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The match saw Kuldeep Yadav walk away with the ‘Man of the Match’ award for his incredible figures of 4/6. Ravindra Jadeja, who took 3 wickets, is now tied with the great Courtney Walsh for most wickets in India vs West Indies ODI matches.
TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at some of the most interesting statistics after the first match in Bridgetown:
# India’s five-wicket triumph is their ninth in succession between December 18, 2019 and July 27, 2023, extending their best winning streak against the West Indies in ODIs.
# India’s victory with 163 balls to spare is their largest win in terms of balls remaining against West Indies in the Caribbean – their second biggest against them in ODIs behind the 211 balls to spare during their ninth-wicket win at Thiruvananthapuram on November 1, 2018.
# For the first time, India have won two successive ODIs vs West Indies at Bridgetown – by 7 wickets on May 29, 2002 and by 5 wickets on July 27, 2023. India had lost the first two ODIs at this venue – by 50 runs on March 7, 1989 and by 10 wickets on May 3, 1997.
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# West Indies faced 23 overs – the least by them in an all-out total at home in an ODI, outstripping the 26 overs during their total of 137 at Port of Spain on July 27, 2022. Only once have they faced less overs in an all-out total in an ODI overall – 22 while scoring 61 vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on October 18, 2011.
# Kuldeep Yadav (4/6) has produced his best bowling performance vs the West Indies in ODIs, obliterating the 3 for 41 at North Sound on June 30, 2017. His splendid figures are the best by an Indian bowler in ODIs in the Caribbean, bettering the 4 for 8 by Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Sri Lanka at Port of Spain on July 9, 2013.
# The previous best figures by an Indian bowler vs WI in the Caribbean were 4 for 17 by Yuzvendra Chahal at Port of Spain on July 17, 2022.
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# Kuldeep Yadav has bagged one five-wicket haul and four six-wicket hauls in ODIs. India have won all these matches.
# Since posting 210 vs Bangladesh at Chattogram on December 10, 2022, Ishan Kishan (52) has registered his first fifty in five innings. India have won all five matches when he has recorded a 50-plus innings (a double hundred and four fifties) in ODIs.
# Since capturing 4 for 34 vs West Indies at Thiruvananthapuram on November 1, 2018, Ravindra Jadeja has produced his best bowling performance (3/37).
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# Jadeja (44 wickets at 28.68 runs apiece in 30 matches) has emulated Courtney Walsh’s tally of 44 at 24.15 in 38 matches. Both now share a record for the most wickets in ODIs involving India and the West Indies. Jadeja overtook Kapil Dev’s tally of 43 at 28.88 in 42 matches.
Stats Courtesy: Rajesh Kumar
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