Team India has been one of the top-ranked sides in the shorter format. They made their debut in 20-over cricket in December 2006 against South Africa in Johannesburg. The Men in Blue won that game by six wickets. After that, India went on to win the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007 in South Africa under the leadership of MS Dhoni.
Since then, India has always been one of the strongest teams in this format. Virender Sehwag was the first T20I captain, who led India in first game. Until now, there have been 10 captains who have led India in the shorter format of the game. On March 28, 2014, India became the No. 1 ranked team in the T20 format for the very first time. Apart from winning the 2007 T20 World Cup, India played the finals in 2014 and the semi-finals in 2016 and 2022.
India’s record in T20 internationals (Team Records)
The Men in Blue hold some major records in the shorter format, which we will going to check here below.
- India’s highest total of 260/5 against Sri Lanka in December 2017 is the fifth highest T20I total in history. They hit 21 sixes in an inning, which is the joint-most by a team in an inning.
- Team India registered a 168-run win over New Zealand in February 2003 in Ahmedabad, which is the biggest win margin among the Test Playing Nations.
- India’s 244/4 against the West Indies in August 2016, while chasing 246 runs, is the third biggest T20I total, batting second. India lost that game by one run.
- The Men in Blue hold a winning streak of 12 games between November 2021 and February 2022, which is the longest among test-playing nations.
- During India’s highest T20I total of 260/5, the Indian team hit 21 fours and 21 sixes, which combined for 210 runs with boundaries. It is a record held by India for scoring the most runs with boundaries in an inning.
India’s Record in T20 internationals (Players Records)
- The record for most T20I runs is held by former Indian captain Virat Kohli. He has scored 4008 runs in 107 innings at 52.73 and 137.96, with one century and 37 half-centuries. Virat’s average is the best among the players from test-playing nations.
- Rohit Sharma holds the record for the most T20I centuries. He is the only player with four hundreds in the shorter format.
- Virat Kohli holds the record for most half centuries in T20Is. He has scored a total of 37, which is the most in this format.
- The record for most T20I sixes belongs to Rohit Sharma, who has hit 182 sixes in 140 innings.
- Yuvraj Singh holds the record for fastest T20I fifty when he smashed a 12-ball fifty against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup.
- Suryakumar Yadav’s strike rate (175.76) is the best in T20 internationals for test-playing nations.
- The record for fastest T20I hundred is jointly held by Rohit Sharma. He smashed a 35-ball century against Sri Lanka in 2017.
- Deepak Chahar holds the record for the best bowling figure in T20Is by a bowler from a test-playing nation. He registered a figure of 6/7 against Bangladesh in November 2019.
Team Wise Records in T20 International
India T20I Records vs other Teams
India holds the best percentage of wins among the other test-playing nations. So far, they have played a total of 199 games and won 127 matches, lost 63, had one match end in a tie, and had five games with no result. They have a winning percentage of 66.49.
| Teams | Mts | Won | Lost | Tied | Tied (won) | NR | Win % |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Australia | 26 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60.00 |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.66 |
| England | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.17 |
| Ireland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54.00 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| South Africa | 24 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56.52 |
| Sri Lanka | 29 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67.85 |
| West Indies | 25 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70.83 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |