India won this series 2-1. West Indies has not won a series against India since May 2006.
A total of 142 ODIs have been played between India and the West Indies. India lads 72-64 with 2 ties and 4 no results.
In India, 61 matches have been played. India lead 32-28 with 1 tie
In West Indies, 45 matches have been played. The two teams share them 21-21 with 3 no results.
In neutral venues, 36 matches have been played. India lead 19-15 with 1 tie and 1 no result.
In this series, India won the 3rd ODI at Tarouba by 200 runs. This was the greatest margin by runs for India in the West Indies, surpassing their 119-run win at Port of Spain in 2022. However India’s greatest winning margin over WI was 224 runs at Brabourne in 2018.
We now look at individual records, starting with Batting:
Most runs (750 and above):
Led by Kohli, with RG Sharma some distance away. Kohli has the most centuries (9) and 50+ scores (20). No one else has scored more than 4 centuries. Regarding 50+ scores, RG Sharma and Tendulkar are next with 15 each.
Highest innings (115 and above):
Headed by Sehwag’s 219 in 2011. No high scores in recent years.
Best batting averages (Min 20 innings, 35.00):
Headed by Kohli, with Greenidge in second place.
Best batting strike rate (Min 500 balls faced, 75.00):
Headed by Sehwag, with SS Iyer Viv Richards close behind. Kohli and RG Sharma are next.
Bowling records:
Most wickets (Min 25):
In this series, Jadeja caught up with Walsh’s record of 44. The next among current players is K Yadav with 33. M Dillon is the only one with 2 5-fors.
Best innings bowling (incl all cases of 5wi):
Most of the better performances are from earlier years. The best in recent years is 4-6 by K Yadav in this series.
Best bowling average (Min 1000 balls and max 35.00):
Vivian Richards has the best average (21.97). Marshall has the best economy rate (3.17) and Richards (again) has the best strike rate (28.4):
To be continued.
abn397 