<P> A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket match between two representative teams, each having T20I status as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC), and is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket . The first such match was played between Australia and New Zealand on 17 February 2005 . The Indian cricket team played its first T20I match--under the captaincy of Virender Sehwag--during the 2006--07 series in South Africa; India defeated the hosts by six wickets in the one - off match and claimed the series . </P> <P> As of 6 September 2017, 69 players have represented India in T20Is . Virat Kohli is the captain and the leading run scorer for the team with 1,830 runs at an average of 53.82 . India has the joint - highest number of centurions--Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma and K.L. Rahul--for a team in the format . Rahul's score of 110 not out, against the West Indies in August 2016, remains the highest individual score in T20Is by an Indian batsman . Ravichandran Ashwin is India's leading wicket - taker in the format with 52 wickets . Yuzvendra Chahal is the only Indian player to take a five wicket haul in T20Is; his six wickets for 25 runs, against England in February 2017, are the third - best figures for any bowler in the format . India's highest total of 244 came against the West Indies in August 2016, while its lowest total came against Australia in 2008 when it was bowled out for 74 runs . </P>

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