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Making a big score in T20 International cricket is not a guarantee of victory. The Indian team saw the latest example of this in Ranchi, when despite scoring 249 runs, West Indies achieved the target of 250 runs. Even before this, Team India has faced defeat after making big scores. Let us take a look at five such matches.
249 runs vs west indies
Batting first in Ranchi, India scored 249 runs for 5 wickets. West Indies achieved the target in the 19th over itself. This is the biggest target chased against India in T20 International cricket.
222 runs vs Australia
In 2023, a T20 match was held between India and Australia in Guwahati. India scored 222 runs with the help of Ruturaj Gaikwad’s century. Glenn Maxwell gave the team victory by scoring 23 runs in the last over. He had played an innings of 104 runs.
211 runs vs South Africa
Under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant, the Indian team had scored 211 runs for 4 wickets in 2022 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. David Miller scored unbeaten 64 runs in just 31 balls and gave South Africa victory with 5 balls to spare.
208 runs vs Australia
There was a T20 match between India and Australia in Mohali in 2022. Hardik Pandya played an inning of 71 runs in 30 balls, taking India to 208 runs. Australia chased the target with the explosive batting of Cameron Green and Matthew Wade.
199 runs vs South Africa
Rohit Sharma scored the first century of his T20 International career in 2015 against South Africa in Dharamsala. India scored 199 runs with its help. AB de Villiers and JP Duminy led South Africa to victory.