India's 3 highest T20I scores

27 August 2016: India 244/4 (20 overs): Rahul 110*, Rohit 62, West Indies 245/6 (20 overs): Lewis 100, Charles 79

West Indies win by 1 run

What an encounter this was! In late 2016, India and West Indies played a two-match T20I series in the USA. While the other game was unfortunately called off due to rain, this match provided enough entertainment to stun an American crowd unfamiliar with the game of cricket.

The game was decided on the last ball; Dhoni edged a Bravo slower ball into the hands of Marlon Samuels, leaving India two short of winning the game. Rahul was left stranded at the other end on 110* after smashing 17 boundaries in an innings that must have convinced the American crowd they were watching baseball. Rahul brought up his hundred in just 46 balls, the joint quickest T20I hundred at the time. The young batsman top-scored in the match and finished with a remarkable strike-rate of 215.

On a tricky day for the bowlers, in a format that does not favour them and in unfamiliar conditions, Jasprit Bumrah bowled well, picking up 2 wickets and running out the big-hitting Brathwaite. Ashwin bowled tidily without picking up a wicket. This game was dominated by the batsmen, however, with Sharma and Rahul both finishing with strike-rates of well over 200.

India were unfortunate not to win the game after outstanding contributions from Sharma (62) and Dhoni (43). However, Lewis (100) and Charles' (79) runs proved just too much, and the West Indies managed to achieve what few teams achieve - beat the Indians when they are chasing. Albeit by only 1 run.

The batting display by both teams helped T20 cricket's march forward, with Sachin Tendulkar tweeting, "what a showcase of T20!" No country has taken to T20 cricket quite as passionately as India, with the IPL starting in 2008 and becoming the most popular T20 league in the world.