World T20 2016: Sri Lanka v West Indies – Statistical Highlights

West Indies registered their 2nd win in as many games they have played in the WT20 so far. They defeated the Sri Lankans by 7 wickets at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. After winning the toss, West Indies decided to bowl first. Sri Lanka kept losing their top order wickets against some quality bowling of Samuel Badree. A good innings from Thisara Perera helped his side to post a respectable total of 122/9 in 20 overs.

West Indies got off to a flyer before Vandersay and spinner slowed down the West Indies innings. On the other end, Andre Fletcher looked like playing is different conditions as he kept striking the ball pretty hard. Towards the end, Andre Russell finished off the game with a quick-fire blitz as West Indies won with 10 balls to spare. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

Statistical Highlights – Sri Lanka v West Indies, WT20:

1 – Angelo Mathews became the first player to play 50 innings without getting out on a duck even once in T20Is.

3 – Only the 3rd time 3 spinners who bowled 4 overs in a T20I, conceded at a rate under 3.5 every over.

4 – Andre Fletcher has scored 4 fifties in his previous 9 T20I innings.

11 – Runs conceded by Jeffrey Vandersay in his 4 overs. Only 6 bowlers conceded less in a 4-over spell in a T20 game at Bangalore.

25 – Runs conceded by West Indies’ spinners Samuel Badree and Sulieman Benn in combined in their 8 overs.

34 – Wickets taken by Samuel Badree while opening the bowling in T20Is. These are the most wickets for a spinner in T20Is while opening the bowling.

41 – Number of innings Thisara Perera has played in T20I so far without scoring a fifty at least once. Only 3 other players have played more than Perera.

50 – This match was Thisara Perera and Nuwan Kulasekara’s 50th T20I.

66.14 – Percentage of runs Andre Fletcher scored in West Indies’ innings. This is the 4th highest percentage runs scored by an individual in a team innings in T20Is.

84* – Andre Fletcher’s 84* is the 5th highest individual score in T20Is for West Indies and the highest Non-Chris Gayle’s innings for his team.

170 – Runs scored by Tillakaratne Dilshan between his 2 dismissals in T20Is. He scored 75* and 83* in his previous 2 innings and got out for 12 vs West Indies.