India will undoubtedly begin as the heavy favourite to win vs West Indies in this ODI series, know the stats and head to head records
The Indian squad will play West Indies in a second three-match ODI series after defeating England by a score of 2-1 on English soil. The three One-Day Internationals (ODI) between India and the West Indies will all be played in Port of Spain (Queen’s Park, Oval).
India vs West Indies ODI Stats, Player Records List, Head To Head Record, Wins, Highest Run Scorer, Wicket Taker
Most runs scored- 2243 runs by Virat Kohli
Most wickets were taken- 44 wickets by C.Waish
Highest score in an inning- 219 runs by V.Sehwag
Most wickets in an inning- 6/12 wickets by A.Kumble
Most catches- 26 by V. Richards
Highest partnership- 246 runs by Virat Kohli with Rohit Sharma
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Most centuries scored- 9 by Virat Kohli
Most fifers took- 2 by M.Dillion
Most matches played- 46 by S.Chanderpaul
Matches Played 136
IND Won 67
WI Won 63
Tied 2
No Result 4%
IND 49.26%
WI 46.32
First Played 1979
Regarding the hosts, West Indies are coming off a humbling ODI series loss to Bangladesh on home soil by a score of 0-3.
Even without experienced players like Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma, India would undoubtedly start as the favourites to win this ODI series against the Caribbean team. West Indies, on the other side, has a very long history of losing ODI matches. The Caribbean team recently (2022) lost 4 of 5 ODI series against Ireland (home), India (away), Pakistan (away), and Bangladesh (home), respectively.
Numbers and statistics before the first ODI between WI and IND:
In men’s international cricket, West Indies would become the third team to defeat India 100 times if they were to triumph in the first one-day international.
Most victories in men’s international cricket matches against India:
- Australia โ 132
- England โ 104
- West Indies โ 99
Shikhar Dhawan will become the seventh player, following KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, and Jasprit Bumrah, to captain India in men’s international cricket in this year (2022). For men’s international cricket in 2017, only Sri Lanka and India utilised 7 different captains overall.
Since 2007, India and West Indies have swept each other in 11 straight men’s bilateral ODI matches. The menโs ODI series between West Indies and India was last won by the Caribbean nation in May 2006.
Indian men’s team finishes bilateral one-day international series against West Indies in West Indies:
- WI won by 2-1 in 1983
- WI won by 5-0 in 1989
- WI won by 3-1 in 1997
- IND won by 2-1 in 2002
- WI won by 4-1 in 2006
- IND won by 2-1 in 2009
- IND won by 3-2 in 2011
- IND won by 3-1 in 2017
- IND won by 2-0 in 2019
West Indies has already lost 11 of its first 15 men’s ODIs in 2022.
Men’s ODI matches with the most losses in 2022:
- Netherlands โ 12
- West Indies โ 11
- Nepal โ 9
- Oman โ 8
- PNG โ 7
Milestone alert for Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer has 53 runs left to score in ODIs to reach his 1000-run milestone.ย Shreyas has currently scored 947 runs in ODIs from only 24 innings.
The Indian men’s ODI team’s fastest to 1000 runs (by innings batted):
- Virat Kohli / Shikhar Dhawan โ 24
- Navjot Singh Sidhu โ 25
- KL Rahul โ 27
WI win drought at Queen’s Park Ovalย
The West Indies men’s team hasn’t triumphed in an ODI at Queen’s Park Oval since 2010. (lost 8 out of 9 ODI matches with 1 NR). The last time WI triumphed in an ODI game there was against Sri Lanka back in 2008. Shai Hope has an ODI batting average of 45.81 against India. In 19 ODI innings against India, he scored 733 runs, including 2 centuries and 4 half-centuries.
Similarly, the Indian men’s team hasn’t dropped an ODI match at Queen’s Park Oval since 2011. (won 8 out of 9 ODI matches with 1 NR). India last suffered an ODI defeat there, against Sri Lanka during the 2007 World Cup.