The reigning T20I World Champions, India, will face Australia in the 5-match T20I series in the upcoming days. The Indian Team, which recently faced a 1-2 defeat against the same team, but now wants to carry forward the game, which was displayed by Suryakumar Yadav & Co. in the Asia Cup 2025. In this tournament, the Indian Team successfully beat down the arch-rivals Pakistan 3 out of 3 times and became the 9th-time Asia Cup winner. Apart from Pakistan, India also defeated Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Oman & UAE. But this will be the most challenging series for the Indian T20I side. Although India also defeated South Africa in South Africa, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka in an away T20I series last year. But, to defeat Australia in Australia is a most challenging task for him.
In this series, the Indian Fans are eyeing star Indian Batsmen such as Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, and skipper Suryakumar Yadav himself. All these players have scored 100s in T20Is in their T20I career so far. And apart from them, some former Indian Players are also included in this list. Today, we are going to learn about the top 5 highest T20I scores by the Indian batsmen.
1. Abhishek Sharma – 135 runs (54 Balls) Vs England, 2025
In the earlier phase of 2025, The England team visited India for a 3-3 matches of T20I and ODI series. The ODI series was played as a warm-up for the Champions Trophy. But before this, the T20I series was also played. The Indian Team won the series, when Suryakumar Yadav & side defeated England with victories of 1st, 2nd & 4th ODIs. While England pocketed the only victory of the series in the 3rd ODI. Both teams faced each other in the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. In this match, after batting first, India scored 247/9 in 20 overs. Abhishek Sharma became the star, who scored 135 runs in 54 balls, including 7 fours and 13 sixes. He played with a strike rate of 228.57. Apart from him, all indian batters failed on that day. In response to 248, England were bowled out on just 97.
2. Shubman Gill – 126* runs (63 Balls) Vs New Zealand, 2023
In 2023, New Zealand visited India for 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs. After a clean sweep by 3-0 in ODIs, Team India was finding itself in a do-or-die series decider contest in the 3rd and last T20I. The match was played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, Ahmedabad. In this match, Shubman Gill played an incredible 126 runs in just 63 balls, including 12 fours and 7 sixes. With the help of this incredible knock, India posted a mammoth cricket score of 234/4 after batting first. In response, New Zealand was bowled out on just 68. Gill received the player of the match award.
3. Ruturaj Gaikwad – 123* (57 Balls) Vs Australia, 2023
After defeating India in the cricket World Cup 2023 final, Australia became the 6-time World Cup winner. Within just a week, both teams collided again in a five-match T20I series. In the first two matches of the series, India won. The Third T20I was played at Guwahati. In this match, the Indian Team scored 222/5 in the 20 overs, after being invited to bat. Thanks to Ruturaj Gaikwad, who played an unbeaten 123* in just 57 balls. He hit 13 fours and 7 sixes in his innings. However, Glenn Maxwell played a brilliant innings of 104 runs, overshadowing Ruturaj Gaikwad’s century and leading Australia to victory.
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