The two nations have been among the best T20I nations since the Introduction of the format. The West Indies became the first country to win the T20I World Cup twice. The nation won the title in 2012 and 2016. India won the inaugural edition of the WC in 2007. The two teams played many interesting matches, including high-scoring thrillers and fantastic individual performances. The two nations play a lot of bilateral series, especially in the white ball formats. Let us look at the top 10 highest scores by India against the West Indies in the shortest format of the game.
1. 244/4
The highest score by India, against the West Indies in the T20Is, is 244/4. India toured the West Indies in 2016 and played the first T20I on the 27th of August 2016. On a flat batting surface in Lauderhill, India decided to field first. The West Indies batting was top-notch as they put up a mammoth 245 on the scoreboard. Evin Lewis scored a 49-ball 100. In reply, the Indian opener Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant 62 off 28. KL Rahul was the star of the Indian batting as he made a terrific century, scoring 110* off 51. Rahul, alongside skipper MS Dhoni, took India close to winning a high-scoring thriller but fell short by one run. Lewis was the MOTM.
2. 240/3
It was the third match of the West Indies tour of India in 2019. On the 11th of December, the West Indies decided to field first at the iconic Wankhede. India scored a mammoth total of 240. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul opened the innings and gave a brilliant start to the team. They stitched a 135-run stand before Rohit fell in the twelfth over. Rishabh Pant came in at no.3 but went for a duck. At no. 4, the skipper, Virat Kohli, arrived. He played a blistering knock of 70 off 29 balls and took India to a high total of 240. In reply, the visitors could only manage 173 and lost the match by 67 runs.
3. 209/4
On the 6th of December 2019, the two teams played the first T20I of the series in Hyderabad. India elected to bat first on a flat batting surface. The West Indies batted well and set a big target of 208 for India. The Indian opener KL Rahul scored a brilliant 62 off 40, followed by the skipper, Virat Kohli, who conquered the innings with his 94* off 50. Virat's fans will not forget this match as he dispatched Kesrick Williams all around the park and took his revenge on the previous encounter between the two. India won the match by six wickets.
4. 195/2
The second T20I of the series between the two teams was played on the 6th of November, 2018. West Indies decided to bowl first on a good batting wicket. The Indian openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma made a 123-run partnership before Dhawan fell for 43 in the 14th over. Skipper Rohit completed his well-deserved century and scored an unbeaten 111 off 61 balls. KL Rahul played a fine cameo of 26 off 14 and powered India to 195. In reply, the visitors could only manage 124 as they lost the game by 71 runs.
5. 192/2
The second semi-final of the T20I World Cup 2016 was forgettable for the hosts, India. At the iconic Wankhede, India batted first and set a target of 193 for the West Indies. Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane opened the innings and made 43 and 40, respectively. The no. 3 batter, Virat Kohli, played an unbeaten knock of 89 off just 47 balls. Skipper MS Dhoni also played a cameo of 15 off nine balls and took India to 192. India got off to a great start after dismissing two wickets early. Johnson Charles, Lendl Simmons, and Andre Russell changed the fortunes of the West Indies as they scored 52 off 36, 82* off 51, and 43* off 20, respectively. The West won the match with two balls remaining.
6. 191/5
The fourth T20I of the series between the two teams was played on the 6th of August 2022. On a good batting surface in Lauderhill, the hosts elected to bowl first. Skipper Rohit Sharma gave a flying start to his team and scored 33 off 16. Suryakumar Yadav opened the innings, alongside his skipper and made 24 off 14. Rishabh Pant (44 off 31) and Sanju Samson (30* off 23) powered India of 191/5. The hosts could only manage 132, as India won the match by 59 runs.
7. 190/6
India set a target of 191 for the West Indies after the hosts asked the visitors to bat first in Kingston. It was the only T20I match in the tour. Skipper Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan opened the innings and scored 39 off 22 and 23 off 12, respectively. The No. 3 and No. 4 batters, Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik, scored 38 off 35 and 48 off 29, respectively, and took India to 190. The West Indies won the match with nine balls remaining.
8. 190/6
India scored 190/6 once again Vs. the West Indies, and ended up on the winning side, unlike the last time. The hosts batted first In Tarouba, and the skipper Rohit Sharma played a fantastic knock of 64 off 44 balls. Some decent contributions in the middle-order, were followed by a classy innings of 41 off 19 by Dinesh Karthik, which took India to 190. India won the match by 68 runs.
9. 188/7
Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer opened the innings for India in the fifth T20I of the series on the 7th of August, 2022. Iyer scored 64 after Ishan got out early. Deepak Hooda and Skipper Hardik Pandya played fine knocks of 38 off 25 and 28* off 16, respectively. India won the match by 88 runs.
10. 186/5
The second T20I of the West Indies tour of India in 2022 was played at the historic Eden Gardens on the 8th of February. India batted first and scored 186. Virat made a fine half-century, scoring 52 off 41, followed by Rishabh Pant and Venkatesh Iyer, who scored 52* off 28 and 33 off 18, respectively. India won the match by eight runs.
