Every Super Over India Have Played in T20Is: Five Games, Five Wins

India’s men have played five T20I matches decided by a Super Over, and they have won all five: twice against New Zealand in 2020, against Afghanistan in Bengaluru in 2024 (after two Super Overs), against Sri Lanka in Pallekele in 2024 and against Sri Lanka again at the 2025 Asia Cup in Dubai. India also won their first tied T20I, against Pakistan at the 2007 T20 World Cup, in a bowl-out, before the Super Over existed. India Women have won a Super Over too, against Australia in 2022.

The records below are based on ESPNcricinfo’s T20I results by opposition and the official scorecards of each game.

Every tied T20I involving India’s men

DateOpponentVenueScoresHow it was decided
14 Sep 2007PakistanDurban (T20 World Cup)IND 141/9, PAK 141/7India won the bowl-out 3-0
29 Jan 2020New ZealandHamiltonIND 179/5, NZ 179/6India won the Super Over
31 Jan 2020New ZealandWellingtonIND 165/8, NZ 165/7India won the Super Over
22 Nov 2022New ZealandNapierTied on DLS (rain)No Super Over, match tied
17 Jan 2024AfghanistanBengaluruIND 212/4, AFG 212/6India won the second Super Over
30 Jul 2024Sri LankaPallekeleIND 137/9, SL 137/8India won the Super Over
26 Sep 2025Sri LankaDubai (Asia Cup)IND 202/5, SL 202/5India won the Super Over

1. India vs New Zealand, Hamilton, 29 January 2020

In the third T20I at Seddon Park, India made 179 for 5, with Rohit Sharma scoring 65 off 40 balls. Kane Williamson replied with 95 off 48, but New Zealand finished on 179 for 6. Jasprit Bumrah conceded 17 in the Super Over, and with 10 needed off the last two balls Rohit hit Tim Southee for two sixes. Rohit was player of the match.

2. India vs New Zealand, Wellington, 31 January 2020

Two days later, India made 165 for 8 thanks to Manish Pandey’s unbeaten 50. Colin Munro (64) and Tim Seifert (57) put New Zealand on course, but Shardul Thakur (2 for 33) helped pull it back and the hosts ended on 165 for 7. Bumrah bowled the Super Over again. KL Rahul hit a six and a four off Southee, and India won with a ball to spare to go 4-0 up in the series. Thakur was player of the match.

3. India vs Afghanistan, Bengaluru, 17 January 2024

India were 22 for 4 at the Chinnaswamy before Rohit Sharma (121* off 69) and Rinku Singh (69* off 39) added an unbroken 190 to reach 212 for 4. Afghanistan matched it, with Gulbadin Naib making 55* off 23 balls, and both teams scored 16 in the first Super Over. In the second, India made 11 and lost both wickets, and Ravi Bishnoi defended it, taking two wickets in three balls while conceding one run. Rohit and Shivam Dube shared the player-of-the-match award.

4. India vs Sri Lanka, Pallekele, 30 July 2024

India were held to 137 for 9 (Shubman Gill 39, Maheesh Theekshana 3 for 28). Sri Lanka were cruising at 110 for 1, but finished on 137 for 8: Rinku Singh took 2 for 3 in the 19th over and captain Suryakumar Yadav bowled the 20th himself, taking 2 for 5. In the Super Over, Washington Sundar took two wickets and gave away two runs, and Suryakumar hit the first ball for four. Sundar and Suryakumar were joint players of the match.

5. India vs Sri Lanka, Dubai, 26 September 2025 (Asia Cup)

In a Super Four match the day before the Asia Cup final, India made 202 for 5 (Abhishek Sharma 61 off 31, Tilak Varma 49*, Sanju Samson 39). Pathum Nissanka’s 107 off 58 and Kusal Perera’s 58 brought Sri Lanka level at 202 for 5. Arshdeep Singh then bowled the Super Over and took two wickets inside five balls for two runs, and Suryakumar scored three off Wanindu Hasaranga’s first delivery to finish it. Nissanka was player of the match.

India Women’s Super Over: Navi Mumbai, 11 December 2022

In the second T20I at the DY Patil Stadium, India Women and Australia Women both made 187. India scored 20 for 1 in the Super Over and held Australia to 16 for 1, winning by four runs.

India’s Super Over record at a glance

TeamSuper Over gamesWonLost
India men (T20I)550

FAQ

How many Super Overs have India played in T20Is?

India’s men have played five T20Is decided by a Super Over and won all five. The Bengaluru game against Afghanistan in 2024 needed two Super Overs.

Have India ever lost a Super Over in T20Is?

No. India’s men are unbeaten in Super Overs in T20 internationals.

Which was India’s first tied T20I?

India vs Pakistan at the 2007 T20 World Cup in Durban, which India won in a bowl-out.

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