Who doesn’t like a big inning? It is always a delight if the openers stand long enough to wear out the new ball or the finishers stand long enough to finish the game. With more time spent on the crease, it becomes easier for the batter to gather runs and put their team in a good position.
India has produced some of the best T20I talents in the world. No doubt, the record of most T20I centuries from a nation is also held by India. In this article, we will look at the highest individual scores from the Indian batters in T20I cricket.
1. Shubman Gill Vs. New Zealand
We commence this list with Shubman Gill, who scored 126 runs against New Zealand during the New Zealand tour of India in 2023. With the help of twelve fours and seven sixes in 63 balls, Shubman powered India to a mammoth total of 234 runs. Following this, a brilliant bowling display bowled out New Zealand for only 66 runs.
2. Virat Kohli Vs. Afghanistan
Next on the list is run-machine, Virat Kohli. Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 122 runs against Afghanistan in the 2022 Asia Cup. His inning comprised of twelve fours and six sixes. After putting up 212 runs on the board in the first inning, the Indian bowlers restricted the Afghani batters to only 111 runs and won the match by 101 runs.
3. Rohit Sharma Vs. Sri Lanka
On number three, we have Rohit Sharma with his knock of 118 runs from only 43 balls. While playing with a strike rate of 274.41, Sharma hit twelve fours and ten sixes in this second T20I of the Sri Lanka tour of India in 2017. India won the match by 88 runs as they successfully defended their gigantic total of 260 runs.
4. Suryakumar Yadav Vs. England
On the fourth spot, we have Suryakumar Yadav, who accumulated 117 runs in 55 balls by hitting fourteen fours and six sixes. During the India tour of England in 2022, India was chasing a total of 215 runs. Surya’s knock brought the visitors close to the target but ultimately, they had to face a defeat by 17 runs.
5. Suryakumar Yadav Vs. Sri Lanka
Position number five also belongs to Suryakumar Yadav for his unbeaten knock of 112 runs against Sri Lanka in the bilateral series between the two nations. Surya hit seven fours and nine sixes in his inning to lead India to a total of 228 runs. In reply, the Sri Lankan batters could put together only 137 runs before getting bowled out in the 17th over.
6. Rohit Sharma Vs. West Indies
Rohit Sharma once again makes it to this list. While playing the second T20I of the West Indies tour of India in 2018, Sharma played an unbeaten knock of 111 runs in 61 balls. His inning was studded with eight fours and seven sixes. India put up 195 runs on the board in the first inning and then, restricted the visitors to only 124 runs.
7. Suryakumar Yadav Vs. New Zealand
Featuring on the list for the third time, we have Suryakumar Yadav with his unbeaten knock of 111 runs. While touring New Zealand in 2022, Surya hit eleven fours and seven sixes in 51 balls to help India reach 191 runs in the first inning. Later, a fantastic bowling performance bowled out New Zealand for only 126 runs.
8. KL Rahul Vs. West Indies
Moving ahead, we have KL Rahul’s 110-run unbeaten knock that came against West Indies during the India tour of West Indies and USA in 2016. While remaining not-out in the end, Rahul bagged twelve fours and five sixes in his inning. However, this knock could not help India win and they had to face a one-run defeat in the end.
9. Rohit Sharma Vs. South Africa
Rohit Sharma also makes a third appearance on this list, this time for his 106-run knock against South Africa in the bilateral series of 2015. Rohit hit twelve fours and five sixes in 66 balls to guide India to a total of 199 runs. However, this target was not enough as the Proteas batters chased it down in the last over.
10. Deepak Hooda Vs. Ireland
Last but not least, Deepak Hooda takes away the final spot on the list with his 104-run knock against Ireland. While appearing in the bilateral series of 2022, Hooda bagged nine fours and six sixes. India won the match by four runs as they restricted Ireland to 221 runs after scoring 225 runs in the first inning.
