Recently, India defeated New Zealand in a 3-match T20 International series, where India swept the series by 2-1. In the 3rd T20I, India gave a target of 235 runs, whereas New Zealand could make only 66 runs before they lost all their wickets in the 13th over. India has a brilliant record in T20 International cricket. Let us take a look at India’s best score in T20 Cricket.
#1 India v Sri Lanka (Indore, 2017)
India scored an undisputed 260 at a loss of 5 wickets in the 2nd match of the Ind v SL 3-match T20I series. India won the game against Sri Lanka by 88 runs, where Rohit Sharma & KL Rahul had a 12.4 over the extended partnership. Rohit Sharma made 100 runs in just 35 balls. Overall, he made 118 runs off 43 balls.
#2 India v West Indies (Lauderhill, 2016)
India won the toss in this match and chose to bowl first. West Indies scored a massive 246 runs, which India had to chase. India started with a substantial under-pressure performance where Ajinkya Rahance and Virat Kohli lost their wickets early. It was an essential partnership between Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, where they made 89 balls of 43 runs. KL Rahul made a century, and MS Dhoni made 43 runs, but India lost the match by just one run.
#3 India v West Indies (Wankhede, Mumbai, 2019)
In this match, India made 240 runs at a loss of 3 wickets and won the game by 67 runs and the series by 2-1. KL Rahul made a super 91 in the match, Virat Kohli made 70 runs in 29 balls, and Rohit Sharma made 71 runs in 34 balls.
#4 India v South Africa (Guwahati, 2022)
Rohit Sharma scored 43 runs off 37 balls, while KL Rahul scored 57 off 28. Together, they had a partnership of 96 runs. Post their wickets, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav took over the game and made 102 runs in just 40 balls helping India to raise 237 runs.
#5 India v New Zealand (Ahmedabad, 2023)
India made 234 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in this match. Shubman Gill scored a century, which helped India to raise this huge target. Gill and Rahul Tripathi played a partnership of 58 runs in the powerplay only. At the same time, Hardik Pandya scored 30 runs in 17 balls.
