Over the decades, women’s cricket has undoubtedly undergone a drastic transformation and has earned a skyrocketing popularity among the millions of hardcore cricket fans from all over the world. The star-studded history of the Women’s ODI cricket format has witnessed numerous legendary female cricketers, including Charlotte Edwards, Suzie Bates, Stafanie Taylor, Smriti Mandhana and many others who have revolutionised the game and have undoubtedly left a formidable impact on the hearts of hardcore fans of cricket from every nook and corner of the world. Have you ever wondered about the top four most iconic run chases in the history of Women’s ODI cricket that have left the fans absolutely stunned? Well, let’s find out.
In this article we will take a look at the top four most successful run chases in the history of Women’s ODI cricket.
Top 4 Most Successful Run Chases in Women’s ODI Cricket
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India vs Australia – 341/5
In the semi-final match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, the Indian women’s national cricket team successfully established themselves as the third team after Australia and Sri Lanka to successfully chase a formidable total of over 300 runs in the women’s ODI format. The semi-final match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 between India and Australia was held at the iconic Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, witnessed the Australian side win the toss and post a massive total of 338 runs on the scorecard and made it look highly challenging for the Indian side to chase down the total.
However, the star-studded lineup of the Indian women’s cricketers including Jemimah Rodrigues (127), Harmanpreet Kaur (89), Smriti Mandhana (24), Deepti Sharma (24) and Richa Ghosh (26) played phenomenal innings and successfully defeated Australia with five wickets in hand, securing their place in the finals of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.
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Australia vs India – 331/7
The Australian women’s national cricket team successfully established themselves as the second women’s national cricket team in the world to successfully chase a target of over 331 runs in the ODI format after Sri Lanka at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. Batting first, India registered a commanding total of 330 runs at the loss of seven wickets during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 clash in Visakhapatnam.
While it initially seemed to be a daunting challenge for the Australian side to chase such a massive run target of 330 runs, the Australian batting lineup including Alyssa Healy (142), Phoebe Litchfield (40) and Ash Gardner (45) dismantled India’s bowling lineup and successfully chased the massive target of 330 runs and registered a commanding total of 331 runs at the loss of seven wickets in a total of 49 overs.
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Sri Lanka vs South Africa – 305/4
The Sri Lanka’s national women’s cricket team created history at the ICC Women’s Championship 2022–25 cycle and successfully established themselves as the first ever women’s national cricket team in the world to successfully chase down a massive target of over 300 runs during an intense clash against India at Visakhapatnam.
Batting first, the Indian side posted a massive score of 301 runs at the loss of five wickets and while the fans anticipated India to easily defeat Sri Lanka, the captain of the Sri Lanka’s women’s squad, Chamari Athapaththu, breathed fire and delivered a sensational innings of 195 runs off just 139 deliveries and played a crucial role in leading Sri Lanka to a commanding total of 305 runs at the loss of four wickets. The Sri Lanka’s women’s national cricket team led by Chamari Athapaththu created history and successfully established themselves as the first ever women’s national cricket team to successfully chase a total of over 300 runs.
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Australia vs New Zealand – 289/6
The Australia’s women’s national cricket team witnessed another high-scoring thriller against New Zealand Women at North Sydney Oval in 2012, where they successfully chased down a massive target of 288 runs. Batting first, New Zealand registered a commanding total of 288 runs at the loss of six wickets in fifty overs. In a deadly response, Australia’s batting lineup, including the legendary female cricketers like Meg Lanning and Rachael Haynes, annihilated New Zealand’s bowling lineup and successfully registered a commanding total of 289 runs at the loss of six wickets in 50 overs.
The trailblazing Australian openers Meg Lanning and Rachael Haynes kicked off the innings with a blistering 131-run partnership in just 18.2 overs followed by a dominating knock of 51 runs off 54 deliveries from Sarah Coyte.
