Pakistan made the highest successful Cricket World Cup run chase by reaching 345/4 against Sri Lanka in the 2023 tournament. They overhauled Sri Lanka’s 344/9 at Hyderabad on 10 October 2023.
The chase was powered by two centuries. Abdullah Shafique made 113, while Mohammad Rizwan finished unbeaten on 131. Pakistan reached the target with 10 balls remaining, winning by six wickets and setting a new World Cup record for a successful chase.
The previous mark was 328, made by Ireland against England at the 2011 World Cup in Bengaluru. Pakistan’s performance was especially notable because Sri Lanka’s total had looked imposing on a high-scoring Hyderabad pitch.
This record concerns a successful chase, not the highest total ever scored in a World Cup match or the largest match aggregate. Pakistan’s 345/4 remained the benchmark for this specific category, while other matches have produced higher combined scores without involving a successful pursuit of such a large target.