India vs West Indies limited over cricket matches have always been a source of great enthusiasm amongst all the cricket lovers from different parts of the world. Both these teams consist of players who’re able to turn the game in their side’s favour in a matter of few deliveries itself.
Whenever these two sides have stepped on the cricket field to compete it out amongst themself in the shortest format of the game, we fans have always got to see something incredibly special in terms of cricketing suspense. Nail-biting finishes, brilliant sixes, fantastic fielding efforts and a lot more sum up the fantastic intensity of the matches played between these two amazing cricketing nations.
Several players have proved their worth with fantastic performances to help their side register memorable victories over the opposition. It’s time for us to have a look at the top3 highest run scorers in the T20I matches that’ve been played between India and West Indies so far.
3. KL Rahul (353 runs)
KL Rahul site third in the list of top run-getters in India vs West Indies T20I matches so far. The stylish opening batsman has scored a total of 353 runs in 9 innings against the Windies. The right-hander has an impressive strike rate of 159 along with a healthy average of 58.89 against the West Indies.
He has registered 2 fifties and 1 century against the Windies so far. One of his most memorable innings against the Windies came in 2016 at Lauderhill when he smashed an incredible century while India was chasing a seemingly impossible total of 245 runs in 20 overs.
Rahul scored an unbeaten 110 of just 51 deliveries with 12 fours and 5 sixes. In spite of his heroics with the bat, India failed to achieve a famous win and lost the match by just 1 run.
2. Virat Kohli (570 runs)
Next on the list is India’s former captain, Virat Kohli who also has had a good record against the Windies in white ball cricket and T20Is in particular. Kohli has amassed a total of 570 runs against the West Indies in the 14 Innings that he has faced then in.
He also has maintained a handsome-looking strike rate of 152.42, an average of 62.2 with 6 fifties against the opposition. His most famous performance against the West Indies came in the first T20I of the three-match series wherein he smashed an unbeaten 94 off just 50 deliveries to help India chase down a mammoth total of 208.
He smashed a total of 6 sixes and 6 fours during his incredible innings which helped India achieve a 6 wicket win.
1. Rohit Sharma (585 runs)
The player who tops the list of highest run scorers in India vs West Indies T20I matches is none other than Rohit Sharma. India’s present skipper has scored a total of 585 runs in 18 innings against the West Indies so far.
Sharma has a dangerous strike rate of 141.56 against the Windies. He has also smashed 4 fifties and a century against them. His most famous Innings against them came back in 2018 when he tormented the Windies’ bowlers, as he smashed them to all parts of the ground and scored a fantastic century at Lucknow in the 2nd T20I of the three-match series.
He smashed a total of 7 sixes and 8 fours in his innings of 111* as India won the game by 71 runs while defending a total of 195 in 50 overs.
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