WI vs IND, T20Is 2023: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

After beating team India by a margin of four runs in the opening encounter, West Indies now face the Asian giants in the second of the five-match T20 international series on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. The third game will also be played at the same venue on August 8, before the action moves to Lauderhill, Florida, in the United States of America (USA).

Speaking in detail about the series opener, the home side batted first and posted a decent total of 149/6 on the board.  The wicketkeeper batter, Nicholas Pooran, and skipper, Rovman Powell, struck 41 and 48 runs, respectively, as they took their side to a total of above 145. In what looked like an easy run-chase, the visitors made a mess of it by falling just short of the target.

Openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill bagged single-digit scores while Suryakumar Yadav made a run-a-ball 21. Debutant Tilak Varma impressed with his knock of 39 off 22 but it wasn’t enough as the tourists ended up with 145/9. Tall seamer Jason Holder was the pick of the West Indies bowlers for his spell of 2/19 (4). Hardik Pandya and his side will look to bounce back and snatch a victory in the second T20I to level the series 1-1.

 Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 2^nd T20I between West Indies and India:

Head-to-Head: West Indies and India have met each other 26 times in T20 internationals with the Men in Maroon winning on eight occasions and India on 17. One game ended up with no result.

1 – Suryakumar Yadav (49) is one game away from appearing in 50 T20 international matches.

1 – Rovman Powell (1999) needs just one run to complete 2000 runs in international cricket.

26 – Johnson Charles (974) needs 26 runs to reach the milestone of 1000 runs in T20Is.

3 – Kuldeep Yadav (47) requires three scalps to complete 50 wickets in the shortest international format.

3 – Suryakumar Yadav (97) is three big hits away from reaching 100 maximums in T20I cricket.

6 – Charles (44) is six sixes away from completing 50 maximums in T20Is.

4 – Brandon King (96) needs four fours to get to 100 fours in T20 internationals.