992
7 West Indies 10 wickets 32 200 44.4 v India Bridgetown 03 May 1997

 

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