India and West Indies have produced several memorable encounters in T20I cricket, with both teams known for their aggressive approach and explosive batting. Their clashes have often featured breathtaking strokeplay, towering sixes and huge totals, giving fans plenty of high-scoring contests to remember. Over the years, several batters have delivered extraordinary individual performances in this rivalry, including some remarkable centuries.
5 highest individual scores in IND vs WI T20Is
5. Chris Gayle – 98 off 66 balls, Bridgetown, 2010
Chris Gayle narrowly missed out on a century but still produced a match-winning performance against India during the 2010 T20 World Cup in Bridgetown. The West Indies opener scored 98 from 66 deliveries, combining patience with his trademark power-hitting.
Gayle struck five fours and seven sixes during his innings and played a key role in helping the West Indies reach 169. He was dismissed for 98 while attempting to push the scoring rate in the final over, falling just two runs short of three figures. His contribution proved decisive as the hosts went on to beat India by 14 runs.
4. Evin Lewis – 100 off 49 balls, Lauderhill, 2016
Evin Lewis announced himself on the international stage in spectacular fashion during the first T20I of the 2016 series at Lauderhill. Batting alongside Gayle, the left-hander smashed 100 runs from only 49 balls.
Lewis took the Indian bowling attack apart, particularly targeting the spinners. One of the most memorable moments of his innings came when he hit Stuart Binny for five sixes in a single over.
His century contained five fours and nine sixes, coming at a strike rate above 200. Lewis’ assault helped the West Indies post a mammoth 245/6 and set up one of the most dramatic T20I finishes between the two teams.
3. KL Rahul – 110* off 51 balls, Lauderhill, 2016
KL Rahul produced one of India’s most memorable T20I innings during the same high-scoring encounter in Lauderhill. Chasing 246 for victory, Rahul responded with an extraordinary unbeaten 110 from just 51 deliveries.
The right-hander reached his maiden T20I century in only 46 balls and maintained an extraordinary scoring rate throughout the chase. His innings featured 12 fours and five sixes as he kept India firmly in contention.
Despite Rahul’s remarkable effort, India ultimately finished agonisingly short of the target, losing the contest by just one run. His unbeaten century, however, remains one of the standout individual performances in the history of the rivalry.
2. Rohit Sharma – 111* off 61 balls, Lucknow, 2018
Rohit Sharma produced a magnificent unbeaten century when India faced the West Indies in Lucknow in November 2018. The Indian opener scored 111 not out from 61 balls, showcasing his trademark ability to combine timing with tremendous power.
Rohit struck eight fours and seven sixes during his innings and took the attack apart as the Indian innings progressed. His knock propelled India to a formidable 195/2.
India eventually secured a comfortable 71-run victory, while Rohit’s century also saw him become the first batter to score four T20I centuries in men’s international cricket at the time.
1. Evin Lewis – 125* off 62 balls, Kingston, 2017
Lewis occupies the top spot on this list after producing a sensational unbeaten 125 from 62 deliveries against India in Kingston in 2017.
India had posted 190/6 after batting first, but Lewis completely transformed the chase with an extraordinary display of power-hitting. The left-hander smashed six fours and 12 sixes, taking the Indian attack apart and reaching his century in breathtaking fashion.
Lewis remained unbeaten until the end as the West Indies completed the chase with nine wickets in hand and nine balls remaining. His 125* remains the highest individual score by a batter in India-West Indies men’s T20I encounters, underlining the extraordinary level of power hitting that has often defined this rivalry.
