Statsman: Kuldeep Yadav spins a web for India against West Indies

5 The number of occasions when an Indian bowler has managed to claim a four-or-more wicket haul in an ODI match while delivering 25 balls or less. In the first match of the series in Bridgetown, Kuldeep achieved this during his spell of 18 balls (3 overs). This is the second occasion Kuldeep has managed to do this in 25 balls or less.

Fewest balls needed to claim a four-wicket haul by an Indian bowler in an ODI match

Balls	Overs	Wkt/Runs	Bowler	Opponent	Venue	Date	Result
17	2.5	4/6	Virender Sehwag	Bangladesh	Dambulla	16 Jun 2010	Won
18	3.0	4/6	Kuldeep Yadav	West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Jul 2023	Won
24	4.0	4/21	Sourav Ganguly	Sri Lanka	Nagpur	22 Mar 1999	Won
24	4.0	4/17	Yuzvendra Chahal	West Indies	Port of Spain	27 Jul 2022	Won
25	4.1	4/18	Kuldeep Yadav	South Africa	Delhi	11 Oct 2022	Won

3 The number of 50-plus scores in consecutive innings by Ishan Kishan as an opener against the West Indies in ODIs. His 77 in the final match of the series in Tarouba on 1 Aug 2023 made him the fifth Indian opener to score three or more fifties-in-a-row against the West Indies in ODIs. He now joins a select band of players to do so. Sachin Tendulkar and Ajinkya Rahane have registered 50-plus scores as openers in five consecutive innings against the Windies.

Three or more consecutive fifties as an opener for India against the West Indies in ODIs

50s	Batter	1st 50	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	From	To	Batting position
5	Sachin Tendulkar	66	54	88	105	70	5 Nov 1994	21 Feb 1996	#2
5	Ajinkya Rahane	68	62	103	72	60	17 Oct 2014	2 Jul 2017	#1
3	Sunil Gavaskar	83	76*	63	—	—	7 Dec 1983	30 Nov 1986	#1 #1 #2
3	Rohit Sharma	159	63	60	—	—	18 Dec 2019	6 Feb 2022	#1
3*	Ishan Kishan	52	55	77	—	—	27 Jul 2023	1 Aug 2023	#1

* Sequence still in progress

- It was Gavaskar’s final three ODI innings against the WI

3 The number of 50-plus scores by Ishan Kishan in consecutive innings while keeping wickets in the recently concluded ODI series against the West Indies. He thus became only the second Indian wicketkeeper to achieve this feat against any opponent in ODIs. He joins M. S. Dhoni, who has done this on five occasions.

Three or more consecutive fifties while keeping wickets for India in ODI cricket

50s	Batter	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	From	To	Opponent
4	M. S. Dhoni	69	78*	50*	87*	9 Sep 2011	14 Oct 2011	Eng
3	M. S. Dhoni	94	53	84*	—	5 Feb 2009	3 Mar 2009	SL, SL, NZ
3	M. S. Dhoni	58	113*	54*	—	4 Aug 2012	3 Jan 2013	SL, Pak, Pak
3	M. S. Dhoni	56	50	79*	—	22 Jan 2014	28 Jan 2014	NZ
3	M. S. Dhoni	51	55*	87*	—	12 Jan 2019	18 Jan 2019	Aus
3*	Ishan Kishan	52	55	77	—	27 Jul 2023	1 Aug 2023	WI

* Sequence still in progress

143 India’s first wicket partnership in the final ODI in Tarouba on 1 Aug 2023 between Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill is now the side’s highest stand for any wicket against the home side in the Caribbean. The pair bettered the previous highest of 135 for the third wicket in Kingston in 2009.

Highest partnerships for any wickets for India against the home side in the Caribbean

Runs	Wkt	Pair	Venue	Date	Result
143	1st	Ishan Kishan & Shubman Gill	Tarouba	1 Aug 2023	Won
135	3rd	Dinesh Karthik & Yuvraj Singh	Kingston	26 Jun 2009	Won
132	1st	Ajinkya Rahane & Shikhar Dhawan	Port of Spain	23 Jun 2017	No result
130	2nd	Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid	Arnos Vale	30 Apr 1997	Lost
125	4th	Virat Kohli & Shreyas Iyer	Port of Spain	11 Aug 2019	Won (DLS)

351 India’s total after 50 overs in Tarouba in the final ODI of the series. This is the first time India has breached 350-plus against the home side in the Caribbean. For the record, India once crossed 350-plus total in the Caribbean. However, it was against Bermuda when it amassed 413/5 in Port of Spain during the 2007 World Cup, on 19 March 2007.

India’s highest ODI totals of 300+ plus against the home side in the Caribbean

Total	Overs	Venue	Date
351/5	50	Tarouba	1 Aug 2023
339/6	50	Kingston	26 Jun 2009
312/8	49.4	Port of Spain	24 Jul 2022
311/7	50	Port of Spain	5 Jul 2013
310/5	43	Port of Spain	25 Jun 2017
308/7	50	Port of Spain	22 Jul 2022

Note: India won all the above games

2 The number of occasions India managed a total of 350-plus without any batters making a three-figure score. In the third and final ODI in Tarouba, India achieved its highest-ever ODI total without anyone making a century. Shubman Gill’s 85 was the highest.

Highest ODI totals for India without a three-figure score by a batter

Total	Overs	Opponent	Venue	Date	Top scorer (runs)	50s
351/5	50	West Indies	Tarouba	1 Aug 2023	Shubman Gill (85)	4
350/6	50	Sri Lanka	Nagpur	25 Oct 2005	Sachin Tendulkar (93)	3
349/7	50	Pakistan	Karachi	13 Mar 2004	Rahul Dravid (99)	2
348/5	50	Bangladesh	Dhaka	27 Dec 2004	Virender Sehwag (70)	4
340/6	50	Australia	Rajkot	17 Jan 2020	Shikhar Dhawan (96)	3

Note: India batted first and won all the above games

200The victory run-margin inflicted by India against the West Indies in the Tarouba ODI on 1 August 2023 is the biggest defeat for the home side in its ODI cricket history. Its previous biggest loss at home was when it had lost to England by 186 runs in Bridgetown on 9 March 2017.

Biggest home defeats (in terms of runs) for the West Indies in ODIs

Defeat margin (runs)	Opponent	Venue	Date
200	India	Tarouba	1 Aug 2023
186	England	Bridgetown	9 Mar 2017
169	Australia	Basseterre	6 Jul 2008
139	South Africa	Basseterre	15 Jun 2016
133	Australia	Bridgetown	20 Jul 2021

13The number of consecutive bilateral series victories in ODI cricket for India against the West Indies since 2007. This extends the head-to-head record for a team in this format. The last occasion the West Indies managed to win an ODI series against India was in May 2006, when the home side won the five-match series 4-1.

Most consecutive H2H bilateral series victories for an ODI side

Series	Team	Against	Victory sequence (From-to)	Home victories	Away victories
13+	India	West Indies	Jan 2007 to Aug 2023	7	6
11+	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	Oct 1996 to Nov 2020	5	6
10+	Pakistan	West Indies	Sept 1999 to June 2022	3	7
10+	India	Sri Lanka	Feb 2007 to Jan 2023	5	5
9+	South Africa	Zimbabwe	Oct 1995-Oct 2018	5	4