West Indies vs India 2023, 2nd Test: WI vs IND Records and Stats at Queens Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad

India (IND) will lock horns with West Indies (WI) in the second and final Test of the two-match Test Series on Thursday, July 20, at Queen’s Park Oval in the Port of Spain, Trinidad.

India will be coming into the contest on the back of stellar performances from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravichandran Ashwin. Yashasvi Jaiswal led the batting for India with 171 runs on his debut that, included 17 boundaries, while he was ably supported by skipper Rohit Sharma, who notched up his tenth hundred, Rohit also became the fourth captain to score centuries in all formats. In the bowling department, Ravichandran Ashwin single-handedly rattled the West Indies batting by picking up five-fer in both innings; he aggregated 12 wickets in the game. India will look to continue its dominance and gain 12 valuable WTC points in the next game.

West Indies, on the other hand, will be heading into the game after a disastrous performance with both bat and ball in the last match. They failed to cross 150 in both innings and also failed to pick more than five wickets. Debutant Alick Athanaze was the only positive for West Indies as he aggregated a total of 75 runs in two innings and was the top-scorer in both innings. West Indies would look to erase the memories of the past and bounce back the winning ways to level the series

West Indies vs India Head-to-Head records:

In a total of 99 games played between the two teams, West Indies have dominated the contest with 30 wins over India’s 23 wins, while 46 games have ended in a draw. In West Indies, both have faced each other on 52 occasions; with India winning ten games and losing 16 games, 26 matches have ended in a draw.

IND vs WI Test Records and Stats at Queen’s Park:

The pacers have enjoyed bowling at this venue. In 61 games played here, the pacers have taken 1157 wickets at an average of 27.39, while spin bowlers have taken 626 wickets at an average of 36.57. Teams batting first have an edge over teams batting second, with 20 wins to 18 wins. The average first innings score at this venue is 302.

 West Indies vs India, the battleground

Jason Holder has picked Virat Kohli twice in 157 balls while giving away 73 runs at an average of 36.50. Shannon Gabriel has picked both Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane twice in 131 and 191 balls, while he has given 75 and 110 runs, respectively. Ravichandran Ashwin holds the key for India, as he has picked Kraigg Brathwaite six times in 359 balls while giving away 136 runs and against Jermaine Blackwood, Ashwin has four wickets in 84 balls. Ashwin has also got good match-ups against Jason Holder, picking him twice in 117 balls while giving away 69 runs.

IND vs WI Highest and Lowest Totals:

West Indies' highest total against India in Test is 644 while their lowest total is 100

India's highest total against West Indies is 649, while their lowest total is 75.

Top Players to Watch Out For:

India (IND): 

Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin

West Indies (WI): 

Kraigg Brathwaite, Jason Holder, Tagenarine Chanderpaul

West Indies vs India Full Squads:

India Squad: 

Rohit Sharma (C), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), KS Bharat (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mukesh Kumar, Axar Patel, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat.

West Indies Squad:

Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Jermaine Blackwood (VC), Joshua Da Silva (WK), Alick Athanaze,
Rahkeem Cornwall, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach,
Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Jomel Warrican